‘Beware of comparing [yourself] with God in greatness and likening [yourself] to Him in might, for God abases every tyrant and disgraces every braggart.’57 One who does not act with justice towards God and His creatures, and instead tyrannizes them, will find that not only His creatures, but also God Himself will be his opponent: ‘He remains at war with God until he desists and repents.’ The tyrant will eventually be forced to repent, even if this be only at the point of death and imminent judgement. Even if he appears to have successfully evaded the consequences of his tyranny in this life,
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