Here is a simple similitude, to illustrate the contrast between two companions, one of whom is a sincere believer and the other one, a wealthy Materialist; who is a purse-proud, that his material properties like garden, farmland, and excellent house, and furniture, has puffed him up with vanity and pride. He takes his companion with him to his fruitful garden to show him his importance, but his friend looks at them with indifference, and neutral disposition! On contrary to his companion, the believer had all his trust in God.
There in the garden they fell into a dispute about faith, and the life in Hereafter. The wealthy, seeing his fruitful garden; in his vanity and pride said to his companion:ِ
``I am wealthier than you, and mightier in man power; and I don't think this garden of mine will ever perish, and I don't think that the hour of Resurrection will come on; and even if I return to my Lord I will find better than these, in exchange!''
The Materialist who was puffed up with vanity and pride, thought that his power would never diminish, and looked at his friend with a contemptible eye and scornful gaze! But he was more unjust to himself than his friend, and knew not that his vanity and pride was ruining him and all that he had.