TAKABBUR AND ITS TREATMENT - 2

 THE ROOT OF ALL SINS

 

Takabbur (تکبّر) (arrogance, grandiosity) leads to Hasad (حسد) (jealousy, envy). It is because the person believes that he is superior to other people. If someone else progresses beyond him or receives something better than him, he feels upset and jealous that how come this other person progressed beyond me in anything. It should have been me who should have had that job, that status, that wealth. 

 

This Takabbur leads to Bughz (بغض) (keeping a grudge). People who lose temper at others frequently often suffer from Takabbur. People do Gheebat (غیبت) (backbiting) because they believe that they are better than the person they are badmouthing. Thus, Takabbur is the root of many spiritual ills. Imam Ghazali (may Allah bless him) has written in his book Iḥyā′ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn that Takabbur is the mother of spiritual illnesses. Once a person develops it, it gives rise to many other spiritual illnesses. Therefore, it is important to get it treated.

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