two men in the time of Moses who boastfully spoke of their pedigree. One said to the other: Look how my nine ancestors all in one line were men of renown. And God said to Moses: "Tell this man: All thy nine ancestors are in Hell and thou art the tenth."
4. Women generally feel proud of their beauty. This leads to finding fault with others, and this gradually assumes the form of contempt and disdain. Ayesha, the wife of the Prophet, says: "One day a woman came to the Prophet and I said to him: "Look at this dwarf." The Prophet turned towards me and said: 'Ayesha, repent of what thou hast said, for it is slander.'
5, 6, 7. People feel a sort of elation at the sight of their possessions. A merchant is elated with his stores, a landowner with his fields and groves, and a nobleman with his retinue and riches. In short, every person feels proud of his worldly possessions and looks down on those who
