Ayatollah Khamenei’s Cloak of Pride and Arrogance

Photos courtesy of LA Times photo slide show.

Photos courtesy of LA Times photo slide show.

The Ayatollah who thinks he’s Allah has visions of grandeur.  If Khamenei has received a “divine message”, one would wonder if he heard it right.  Khamenei behaves as though he is infallible, is he guilty of pride and arrogance? Hadith Qudsi, Allah says: “Greatness and Pride is my cloak (My qualities) whoever claims to have these, I will enter him into the fire of hell”.  How long can Khamenei get away with mutating Islam to his own benefit?  He appears to interpret a very narrow, self serving view of the words Muhammad brought from Angel Gabriel.  Why are there so many clerics in Iran who have taken on the cloak of arrogance without regard to the clear, UNEDITED words Muhammad spoke. Khamenei thinks no one can see through his con?  He deludes himself that his personal gratification is holy and cannot be questioned.  Allah gave his words to his prophet Muhammad, showing great disdain for pride and arrogance.  Khamenei rules for himself and not the words Allah gave to the Prophet.

The children of Abraham all have disdain for the sin of pride and arrogance as written in the Quran, Torah and Bible

“God elevate s a person who is humble for the sake of God, but whoever tries to exalt himself, God humiliates him”. In addition, we are told by Allah (swa) Himself that He “does not love the arrogant”.

Allaah, Almighty, Says (what means): “I will turn away from My Ayaat (verses of the Quran) those who behave arrogantly on the earth, without a right, and (even) if they see all the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons signs, revelations, etc.), they will not believe in them…” [Quran; 7:146] and (what means) “… truly He likes not the proud.” [Quran; 16:23]

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The Prophet also said: “The Fire complained saying: ‘I am the dwelling of the arrogant and the tyrants’.” [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]

Al-Bukhaari and Muslim also reported that the Prophet said: “Allaah will not look on the Day of Judgment at him who drags his robe (behind him) out of pride.”

Then, Abu Bakr said: “O Messenger of Allaah, one side of my robe slacks down but I am very cautious about it (i.e. I raise it).” Thereupon, the Messenger of Allaah said: “But you do not do that out of pride”

Pride is an inner bad moral that makes the afflicted with it see himself “above” the others due to the perfect qualities and attributes that he “believes” to have.

This is a very dangerous flaw that afflicts so many people, even some ascetics, scholars, and worshipers of Allaah. Surely it is so dangerous because the Prophet stated that he who has in his heart the weight of an atom of pride will not enter Paradise.

Pride deprives the prideful person from Paradise because it prevents him from acquiring the qualities of the believers, for he cannot like for the believers that which he likes for himself, nor can he be humble, or avoid animosity, envy, or wrath, or restrain his anger, or accept good advice, or refrain from despising and backbiting people. In short, he is subject to all blameworthy morals.

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen during his meeting with Iranian lawmakers today.

Photos courtesy of LA Times photo slide show.

And (what means): “They said: Shall we believe in two men like ourselves…?” [Quran; 23:47]

On Pride, Arrogance And The Superiority Complex

Arrogance. The daddy of all sins, the characteristic found in history’s most villainous beings, the reason behind the downfall of Satan and the root of all spiritual sicknesses. It is also the most despicable trait found in man. No one likes an arrogant person. We dislike those individuals who look down at others, those who think they are superior to others in terms of looks, intelligence, status or piety, those who are convinced that they are right whilst everyone else is wrong, those who can not speak without praising themselves, those who belittle or talk down to others and have huge egos. Since we strongly detest this trait, it makes sense that we scrutinize our own characters and check whether or not we possess the very same thing that we can’t stand in others.

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