The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ Pride is God’s robe ]

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The owner of this honor is called Abd al-Mutakbir, and it is a strange name that is not known, but people know it as Abd al-Kabir. God Almighty said, “Thus does God impress upon every heart that is arrogant and tyrannical.” He did not say “Kabir,” for arrogance is not acquired by the great, but rather by the lowest in rank, so the servant gains pride in what he is. Truth is its attribute, so pride belongs to God, not to the servant, so he is praiseworthy and to be praised for his pride and arrogance, and truth earns this name, for God Almighty mentioned about himself that he is arrogant, and that is due to God Almighty descending to his servants in his creation of Adam with his hands and planting a tree. Blessed is his hand, and his right hand being the Black Stone, and in the hand of the one who pledges allegiance to the Imamate are among the messengers in his saying, “Indeed, those who They pledge allegiance to you. Indeed, they pledge allegiance to God and His descending.


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