ARROGANCE: THE CHARACTER OF SATAN

Throughout this film we have seen the material and spiritual harm done by pride in arrogant people down the ages, and the painful ends that befell them.
The basic traits of the proud are forgetfulness of the fact that they are created and mortal beings, and the failure to realize their helplessness and poverty in the face of God.
These people, who, in their pride, rose up against God and turned their backs on the Qur'an, will be punished for their behavior in both this world and the next.
This behavior is of no benefit to them in this world, and leads them to eternal damnation. In the Qur'an it is revealed that:

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)

With believers, however, things are very different.
They are respectful and submissive towards God and modest in the presence of other believers. They are aware of their own unimportance and helplessness in the face of His infinite might. At the same time, they refuse to use their beauty, wealth, or intelligence as measures of superiority over other people.
They know that all these are blessings from God, and give thanks to Him Who bestows success, beauty and blessings on them within a determined destiny.
They do not consider success or failure, beauty or ugliness as their own.
Knowing that all these are phenomena created to test them in the life of this world, they live in the peace and ease that their belief bestows.
The great Islamic scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi briefly summarizes the difference between the lives of arrogant and modest people:

"One who fancies himself is visited with calamities and meets with difficulties. Whereas one who is not fond of himself, finds happiness, and goes to mercy." (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, The Letters, 23th letter)

Prophet Joseph's conduct sets the best example of a believer's balanced disposition despite the conditions.
God gave Joseph status, prosperity and knowledge, but, aware that these were all given to him by God's will, he turned solely to our Lord.
The modesty of Prophet Joseph, an example to all Muslims, and his submission to God are revealed as follows in the Qur'an:

"My Lord, You have granted power to me on Earth and taught me the true meaning of events. Originator of the heavens and Earth, You are my Friend in this world and the next. So take me as a Muslim at my death and join me to the people who are righteous." (Surah Yusuf: 101)

The recompense awaiting modest believers, who turn away from pride in the life of this world, is a glad tiding from God to the faithful:
That abode of the Hereafter—We grant it to those who do not seek to exalt themselves in the earth or to cause corruption in it. The successful outcome is for those who do their duty. (Surat al-Qasas: 83)

That is because you exulted on the Earth, without any right to do so; and strutted about. Enter the gates of Hell, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. How evil is the abode of the arrogant! (Surah Ghafir: 75-76)

He said, "I have only been given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that before him God had destroyed generations with far greater strength than his and far more possessions? The evildoers will not be questioned about their sins. (Surat al-Qasas: 78)

And Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman—Moses came with the clear signs to them, but they were arrogant on the Earth. They could not outstrip Us. We seized each one of them for their wrong actions. Against some We sent a sudden squall of stones; some of them were seized by the Great Blast; some We caused the Earth to swallow up; and some We drowned. God did not wrong them; rather they wronged themselves. (Surat al-'Ankabut: 39-40)

Certainly those who argue about the signs of God without any authority having come to them have nothing in their breasts except for pride which they will never be able to vindicate. Therefore seek refuge with God. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (Surah Ghafir: 56)

Do not avert your face from people out of haughtiness and do not strut about arrogantly on the Earth. God does not love anyone who is vain or boastful. (Surah Luqman: 18)

Do not strut arrogantly about the Earth. You will certainly never split the earth apart nor will you ever rival the mountains in height. (Surat al-Isra': 37)
The Arrogance Of Satan
& Driven by pride and arrogance, man forgets that he is solely a servant of Allah. The first representative of arrogance is Satan, who rebelled against Allah. Throughout history, people who out of their pride worshipped themselves, have been mimicking the arrogance of Satan.

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