Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Modesty and Arrogance January 31, 2008

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Quran 2:34 · Al-Baqarah
creation story of angels and Iblis bowing before Adam
“When God made man, two other creations already existed: angels and Iblis”
Quran 7:12 · Al-A'raf
creation story of angels and Iblis bowing before Adam
“When God made man, two other creations already existed: angels and Iblis”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 920
hadith on divine inspiration plus the Gautam Buddha milk-pot story
“Let me give you an example — inspiration flows from God day and night”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 3913
two hadiths: arrogance bars paradise, modesty earns God's approval
“First hear the hadith about arrogance — he will never enter paradise”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 11724
hadith: whoever adopts modesty, God elevates him
“Man tawada rafa'ahu Allah — whoever adopts modesty, God raises him”
Raudh Al-Akhyar - Ibn Al-Khatib, p. 407
Umar Farooq chasing a lost camel and his famous humility line
“In that era a camel from the public treasury went missing”
Al-ʿIqd al-Farīd - Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, vol 2, p. 109-10
“mislan un ka ek qoul hai: "laysal aaqil alladhi ya'riful khair min shar, walakinahu alladhi ya'rifu khairash shar"”
Matthew, 5:44
“woh hai love, mohabbat. isi ko Christ ne kaha tha, Hazrat Masih ne ke "love your enemy" yani "love all including your enemy".”
Musnad Al-Bazzar, Hadith no. 6947
“jaise rasool Allah ne farmaya ke "al khalq al" sare insan ek family jaise hain.”
Quran 7:13 · Al-A'raf
Satan's rebellion explains why arrogance leads to hell, modesty to paradise
“This is not a mysterious matter — you can understand it by thinking”
Quran 7:16 · Al-A'raf
Satan's rebellion explains why arrogance leads to hell, modesty to paradise
“This is not a mysterious matter — you can understand it by thinking”
Quran 7:18 · Al-A'raf
Satan's rebellion explains why arrogance leads to hell, modesty to paradise
“This is not a mysterious matter — you can understand it by thinking”
Quran 7:12 · Al-A'raf
Satan's rebellion explains why arrogance leads to hell, modesty to paradise
“This is not a mysterious matter — you can understand it by thinking”