Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Signs of developing arrogance in oneself

“How will I know if arrogance is developing in me? The Hadith says its signs are rejecting the truth and looking down on people.”Asked by عبدالغنی, گلبرگہ

He answers at 37:41 in Discovery of God (In Conversation with Maulana) · 2 min 5 sec

His answer, in his own words
37:41
maulana, agla sawal gulbarga se aaya hai mister abdul ghani ka. unhon ne likha hai: "mujhe is baat ka kaise ilm hoga ke mere andar kibr paida ho raha hai? is ke bare mein bataen." phir hadith mein is ki pehchan batai gayi hai: "batr al haqq wa ghammat al nas". kibr ki pehchan yani haq ko barisde karna aur logon ko kam samajhna. jab kisi ke samne haq pesh kiya jaye aur usko woh bar side karte hue usko na mane, to woh kibr ki wajah se hota hai.
38:32
aise log jo hain, unko admi apne ko superior samajh leta hai, superior dusron ko kam samajhta hai. Ya jahan admi yeh yeh admi khud soch kar jan sakta hai apne bare mein ke kahan maine haq ko nahi mana aur kahan maine logon ko kam samjha apne se. jahan yeh yeh cheez pai jati hai, to woh us mani ke woh kibr mein mubtala aisa admi hai. Ke sahib, yahi na batar al-haqq ghummat hain? ji ji yahi hai batar al-haqq wa ghummat al-nas. Yani haq pesh kiya jaye aur usko woh qabool karne par razi na ho. jisko aage hum kehte hain bar bar side kar do. Aur dusri cheez yeh hai ke logon ko kam samjhe. To yeh yeh do baatein jahan yeh do baatein aisi hain jisko admi khud foran pakar sakta hai agar woh chahe to ke mere andar yeh baat aa gayi hai.
39:24
kyunke insan ki jo consciousness hai, jo zamir hai, woh foran bata deta hai. Yani dusre log na jane, woh khud admi to zaroor jan leta hai. Jo jahan admi ko mehsoos ho ke maine haq ko bar side kiya aur dusron ko kam samjha, to samajh to usko jan lena chahiye ke main kibr ka mareez ho chuka hoon. maulana, inka ek aur sawal hai. Unhone likha hai ke is spirit aur form ki istilaah mein farq kya hai?
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