Ezekiel 13:10 Meaning Because

Ghurūr: Being fooled about your own condition Al-Ghazali closes the Revival with this, confidence that has nothing holding it up. Someone hears often enough that everything is fine, and checking begins to feel unnecessary. The comfort starts working as evidence, warning signs get filed away as nothing, and the pleasantest report is the one believed.

Amn min makr Allāh: Feeling secure when you have no grounds to be The Quran warns sharply about people who feel untouchable while the danger sits right there. Being told the trouble has passed brings relief, and the relief is what people hold onto instead of the facts. After a while the assumption is so settled that nobody thinks to look at what is wrong.

Riyāʾ: Doing things so they will be seen Sufi teachers call this the quiet disease, effort aimed at how a thing looks. Tidying the outside costs little and buys immediate calm, so it keeps getting chosen over the harder repair. A person can spend all their care on the part others see, while the part everything depends on stays untouched.

Consult your heart, even when people tell you it is fine: the unease that keeps speaking The Prophet said this to a man who wanted someone else to settle a question for him. Even when confident voices call the matter closed, something in a person stays unsettled. Being reassured feels better than being alarmed, so that small doubt gets pushed down, though it was the most honest thing there.

Muḥāsaba: Taking honest account of yourself Al-Ghazali compares this to a merchant going over the day's accounts before sleep. Reassurance that arrives from outside can only be tested from inside, and most people never sit down to do it. Someone who does sees the gap between how their life looks and how it goes, and the flattering report loses its grip.