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and corrupt the religion. Disorder and depression usually affect the malicious since they live in<br />

incessant and unsettled grief, pains, and animosity.<br />

[1] Refer to Jamiusaadat: 2/109.<br />

[2] Ibid.<br />

[3] Refer to Perfect morality: 4/470.<br />

[4] Refer to Jamiusaadat: 2/109.<br />

[5] Refer to Jamiussaadat.<br />

Protection against malice:<br />

‐ The malicious should consider that the internal animosity takes away from faithfulness and<br />

approached to the hypocrites and the deviants.<br />

‐ The malicious should remark that malice brings about pains and suffering without gaining any<br />

profit.<br />

‐ The malicious are advised of looking upon the courses of the great men of history whom were<br />

described of good behavior and virtuous moralities. Imam Ali (a) says, “If you over<strong>com</strong>e your<br />

enemy, you should consider pardoning him as the gratitude for the over<strong>com</strong>ing.”<br />

People went on supplicating to God against the unknown larcener that thieved some dirhams of<br />

Abdullah bin Masud, the grand <strong>com</strong>panion of the Prophet (s). Abdullah answered, “O Allah! If it<br />

was an exigent need that drove that man to thieve those dirhams, then I implore thee to bless<br />

him. If he thieved due to intending to <strong>com</strong>mit a sin, then I implore thee to make it the last of his<br />

sins.”<br />

A wise man said, “If you are told that somebody was reviling at you, you should answer: He must<br />

have been unaware of my defects totally, lest he would not utter only these words.”<br />

ARROGANCE<br />

Islam has warned against arrogance and self‐conceit that create egoism and tyranny. They are<br />

also the indications of ignorance and pride. God said:<br />

Do not attribute purity to your souls. He knows him best who guards against evil. Therefore, enter<br />

the gates of hell, to abide therein. So certainly evil is the dwelling place of the proud.<br />

The Prophet said, “Three matters are annihilating. They are the obeyed niggardliness, the pursued<br />

fancy, and self‐esteem.”[1] “Arrogance consumes the good deeds like fire when consumes<br />

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