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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Conceit Conciet-العُجب The most alienating estrangement is conceit. 1ـ أوْحَشُ الوَحْشَةِ العُجْبُ. Conceit is destruction. 2ـ اَلعُجْبُ هَلاكٌ. Conceit is folly. 3ـ اَلعُجْبُ حُمْقٌ. Conceit is the cornerstone of foolishness. 4ـ اَلعُجْبُ رَأسُ الحَماقَةِ. Conceit is the cornerstone of ignorance. 5ـ اَلعُجْبُ رَأسُ الجَهْلِ. Conceit is the symbol of foolishness.
6ـ اَلعُجْبُ عُنْوانُ الحَماقَةِ. Self-admiration prevents growth. 7ـ اَلإعْجابُ يَمْنَعُ الاِزدِيادَ. Conceit is the most harmful associate. 8ـ اَلعُجْبُ أضَرُّ قَرين. Self-admiration is contrary to reason. 9ـ اَلإعْجابُ ضِدُّ الصَّوابِ. Conceit corrupts the intellect. 10ـ اَلعُجْبُ يُفْسِدُ العَقْلَ. Conceit prevents growth. 11ـ اَلعُجْبُ يَمْنَعُ الاِزدِيادَ. Becoming conceited because of a good deed nullifies it. 12ـ اَلعُجْبُ بِالحَسَنَةِ يُحْبِطُها. Conceit is the bane of dignity.
13ـ اَلعُجْبُ آفَةُ الشَّـرَفِ. Conceit manifests [one’s] shortcoming. 14ـ اَلعُجْبُ يُظْهِرُ النَّقيصَةَ. The admiration of a person for himself is folly. 15ـ إعْجابُ المَرْءِ بِنَفْسِهِ حُمْقٌ. Self-admiration is contrary to reason and the bane of the intellects. 16ـ اَلإعْجابُ ضِدُّ الصَّوابِ وآفَةُ الألْبابِ. When you wish your merits to be glorified among the people, then do not glorify yourself. 17ـ إذا أرَدْتَ أنْ تَعْظُمَ مَحاسِنُكَ عِنْدَ النّاسِ، فَلا تَعْظُمْ في عَيْنِكَ.
When your self-importance is increased by the position [of authority] you are in, and this brings about arrogance or vanity in you, then look at the greatness of the authority of Allah and His power, the power which you do not even possess over yourself, for indeed this will mellow your recalcitrance, cure your vehemence and bring back to you that which had departed from you of your intellect.
18ـ إذا زادَ عُجْبُكَ بِما أنْتَ فيهِ مِنْ سُلْطانِكَ، فَحَدَثَتْ لَكَ أُبَّهَةٌ أو مَخيلَةٌ، فَانْظُرْ إلى عِظَمِ مُلْكِ اللّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ، مِمّا لاتَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ، فَإنَّ ذلِكَ يُلَيِّنُ مِنْ جَماحِكَ، ويَكُفُّ عَنْ غَرْبِكَ، ويَفيءُ إلَيْكَ بِما عَزَبَ عَنْكَ مِنْ عَقْلِكَ. By being pleased with oneself, vices and faults become manifest. 19ـ بِالرِّضا عَنِ النَّفْسِ تَظْهَرُ السَّوْءاتُ والعُيُوبُ. The fruit of conceit is hatred. 20ـ ثَمَرَةُ العُجْبِ البَغْضاءُ.
The evil that befalls you is better than the good that makes you conceited. 21ـ سَيِّئَـةٌ تَسُوؤُكَ خَيْـرٌ مِنْ حَسَنَة تُعْجِبُكَ.
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