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- Qatada - · **Re: Morals and Manners Notes - Ibn Hazm Al Andalusi -** 06-29-2007

Ibn Hazm says:

249. If you take pride in your ancestry, that is even worse than everything we have mentioned so far, since it is pride in something that has no real usefulness for you in this world or the next. Just ask yourself whether your ancestry protects you against hunger, or dishonour, or whether it does you any good in the next world.

Notes:

I believe in the first post of this series, I noted that Muslim's seemed to place nobility in caste systems and ancestry.

It's true that many, if not most Muslim's attach immense pride and self-recognition in social class and ancestry, despite the fact that it means absolutely nothing. It gives you relatively nothing in this world, and absolutely nothing in the next world.

The Qur'an shows the examples of three people(s) who were at a great stature and mistook that stature to be due to ancestry and lineage.

First there is Iblis who was at a great stature because of his Taqwa, but became deluded into thinking that his stature was a birthright rather than due to his Taqwa. As a result, he abandoned his taqwa, and so Allah pushed him away from the station He had given him.

Second, there is Bani Israel, who were chosed by Allah over all the people due to their Taqwa, but they began to consider their lofty status as a birthright and due to their ancestry, which led them to reject the Prophet (saw) as the final Prophet, and became cursed by Allah and earned His anger.

Then there is Adam (upon him be peace), who was given Paradise to reside in due to his Taqwa. But as he began to consider his status as a birthright, he ended up sinning, and being removed from his great status in Paradise. Of course, he realized his mistake immediately and asked for repentance.

The end lesson to take: Even if there is value in lineage and ancestry etc, the only way to truly attain it is through Taqwa, and every other way to attain it is pure delusion.

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,237 Reputation: 40005 Rep Power: 80 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Morals and Manners Notes - Ibn Hazm Al Andalusi - 06-29-2007 Ibn Hazm says: 249. If you take pride in your ancestry, that is even worse than everything we have mentioned so far, since it is pride in something that has no real usefulness for you in this world or the next. Just ask yourself whether your ancestry protects you against hunger, or dishonour, or whether it does you any good in the next world. Notes: I believe in the first post of this series, I noted that Muslim's seemed to place nobility in caste systems and ancestry. It's true that many, if not most Muslim's attach immense pride and self-recognition in social class and ancestry, despite the fact that it means absolutely nothing. It gives you relatively nothing in this world, and absolutely nothing in the next world. The Qur'an shows the examples of three people(s) who were at a great stature and mistook that stature to be due to ancestry and lineage. First there is Iblis who was at a great stature because of his Taqwa, but became deluded into thinking that his stature was a birthright rather than due to his Taqwa. As a result, he abandoned his taqwa, and so Allah pushed him away from the station He had given him. Second, there is Bani Israel, who were chosed by Allah over all the people due to their Taqwa, but they began to consider their lofty status as a birthright and due to their ancestry, which led them to reject the Prophet (saw) as the final Prophet, and became cursed by Allah and earned His anger. Then there is Adam (upon him be peace), who was given Paradise to reside in due to his Taqwa. But as he began to consider his status as a birthright, he ended up sinning, and being removed from his great status in Paradise. Of course, he realized his mistake immediately and asked for repentance. The end lesson to take: Even if there is value in lineage and ancestry etc, the only way to truly attain it is through Taqwa, and every other way to attain it is pure delusion.