Imam Juma Ravansar: Arrogance and boasting weakens social relations

Kermanshah - Imam Juma Ravansar, commenting on the 18th verse of Surah Luqman, considered arrogance and boasting as one of the moral evils of the society and emphasized the necessity of humility, mutual respect and avoiding humiliating others.

According to Mehr reporter, Mamusta Mullah Mohammad Mahmoudi explained the position of humility in Islamic teachings in his Friday prayer sermons this week in Ravansar, explaining the 18th verse of Surah Mubarakah Luqman and warned about the consequences of self-aggrandizement and boasting in personal and social relationships.

Referring to Luqman Hakim's advice to his son about avoiding arrogance, he stated: In this verse, God has forbidden man from arrogantly turning away from people and walking with pride and self-conceit. This Quranic teaching shows that Islamic morality is not only limited to individual worship, but also a person's behavior with others is an important part of his religiosity.

Imam Juma Ravansar added: Arrogance may appear in overt or subtle and hidden behaviors; From disregarding the words of others to humiliating low-income people and self-aggrandizement due to having wealth, knowledge, position or family status. According to him, the measure of human value in Islam is faith, piety, good morals and righteous actions, and material facilities and social status alone are not a sign of superiority.

Mamosta Mahmoudi further explained the difference between arrogance and boasting and pointed out: Arrogance is more related to the inner feeling of superiority, but boasting is revealed when a person flaunts his possessions, position, education or achievements to others and in this way tries to humiliate them. He emphasized: Having divine blessings is not in itself objectionable, but turning these blessings into a means of showing off and striving for excellence, takes a person away from moral virtues.

Referring to the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), he said: Despite his spiritual position and responsibility of leading the society, he treated people with kindness and humility and avoided arrogant behavior. Humility does not mean ignoring human dignity and dignity, but it means accepting the right, respecting others, knowing one's true position and being ready to accept mistakes.

Referring to the social effects of arrogance, Imam Juma Ravansar said: Self-conceit can weaken family relationships, reduce trust and cooperation in work environments, and become the basis for discord, hatred and enmity in society. He added: If people evaluate each other based on wealth, ethnicity, language or social status, social unity and solidarity will be damaged.

Referring to verse 13 of Surah Al-Hujrat, Mamusta Mahmoudi considered piety to be the true measure of human excellence and stated: According to the Holy Qur'an, the most honorable people in the eyes of God are the most pious. Therefore, no one should consider himself superior to others or show off his status by humiliating them just because he has more facilities.

He also emphasized the necessity of self-evaluation and modification of individual behavior and said: Before judging others, every person should examine his behavior and intentions and see how much he respects the words of others, is humble in front of the needy, and accepts criticism and admonition.

In the end, Imam Juma Ravansar mentioned the dependence of man on God, gratitude for blessings, respect for parents, attention to the needy, companionship with righteous people and accepting the truth as solutions to deal with arrogance and expressed hope that the society will move towards the expansion of love, empathy and mutual respect by strengthening humility and Islamic ethics.