12/04/2022
ARROGANCE
I wonder at him who is fond of his own image and walks with pride while forgetting the beginning of his creation.
His life starts with the small bite of bread, a couple of dates, a piece of meat and some milk that were consumed with a sip of water; afterwards is filtered through the liver and extracted from it are drops of semen that settle in the testicles, which later on are moved by the excitement of his lust to eject out of him and into the mother to remain for a while before the foetus is developed; coming out through the channel of urine as a child.
As for his end, he is thrown in dust to be eaten by worms and becomes ashes the wind blows!
And the ashes of his body keeps moving from one place to another until the Day of Judgment where all his ashes gather again to resurrect once again. This is the story of the body.
As for the soul (rūh) that is commanded to work righteousness, if its essence was disciplined with manners and straightened with knowledge ('ilm), it shall realise the existence of the Creator and will fulfil its duties without being affected by the ruining of its ship [i.e. the body].
If it remained ignorant however, then it becomes like clay or even worse.
Book: Captured Thoughts
By Imām ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله
Translated and Published by
Dār as-Sunnah Publishers
P. 761, 762
