English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 292

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

When he wrongs anyone, he justifies his actions by considering the person he has wronged to be inferior to him. Similarly, in institutions when there are quarrels about posts the reason is invariably the same. It is because one person regards himself as being more deserving of that post than another. If one who has this feeling of greatness about himself has more power than a person whom he considers weak, he does not deem it necessary to treat that person with justice. This is an active expression of his superiority complex. On the contrary, one who has a superiority complex but has no power, can only passively express his feeling of superiority. People who are afflicted by such weakness as jealousy and envy, engage in a battle of words in order to prove others inferior. When they themselves prove ineffectual in their endeavours, they nurture negative feelings in their hearts and resort to voicing such sentiments as prove others to be inferior to themselves. One great attribute of the angels is gratitude, while Satan is guilty of ingratitude.

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