They attribute all their achievements and acquisitions to...

They attribute all their achievements and acquisitions to their own capabilities and are oblivious of the supremacy and might of the Almighty. The feeling of self importance is expressed by them in their actions and speech with words like “I have done this,” and “I will do that”. On the basis of his strength and property he refuses to recognise the supremacy and might of Allah (S.w.T.), with the result that the darkness of disbelief shrouds his heart.

The Holy Qur’an says: “...there is naught in their breasts but (a desire) to become great which they shall never attain to...” (Surah Ghafīr 40:56) These are people who will not achieve greatness…