kibr

Question 1

what is the literal meaning of kibr

Answer 1

• growth, greatness, and haughtiness

Question 2

what is the technical meaning kibr

Answer 2

• rejecting the truth and disdaining people

Question 3

what is 2 element representing the meaning of kibr

Answer 3

• one’s rejection of the truth by denying it and repelling it out of deeming oneself far above it
• one’s contempt of others people’s due to his feeling superior over them

Question 4

state and explain stage of kibr

Answer 4

• inner pride (kibr): one’s feeling of superiority over others and that others are inferior to him in terms of the perfect qualities and atributes that he believes he has
• outer pride (takabbur): one’s boastful action in expressing and manifesting his inner pride against each others. He is to be deemed the arrogant

Question 5

state 3 forms of kibr

Answer 5

• kibr towards Allah
• kibr towards Messengers
• kibr towards other people

Question 6

explain kibr towards Allah

Answer 6

• one’ complete disbelief in Allah as the only god
• lead to one’s claiming himself as god
• Exp: firaun refused to believed in Allah and claimed himself as a god with full pride.
• also means one’s rejection of submission and worship to Allah
• the worst form of kibr as it is unacceptable to feel superior to Allah and will lead to becoming disbeliever, shall be thrown into the hellfire

Question 6

explain kibr towards messengers

Answer 6

• one’s rejection of the truth brought by His messengers
• might understand the message but not willing to accept the truth
• they cannot accept the messengers appointed among human, should be among angels

Question 7

explain kibr towards other people

Answer 7

• one’s viewing himself greater than other people and at the same time dipising them
• refuse to acknowledge other people’s goodness and will keep distance from them with contempt

Question 8

explain 2 reason why kibr towards other people is evil

Answer 8

a. has taken the attribute of ALlah which is mutakabbir
- impossible for the arrogant to admit his own weakness
- setting up partnership with the attribute of Allah
- regarded as major sin
b. disobey the command s of Allah
- just like iblis who had arrogance to prophet Adam A.Sand rejected Allah’s instruction to prostrate
- arrogant towards human which resulted in his disobedience to Allah’s command
- Recognizes Allah but thinking of his superiority over prophet Adam in terms of creation

Question 9

state 2 manifestation of kibr towards other people

Answer 9

a. religious matter
b. worldly matters

Question 10

explain manifestation of religious matter

Answer 10

• have 2 dimension:
  a. knowledge
• might cause them to look down on others who may not have the same level of knowledge
• normally happens among scholars who posses high academic qualification
  b. religious practices
• look down on those who are not yet walking a spiritual path
• feeling better than others because of the blessing
• normally happens among pious people who perform a lot of acts of ibadah

Question 11

explain manifestation of wordly matters

Answer 11

• have 5 dimension
  a. lineage - honourable lineage ridicules whoever does not have such a lineage. happen among people with high social status
  b. strength - strong physical body will look down on someone who is weak. happen among men
  c. beauty - good- looking people will look down on someone who is not. happen among women
  d. wealth - wealthy people will look down on poor people. happen among businessmen
  e. friend & followers - look down on someone who has less friend & followers. happen among celebrites and politicians.