Arrogance & Humility

Qatadah said: "I memorise everything I hear and I never forget what I memorise." Turning to his servant, he then said: "Boy, bring me my sandals..." The servant said: "They…

Today, the bird eats insects ... Tomorrow, the insects eat the bird ... Never be arrogant in life, the fortunes of time constantly change! نن مرغۍ حشرات خوري سبا حشرات…

The famous Pashtun poet Abdur-Rahman-Baba says in a poem: ژوندی ځان په زمکه ښخ که لکه تخم. که لوئی غواړی دخاورو په مقام شه Meaning: Be humble & down to…

A mosquito said to a tree: "Remain firm, for I wish to fly away and leave you!" The tree said: "I did not even feel your landing, so how will…

If you are young and think you know it all - remember the proverb: سترى إذ انجلى الغبار أفرس تحتك أم حمار "You will see, when the dust clears, whether…

A man tried to talk to Ma'mun (المأمون - an Abbasid ruler), but Ma'mun did not pay any attention to him. The man said: "God stopped Prophet Solaiman to listen…

Abu Uthman was passing through an alley and someone threw ashes at him from one of the roofs. His companions became angry and started to rebuke those people. Abu Uthman…

What Imam Dhahabi - الذهبي - said about himself ... He was a very humble scholar, despite being a giant in knowledge. He added a tiny biography of himself in…

Imam Al-Qurtubi mentions in his Tafsir (1/443): وقيل : إن إبليس عبد الله تعالى ثمانين ألف سنة "And it was said: Satan worshipped God for 80,000 years." He went from…

Arrogance - تكبر One should not be arrogant. In our countries, when a person gets a high level job, he becomes arrogant and look down on others. He disrespects respected…

A cracked pot may contain useful water. An imperfect person may bring us beneficial knowledge. The Prophet said: ورب حامل فقه ليس بفقيه "And perhaps the one who carries the…

Arrogance - تكبر Today, the BIRD eats the WORM. Tomorrow, the WORM eats the BIRD. Today, you might be STRONG, Tomorrow, you might be WEAK. Today, you might be RICH.…