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THE ARROGANCE OF SATAN

clear sign of his being one of the people who does not use his
intellect.
However, failure to use one' s intellect is not a reason to
exonerate a person. That is because, Allah created every soul
and shown him the two highways, two goals; a soul can
either wholeheartedly submit to his Lord and spend his
entire life to earn the rewards of Paradise, or follow his
whims and desires and grow arrogant towards Him. Allah
increases one' s wisdom if he adheres to the first way; the

second way, on the other hand, deprives him of wisdom. As
was the case with Iblis, those who grow arrogant have always
adopted the second way. Moreover, each warning they
receive proves merely to be a further reason for their
persistence in denial. One verse follows:
When Our Signs are recited to such a person, he turns
away arrogantly as if he had not heard, as if there was a
great weight in his ears. So give him news of a painful
punishment. (Surah Luqman: 7)
These people, who grow arrogant towards Allah, and
turn their faces away from Him because of their arrogance,
will receive punishment both in this world and beyond. They
will not gain any advantage from this reprehensible attitude.
Moreover, it will be a reason for which to be driven to Hell:
Say to those who are disbelievers: "You will be
overwhelmed and crowded into Hell. What an evil
resting-place!" (Surah Al ' Imran: 12)

Those who are herded headlong into Hell, such people
are in the worst position. They are the most misguided
from the way. (Surat al-Furqan: 34)
Believers, on the other hand, adhere to the first way. They