Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 35 Pride or Arrogance Arrogance toward the Holy Prophet (S) and Imams (a.s.)
Arrogance toward the Holy Prophet (S) and Imams (a.s.)
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Arrogance toward the Holy Prophet (S) and Imams (a.s.)
To consider oneself as equal to or better than divine personalities is an act of arrogance. Also to refuse to obey their commands amounts to being arrogant towards them. This is like the behaviour of the supporters of Fir’on who considered themselves superior to Hazrat MÅ«sa (a.s.) and HarÅ«n (a.s.). They used to say:
“What! shall we believe in two mortals like ourselves...?
(Surah Al-Mum’inÅ«n 23:47)
Similarly some of the disbelievers used to tell the Holy Prophet (S): “Why have not angels been sent down upon us, or (why) do we not see our Lord?” These people considered their status to be on par with that of the Holy Prophet (S) and wondered why the revelation had not descended on them.
The Holy Qur’an remarks:
“Now certainly they are too proud of themselves and have revolted in great revolt.”
(Surah al-FurqÄn 25:21)
The following words of Hazrat Nuh (a.s.) are recorded in the Holy Qur’an:
“But my call has only made them flee the more:
“And whenever I have called them that Thou mayest forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, cover themselves with their garments, and persist and are puffed up with pride.”
(Surah Nuh 71:6-7)
The Meccans were similarly puffed with pride whenever they were told to believe in Islam:
“And they say: why was not this Qur’an revealed to a man of importance in the two towns?” (Mecca and Taif)
(Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:31)
It was unacceptable to the infidels that a mere orphan who had not much wealth either had been selected for the exalted position of Prophethood. They would have preferred the Qur’an to have been revealed upon some influential people like Walid bin Mughaira and Masud Thaqafi etc.
Arrogance towards the Prophet (S) and Imams (a.s.) is actually arrogance towards the Almighty Allah (S.w.T.). Disobeying the commands of the Prophet (S) and the Imams (a.s.), the representatives of Allah (S.w.T.) is an act of arrogance towards the Almighty Himself. Similarly the pious Mujtahids and the jurists are representatives of Imam az-Zaman (a.s.). One who considers oneself superior to them, or insults them and is insolent towards them by disobeying their rulings is guilty of arrogance towards the Imam (a.s.) himself, and the Prophet (S). Also, according to Imam Sadiq (a.s.) such arrogance is a kind of polytheism.
