Knowledge And Arrogance

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

We must to find time to learn Allah's religion now, and learn it properly, because if we don't learn it, we won't be able to worship our Creator the way He wants us to and we won't be able to spread the Deen properly. The one who knows is not equal to those who don't know.

Allah Most High says,

أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَـٰنِتٌ ءَانَآءَ ٱلَّيْلِ سَاجِدًا وَقَآئِمًا يَحْذَرُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُوا۟ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِۦ ۗ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۗ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿٩

Is one who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night, prostrating and standing [in prayer], fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, [like one who does not]? Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" Only they will remember [who are] people of understanding. (Qur'an Az-Zumar 39:9)

In Surah AleImran, Allah began attestation first by Himself, then by His angels and then by the learned. It is understood from this that the rank of the learned and their honor is tremendous with Allah.

شَهِدَ ٱللَّـهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿١٨

Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (Quran, AleImran 3:18)

When you are given the knowledge, practice it and teach to others with humility. Allah does not like arrogance.

وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١٩

And [saying], "Be not haughty with Allah. Indeed, I have come to you with clear authority. [Quran, Ad-Dukhan 44:19]

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَ‌ٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ ﴿٣٠﴾ مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿٣١

And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment - (30) From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors. (31) [Quran, Ad-Dukhan 44:30-31]

All the might of Fir'aun and the the great civilization he was in which to this day a folk glory, Allah says, so what, where did they go? Fir'aun and his army were drowned and their wealth were inherited by another people and neither the heavens nor the earth wept when they left.

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾ وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾ كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿٢٥﴾ وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ ﴿٢٦﴾ وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ ﴿٢٧﴾ كَذَ‌ٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿٢٨﴾ فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ ﴿٢٩

[Allah said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued. (23) And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned." (24) How much they left behind of gardens and springs (25) And crops and noble sites (26) And comfort wherein they were amused. (27) Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people. (28) And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved. (29) [Quran, Ad-Dukhan 44:23-29]

When we leave this world we want the creation of Allah to miss us and mourn for us. The one who is teaching people good, everyone in the universe, in the heavens and on earth prays for forgiveness for him, even the fish in the sea. As for people like Fir'aun and his army, the creation in the universe were happy when they left. We don’t want the creation of Allah to rejoice when we go. We want them to pray for us.

May Allah increase us in beneficial knowledge and make the knowledge a witness for us and not against us. Aameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam