Nafs-Treatment General
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
ISLAH E NAFS/TAZKIYE NAFS
Aim of the life = Islah e nafs (CONNECTION WITH NAFS E MUHAMMADI ﷺ)
Nafs e ammara =call towards bad
Ruh =call towards good (taharat/deeds)
Islah e nafs is noor (it becomes nafs e kamila by not objecting sharia ie by accepting entire commands of sharia are haqq/truth, weakness is in us.)
Nafs is baatin and its siffats/attributes are hasad,bukul,hirs, adawat,gaflat,ghibat,anger ,jealousy,sexual orientation ,short tempered etc etc etc .
Nafs is zaahir when exposed to environment.
Islah e nafs = good intention (niyyat)
Islah e nafs =rahmat/mercy from Allah
Duniya= anything which takes you away from Allah (be in duniya but don’t keep duniya in heart)
NAFS E MUHAMMADIﷺ
Najm =nafs e muhammadiﷺ
Nafs always command bad but Allah has taken oath on the nafs e muhammadiﷺ .
All the nafs are below nafs e muhammadiﷺ and gain blessings from it.
Nafs e muhammadiﷺ helps in islah e nafs
Connection with prophet muhammed ﷺ =islah e nafs.
ISLAH E NAFS IS BY
Niyyat =only for the sake of Allah and to gain his pleasure/raza (deedar /sight of Allah).
Following sharia (laws) AND knowledge of self (tasawuff) helps in islah e nafs
being in sohbat e auliya/sufi/perfect insan.
Nafs e muhammadiﷺ helps in islah e nafs
Fearing Allah means avoiding sins /disobedience.
Loving Allah means following sunnah of rasoolAllahﷺ
Nafil (for gaining qurb/nearness of Allah) =little extra for islah e nafs (sharia + nafil ibadat )
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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