In the SECOND degree...

In the SECOND degree, he holds himself as being above contradictions, clearing himself of contemptible attributes and foul faculties for this same purpose. THIRD LEVEL : It is the pretension known to exist among the faqihs, may Allah be pleased with them.

It, too, has these two degrees: ONE OF THEM is doing what is required by the Shari'a or legislated adoration, or doing what is rationally commendable seeking showing them off to people and winning their hearts in a wider sense than doing so through what is meant by pretension when doing the same, or in the way he does it, or in meeting its condition or a portion thereof according to what they have stated in the books of fiqh (jurisprudence).

The second is leaving a _job for the same." This is what the imam, may Allah prolong his shade, describes whHe classifying norms of pretension.

A scholar of the hereafter has mentioned another classification tor pretension after having defined pretension, saving it is what the servants of Allah fare with obedience to Him, dividing it into five types : pretension about the faith with the use of the body pretension about the faith through the norms of clothing, outfitting form and attire pretension in speech pretension in action pretension in companionship and in friendliness with the public This division, though not logical, is backed by examples for each explaining the deceptions of the wily.

They benefit those who wish to purify their souls and reform them so they may be guided against the ways of the soul's deceptions. We, therefore, would like to mention some of them here with our own editing : The first type, that is, the pretension about the faith with the use of bodily parts, means showing thinness, weakness and yellowish facial complexion so one is thus deceived about the extent of exertion, the deep concern about the creed and the overwhelming fear of the Hereafter.

He wants to give the impression that he is eating very little, his face is yellow because of spending the night vigilant, greatly exerting himself and feeling depressed out of concern for the religion. He also makes a pretense by leaving his hair untidy so he may give the impression that his mouth is deeply involved in religious uttering [rather than in eating and drinking]; he has no time to tidy his hair.