Haarith is the cultivator who is an active earner (provider) and Hammaam is the one who is effective from the onset of intention. For intention is the beginning of the will. Man always has a will; and for every will there must be that which is willed and that toward which it aims. Then necessarily there is for each 'abd a willed, beloved objective, which is the aim of his love and will. Therefore, whoever does not have Allaah as his ma'bood (the worshipped one) then the aim of his love and will disdains to do so. He must necessarily have another as a willed beloved one, worshipping him rather than Allaah. he is then an 'abd for that willed, beloved one, which could be wealth, fame, appearance, or whatever he takes as a deity for worship rather than Allaah.

If man is an 'abd for other than Allaah, then he is surely a mushrik, and every mustakbir is a mushrik. That is why Pharaoh was one of the greatest creatures as to istikbaar.

And indeed We sent Moosa with Our Signs and a manifest authority to Pharoah, Haamaan and Qaaroon, but they called him a sorcerer, a liar! Moosa said: Verily! I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who believes not in the Day of Rekoning... Thus Allah seals up every arrogant tyrannous heart. [Soorah Al-Mu'min ayaat 23-25]

And (We destroyed) Qaaroon, Pharaoh and Haamaan. Moosa came to them with clear signs but they were arrogant in the land, yet they could not outstrip Us (ie., escape from Our punnishment). [Soorah Al- 'Ankaboot ayah 39]

Verily Pharoah exalted himself in the earth and broke up its people into sections, oppresing a group among them, killing their sons and humiliating their women... [Soorah Al-Qasas ayah 4]

And they denied them (those signs) wrongfully and arrogantly, though their souls were convinced thereof then see what was the end of the mischief- makers. [Soorah An-Naml ayah 14]

The greater his istikbaar the greater will be his shirk. He becomes a mushrik by means of that in which he becomes enthralled. See Pharaoh described with Shirk in Sooratul-A'raaf ayah 127.

Verily, We revealed the Torah, in which was guidance and light, and by which the prophets who submitted judged the Jews... [Sooarh Al-Maa'idah ayah 44]

Balqees said:

... O my Lord, I have indeed wronged my soul, now I submit with Sulaymaan to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds. [Soorah An-Naml ayah 44]

And when I inspired the Disciples to believe in Me and My Messenger, they said We believe! Then bear witness that we are Muslims. [Soorah Al-Maa'idah ayah 111]

Verily the religion with Allaah is Al-Islaam; [Soorah Aal-'Imraan ayah 19]

And whoever seeks other than Al-Islaam as a religion, it will not be accepted from him ... [Soorah Aal-'Imraan ayah 85]

Then do they seek other than the religion of Allaah when whatever is in the heavens and the earth submits to Him, willingly or unwillingly; and to Him they shall be returned. [Soorah Aal-lmraan ayah 83]

Among all creation there is no one single means which can independently generate any good or ward off any evil. Rather, any cause or means is in need of another cause or means which will help it and repel any harm which opposes it and works against it.

Say, "Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allaah, if Allaah intended some harm for me, could they remove His harm, or if He intended some Mercy for me, could they stop His Mercy?" Say, "Sufficient is Allaah for me! Those who trust in Him (Alone). [Soorah Az-Zumar ayah 38]