Page 133 - The Arrogance of Satan

CONCLUSION

s we have stressed throughout this book, the
fundamental character trait of an arrogant person
A is his failure to remember that he is a weak and
mortal being before Allah. Whatever the conditions and
circumstances may be, he finds justification to become vainly
proud. This supposed justification may be a beautiful house,
expensive furniture, a sports car, clothes, his hair style, the
colour of his eyes, physical beauty, status, fame, a prestigious
family name...
However, never does he ponder over the significance of
the verse, "Every self will taste death" (Surah Al ' Imran: 185)
and remember that he will die and be reduced to dust.
Everything he once valued will meet the same end; his body,
to which he was fondly attached, will first decay, and then be
reduced to bones. His new car will become a heap of metal in
only a few decades. Probably, in a few years time, no one will
remember his enviable fame or status. Moreover, in a
hundred years or more, not a soul will remain on earth that
will have known him. His failure to grasp these facts, and,
moreover, his refusal to contemplate them, is, in actuality, a