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Causes Of Arrogance

quenched before he eats at the most 2 servings. An attempt to
have more may turn out to be harmful… It is apparent that
most of human behaviour is shepherded by vain avarice.
However, from the viewpoint of one with the ability to
discern, these are not the things for which to be ambitious.
On the contrary, they are the delusions of the life of this
world. This fact, which is ignored by the majority of people,

is related in the Qur' an as follows:
To mankind the love of worldly appetites is painted in
glowing colours: women and children, and heaped-up
mounds of gold and silver, and horses with fine
markings, and livestock and fertile farmland. All that is
merely the enjoyment of the life of the world. The best
homecoming is in the presence of Allah. (Surah Al '
Imran: 14)
There is yet another important fact that should be kept in
mind; everything a man possesses in this world exists by the
Will of Allah. By Allah' s Will, some people are born into
wealth while others are tested in poverty for the length of
their lives. However, it is entirely irrational for a person to be
arrogant because of the blessings Allah grants him. As
human beings, we must grasp that this truly is a matter of
Allah' s Will; He improves the situation of those whom He

pleases, and He also restricts the means of others. In both
cases, however, it is a test for man; he is tested in his attitude
to these favours as well as deprivations. One verse reads:
Allah expands provision to anyone He wills and
restricts it. They rejoice in the life of the world. Yet the
life of the world, compared to the hereafter, is only