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Ego / Stubborn: What Qur'an & Hadith Says ?
Ego / Stubborn: What Qur'an & Hadith Says ?
Ego / Stubborn: What Qur'an & Hadith Says ?
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Definition
Ego:
An identity of your own construction, which is false.
Stubborn:
Have or show determination not to change your attitude
or position on something, in spite of good arguments or
reasons to do so.
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Why Iblis / Saitan refused to obey Allah?
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Why Ego / Stubborn ?
8. You can not compromise, think differently
9. You can not accept criticism
10. You can not accept that you can be wrong
11. You want to prove you are right
12. You can’t give up / sacrifice little for bigger benefit
13. You don’t see bigger picture
14. You care less about consequences
15. You care less about Akherat
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Impact of Stubbornness
✓ Stubbornness is the cause of evil.
✓ Stubbornness causes harm to the human intelligence.
✓ Stubbornness is the cause of conflict and enmity.
✓ Stubbornness harms a person the most in this world
and Hereafter.
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Dangers of Ego / Stubbornness
✓ Can destroy / harm self, family, country.
✓ Create new issues / problems with unnecessary
sufferings.
✓ Confusion / suffering / killing etc for generations.
✓ Can transform global issue.
✓ Can cause permanent damage.
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Current serious Issues
✓ Global worming, weather changing
✓ Ozone depletion
✓ Carbon pollution, mist / fog
✓ New diseases
✓ New Arms race
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Qur’an says about stubborn…
عنِي اد َ َك ََّّل ۖ ِإنَّهُ َك
َ ان ِِليَاتِنَا
Nay! Verily, he has been stubborn and opposing Our
revelations. (Al-Muddaththir 74:16)
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Prophet r said…
ِ اك َو لَّج َجا َجةَ فَِِ َّن أ َ َّولَ َها َج ْه ٌل َو
آخ َرها نَ َد َمة َ َِّإي
Avoid stubbornness; verily it begins with ignorance and
ends in regret.
َمن ِ ْستَبَ َّد ِب َرأ ِي ِه َهجَك
Whoever insists on his opinion would perish.
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Examples…
Treaty of Hudybiah.
Prophet’s shaving hair, take off Ihram clothes.
Prophet’s consolation to Ansars of Madinah.
Usman Gani accepts Sahada vs. Fight.
Bukhari, silent collector of Hadith.
Abu Hanifa refuses position of Chief Justice, died in Jail.
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Let us change attitude…
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How to overcome Ego / Stubbornness?
✓ Seek Istegfar, fear Allah
✓ Be flexible, adjustable, trainable
✓ See bigger picture, bigger benefit to community / family
✓ Benefit / Comfort of giving up
✓ Absorb the impact / loss of Money, Power, position
✓ Look long term benefit
✓ Akherat vs. Worldly temporary benefit
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Few bad examples…
Hitler of Germany
Saddam Hossain of Iraq
Col Gadhafi of Libya
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe
Bashir Al-Asad of Syria
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Few good Examples…
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How to convert Ego into Positive Force ?
1. Accept you are wrong
2. Listen to Consensus
3. Withdraw yourself
4. Give up Money, Power
5. Delegate to others
6. Excuse yourself
7. Surrender your rights, feel relieved
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