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The word for "arrogance" in Arabic stems from a root-word signifying "growth," either in mass or age. With arrogance, what is alluded to is glorification and aggrandizement of the self.

The most villainous beings in history were filled with arrogance and false pride: Satan, Pharaoh, the opponents of the Prophet (Peach Be Upon Him) and many nefarious tyrants since. The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) warned against arrogance: "No one who has an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise." God said, "I will divert My signs from those who show arrogance without right" [Qur'an, 7: 146].

Imam Mawlud says that the key to avoiding or removing this disease is to know yourself, your origins, and your ultimate return. The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said, "I am the best of the children of Adam and I am not boasting." His honour was entirely based on his servitude to God, the Exalted - not on wealth, lineage, power, or authority.

Whoever is humbled for the sake of God, God elevates in rank.

[The above extract is taken from 'Purification of the Heart' by Hamza Yusuf]