Al-Baqara • EN-TAFSIR-AL-TUSTARI
﴿ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلْعِزَّةُ بِٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ فَحَسْبُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ ﴾
“And whenever he is told, "Be conscious of God," his false pride drives him into sin: wherefore hell will be his allotted portion-and how vile a resting-place!”
�he is seized by vainglory in his sin�He replied:This refers to [proud] fury (ḥamīya), just as He said in Sūra Ṣād, in vainglory and defiance [38:2], that is, in proud fury and dissension (ikhtilāf).Concerning His words: