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Examples Of Arrogance In The Qur' an

In the aftermath of this pledge, Iblis initiated his struggle
against man. Within the time granted to him, he would
employ any means to prevent mankind from Allah' s way,
and to make them follow him. As a matter of fact, the Qur' an
informs us that many follow Satan, and thus, are reduced to

the lowest of the low. Since that time, Iblis has misled many
and made them side with him. Aside from man, he has also
had many followers among the jinn.
These jinn and people who follow Iblis maintain the same
attribute as "Satan." ("Satan," derived from the Arabic word
"shatana" which means "removed," is the attribute of every
evildoer who is arrogant towards Allah, and therefore, is
removed from His mercy and grace.) These jinns and men
follow in the footsteps of Iblis, and make it their main goal to
lead people astray, just as how they themselves have been
misled by their own arrogance. The cause of these jinn and
men are related in the Qur' an as follows:
In this way We have appointed as enemies to every
Prophet satans from both mankind and from the jinn,
who inspire each other with delusions by means of
specious words-if your Lord had willed, they would not
have done it, so abandon them and all they fabricate-so

that the hearts of those who do not believe in the
hereafter incline towards them and are pleased with
them and perpetrate whatever they perpetrate. (Surat al-
An' am: 112-113)
The arrogance of Satan is the major sign of those who are
misled by him and who exhibit similarity to him. Arrogance
is like the seal or signature of Satan, with which he stamps
whoever adheres to him. As we have discussed, this disease