I read many verses in the noble Quran about this issue, but it wasn’t until I started to learn to implant it into my physical life that I was able to view the weight that comes with letting pride go.

It is not an easy task, and it does require strength. Strength of knowing who you are, and what you’re worth.

Strength in seeing your own insignificance, and God’s Greatness.

It was only when I had viewed God’s Greatness that I was able to let go of pride over any other creation. All other creation.

And as God mentions in the noble Quran;

“Indeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.” 7:206

And, so in this verse I view an illustration of what arrogance prevents from “Arrogance prevents His worship”

I am not surprised that so many verses refer to Arrogance, and in my humble opinion Arrogance is the result of “Pride”.

I do firmly believe that “Arrogance” is the feeder of all ill feelings.

“Arrogance” is the home of all negative thoughts, and feelings.

“Pride” is the tool that leads to arrogance. Pride is a disease. It is a sickness. It is a virus that once implanted inside the heart, no matter how small it is. It grows, and grows just like a cancer, until if fills the heart.

I don’t understand how I can have pride in anything after I acknowledge my own insignificance, and  I read a verse in the noble Quran that states;

“And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.” 16:49

If everything that exists Prostrates to God, including His angels. Including mountains, seas, trees, planets, the Sun, and the Moon. The water, and the air. Every molecule, and particle. Who am I not to have pride. Who am I to be Arrogant.

What is God teaching by prostrating to Him five times a day?. Isn’t humility?. Isn’t it being humble?.

If I prostrate to God with sincerity, don’t you think that my heart will be softened?. Don’t you think that it will get rid of “Pride”?.

Did not Prophet Mohammed Pbuh say “Leave it, For it stinks, when asked about having pride in Tribalism?”

{Leave it! It stinks� these are the words of the noble Prophet [SLAWS] to TRIBALISM. Al-bukhari and others narrated from Jabir that �We were one day on an expedition, then a man from the Muhajireen beat another man from the Ansar, then the man from the Ansar shouted [calling his folks] : Oh, Ansar!!! And Likewise the man from Muhajireen shouted : Oh, Muhajireen !!! When the Prophet heard that he said : �What a call of the Dark ages� He was then told that a man from Muhajireen beats another from the Ansar, then he added : �Leave it! It stinks� �}

It stinks. Leave it.

Depart Pride.
Asylum from Pride.
Emigrate from Pride.

For Wallahi Pride is a veil between you and your Creator. Wallahi nothing is killing us more than Pride.

For you see, Pride lives in the heart, and pride is an action of Iblis/ Satan. That was His sin. His only eternal Sin. His Ultimate Sin.

Leave it. If you are a scholar, do not allow your knowledge give you pride.
If you belong to a nation, do not allow that nation to give you pride.
If you are a mother, do not allow your motherhood give you pride.
If you are a father, do not allow your fatherhood give you pride.
If you are a Muslim do not allow your Muslimhood give you pride.
If you are a Christian do not allow your Christanhood give you pride.
If you are a rich, do not allow your money to give you pride.
If you are healthy, do not allow your health to give you pride.

What ever you are, and what ever you have, do not allow it to give you pride. And, remember what God revealed in the Quran;

” O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). 49:13

God had created us to get to know one another. To get to meet eachother. Not to have pride over one another.

Wallahi there is no bigger sin than Arrogance.

Even if you laugh at each other, or mock each other, God mentions this in the Quran, and says;

“O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor let some women laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: ill seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: and those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong”49:11

This verse by its self shows me how much Allah swt despises, nicknames calling, laughing at each other, sarcasm, Tribalism.

There’s a high significance in this topic, that I feel is mostly neglected, and abused.

And, for those who are suspicious, God says;

” O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion is some cases is a sin: and spy not on each other, nor speak ill of each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it But fear God: for God is Oft Returning, Most Merciful”.49:12

In-conclusion, If you do Good, you are doing good for your self. And, if you do bad, you are doing bad for your selves. And, we will all be presented to our Lord Each one by them selves. For we were born alone, and we will die alone, and we will be presented infront of our Lord alone.

This is a reminder for my self, and who ever reads this. Ya Allah be my witness that I had delivered the message. may He heal every broken!. And extract from our hearts every ill feeling, and guide us with His Light to return back home with a sound heart!