The book Arrogance and Hypocrisy in Our Society, by the Blessed Martyr Anmar Hamza al-Mahdi — Publications of the Supporters of Imam al-Mahdi, Issue No. 84 — is now available to read and download.
Drawing on verses of the Quran and narrations from the Prophet Muhammad and his purified Household, the book examines arrogance and hypocrisy as two of the gravest diseases of the soul, tracing how each disposes a person toward disbelief, injustice, and ultimate ruin in this world and the Hereafter. It looks at how these two diseases caused the downfall of the Devil, Balaam, and the Samiri, and argues that the same arrogance and hypocrisy that led men like Yazid, Shabath ibn Ribi, and Shurayh to abandon and take part in the killing of Imam al-Hussain have, with rare exception, characterized the response of Iraqi society to every reformer and guardian of God who has called it to the truth.
The book draws a direct line from this history to the cause of Imam al-Mahdi, arguing that the arrogant and hypocritical will likewise reject and abandon him when he appears, just as their predecessors rejected the prophets and Imams before him. It closes with practical guidance for cleansing the soul of these two diseases — daily self-accounting, reflection on the fate of earlier nations, and sincerity in both private and public — so the reader is left not only with a diagnosis, but with a path toward cure.
Second Edition, 1433 AH / 2012 CE