Divine humiliation through denial of knowledge
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 288
٢٨٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): إِذَا أَرْذَلَ اللهُ عَبْداً حَظَرَعَلَيْهِ الْعِلْمَ.
288. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: When Allāh intends to humiliate a person He denies him knowledge.