Is Self-Reference as ‘Great’ or ‘The Great’ Permissible or Condescending?- Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Question

Is self-reference as ‘great’ or ‘the great’ permissible or condescending?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat explores whether referring to oneself as ‘great’ or ‘the great’ is permissible or condescending. He discusses the Islamic perspective on humility and self-praise.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.