Istaghna
\r\n Al-Alaq (The Clot) - Chapter 96: Verses 6-7
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"Nay, verily, man proves himself to be insolent [by the fact] that he regards himself as self-sufficing (istaghna).\"
The verb istaghna is used to denote an excess of self-confidence in man. Istaghna suggests the basic meaning of being rich or wealthy, the root being GH-N-Y.
\r\nEvery reader of the Quran must know that it constantly emphasizes the idea of God being 'rich', ghani, in the sense that He is rich enough to stand all alone, i.e. that He is absolutely independent and self-sufficient. Now in the case of man, the assumption of such self-sufficiency betrays the lack of a sense of creatureliness; it is nothing but presumptuousness and arrogance, involving as it does the denial of God as the Creator. Istaghna is the word for this kind of presumptuousness. It literally means 'to consider one's self rich', and consequently 'to put unbounded confidence in one's own power'.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n \"Ethico Religious Concepts in the Quran\" - Toshihiko Izutsu, pp. 150, 151