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Seeking refuge in God is an antidote to Satan’s whispers. An antidote is a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison or disease, or Satan’s whispers. Thank God. We can invoke it over and over whenever we need God’s protection from Satan’s whispers.
Those who are arrogant do not think that they need God’s protection or intervention. They believe they are capable of protecting themselves. Only God can protect us from our own arrogance.
The Majority Doomed
[7:48] The dwellers of the Purgatory will call on people they recognize by their looks, saying, “Your great numbers did not avail you in any way, nor did your arrogance.”
[17:4] We addressed the Children of Israel in the scripture: “You will commit gross evil on earth, twice. You are destined to fall into great heights of arrogance.”
[25:21] Those who do not expect to meet us said, “If only the angels could come down to us, or we could see our Lord (we would then believe)!” Indeed, they have committed a gross arrogance, and have produced a gross blasphemy.
[31:7] And when our revelations are recited to the one of them, he turns away in arrogance as if he never heard them, as if his ears are deaf. Promise him a painful retribution.
[31:18] “You shall not treat the people with arrogance, nor shall you roam the earth proudly. GOD does not like the arrogant showoffs.”
[32:15] The only people who truly believe in our revelations are those who fall prostrate upon hearing them. They glorify and praise their Lord, without any arrogance.
[40:56] Surely, those who argue against GOD’s revelations without proof are exposing the arrogance that is hidden inside their chests, and they are not even aware of it. Therefore, seek refuge in GOD; He is the Hearer, the Seer.
Many arrogant people may end up in Hell. Only God knows the condition of our souls. We may not consider ourselves arrogant, but God may and He will judge us accordingly.
God condemns arrogance in all His scriptures.
Proverbs 11:2 “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 16:5 “The Lord detests all the proud of heart, Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.”
1 Samuel 2:3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth.
Isaiah:13:11 I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.
These verses God has blessed us with should leave no doubt in our hearts what our ultimate goal should be. In order to be reunited with our Creator and not isolated from Him for eternity, we must refrain from arrogant behavior and thought. We must commit ourselves totally to the goal of being worthy of being in the presence of God eternally.
[46:20] The day will come when those who disbelieved will be introduced to the hellfire: “You have wasted the good chances given to you during your worldly life, and you rejoiced in them. Consequently, today you incur a shameful retribution as a requital for the arrogance you committed on earth without any basis, and for your evil works.”
[35:43] They resorted to arrogance on earth, and evil scheming, and the evil schemes only backfire on those who scheme them. Should they then expect anything but the fate of those who did the same things in the past? You will find that GOD’s system is never changeable; you will find that GOD’s system is immutable.”
Seventeen times a day, we turn to God in our contact prayers, our hearts echoing with a familiar plea: Guide us in the right path—the path of those whom You have blessed; not of those who have incurred wrath, nor of the strayers. (Quran 1:6-7)
These repeated words urge us to consider: what exactly is this right or straight path we seek? How can we, as believers, recognize it, consciously choose it, and remain steadfast upon it? The Quran, our blessed scripture, a guiding beacon and a mercy from our Lord, illuminates this essential concept.
The Quran offers clear and consistent answers. The straight path is synonymous with worshipping God alone – absolute monotheism, the perfect religion of Abraham:
“God is my Lord and your Lord; you shall worship Him alone. This is the right path.” (3:51, 19:36, 43:64)
Say, “My Lord has guided me in a straight path—the perfect religion of Abraham, monotheism. He never was an idol worshiper.” (6:161)
The principle of Monotheism and the right path is rooted in the original covenant established with Children of Adam (all of us). It calls us to reject all forms of idolatry and worship God alone: Did I not covenant with you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not worship the devil… and that you shall worship Me alone? This is the right path. (36:60-61)
Ultimately, the straight path is called “the path of God”. Imagine a path, illuminated by divine light, leading us towards peace, forgiveness, and closeness to our Creator: Surely, you guide in a straight path—the path of God, to whom belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. (42:52-53)
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