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THE SEVENTH FRUIT: SUPERIORITY OF
HUMILITY
Humility is the best of all the human traits. One should always bear in
his mind that Greatness is all for Allah only. The more humble a person,
the more he shall be endowed with the bounties of Allah. The earth in its
humility is a repository of the jewels and other invaluable resources, it
helps in the production of innumerable fruits and flowers. Similarly,
man, who has been made from the humble soil, had the privilege of the
angels prostrating to him and is endowed with an intellect superior to all
the creations. Because the fire is rebellious by instinct, Satan has been
created from it. Man should therefore adopt humility and patience in all
circumstances. He should refrain from pride and prejudice craving for
ascendancy over others. He should never brag about his pedigree. He
should always bear in mind that his beginning has been as tiny as a drop
of the semen. For many months the menstrual fluids in the womb of his
mother sustained him. He should know that he carries impurities in his
body like the blood, phlegm and feces. Whenever he throws out any of
these impurities, he himself feels revulsion. After death man gets reduced to such a state that nothing else in the world can be more repulsive. If a cadaver of a dead person is left to rot, it will be infested with
such vermin that no other dead animal would attract. One who has to
face all these eventualities, has to adopt an attitude of humility in his lifetime. The more a man is wise and learned, the more likelihood of his adopting humility in his attitude to life. Man attains superiority over his
fellow human beings by being humble and considerate in his approach
to them. This is evident from the lives of the Prophets (a.s) of yore and
their Vicegerents.
Because Greatness is all for Allah, man has to be humility personified.
The more a person shows humility in his attitude, the more acceptable he
will be to Allah. If a person endeavors to assume false greatness, he will
fall the more in the abyss of depravity!
309Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) says that Allah has appointed two angels
whose function is to elevate the persons who adopt humility in their
lives and to degrade those who strive to achieve superiority through
proud and selfish motives.
Allah sent a Revelation to Hazrat Dawood (a.s), “O Dawood (a.s)!
While I endow those who supplicate to Me in humility, I humiliate those
who are proud!”
It is mentioned in the traditions that Hazrat Moosa (a.s) received a
Revelation from Allah, “O Moosa (a.s)! Are you aware why I have made
you superior over others and termed you Kaleem (a friend)?” Hazrat
Moosa (a.s) said, “I know not, why?” Allah replied, “I have observed all
your people, but I found none equal to your humility and modesty of
nature. O Moosa (a.s)! While prostrating to Me, you rub your cheeks on
the ground! I have liked this attitude of your’s!”
It is narrated through a reliable source that Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) has
said, “It is high humility not to mind sitting at a place not commensurate
with one’s status at a meeting of men! It is humility in the disposition of
a person that makes him take precedence in greeting others and avoids
quarreling with people even if they are wrong in their stand. A person
with humility doesn’t feel flattered hearing praises from others.
Imam Reza (a.s) defined humility in a person as the habit of discharging the rights of others as he would have his own rights fulfilled!”
Someone asked, “What is the gauge for humility? When can we term a
person as humble?” The Imam (a.s) said, “There are several degrees of
humility. One is that a person doesn’t rate himself more than what he is
worth. He avoids pride and prejudice. He treats others the same way as
he expects them to treat him. Even if he receives illtreatment from others,
he treats them with kindness. He suppresses anger and is generous to a
fault. Allah considers such humble persons His friends!”
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) noticed a person in Medina carrying
something he had bought. The man was taken aback when he saw the
Imam. The Imam said, “You have made some purchases for your family
and are carrying home the burden. yourself! If I had not cared for the
stares of the people of this town, I should, like you, have carried my purchases home myself!”
One day Imam Zain al Abedeen (a.s) was riding on his way. He noticed some persons engaged in having their meal. The men asked the
Imam (a.s) to join them in the fare. He said, “If I was not fasting, I would
certainly have partaken of your food!” When he arrived at his house the
310Imam (a.s) ordered preparation of delicacies for the persons he met at the
roadside. He sent for them and shared the repast with the persons.
It is narrated that Hazrat Ali (a.s) advised Imam Hassan (a.s), “Adopt
humility. It is best of all supplications!”
The Prophet of Islam (a.s) said, “One who adopted humility and modesty Allah will endow him with respect and nobility.”
Imam Zain al Abedeen (a.s) used to say that no Arab and Qureish has
any superiority if he is not humble in his demeanor.