Sufi Secret-Soul-Ruh-Functions

“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)

Sufi secrets (spirit/ruh)

SPECIALITY OF THE SOUL(ESSENCE OF LIFE)

Allah is the Creator and sustainer of the soul .knowledge ,power and intuitive are its unique aspects. does not die .retains whatever knowledge of God it possesses. spiritual/angelic soul(good because of knowledge and love of Allah).The origin of every soul is paradise/celestial origin. (“I breathed into man of My spirit,”).manifestation of “Divine ‘Noor’ of Allah” in human body. The soul and its body travel through four different worlds:womb,world,grave and hereafter.Created before the creation of Adam and souls were asked to testify to the Lordship of Allah. seat of actual experiences.

FUNCTIONS OF THE SOUL

The perception of truth.The body was created for the soul, the soul for the body. We can gain some knowledge of God’s essence and attributes from the contemplation of the soul’s essence and attributes.uncured disease of the soul end in future misery(darkness of soul and the seed of misery)ignorance and sin are deadly poisons for the soul(knowledge of God and worship are medicinal)

The protection and nurture of soul(by gaining knowledge and love of God) and body (food, clothing, and a dwelling-place)is done. shariat laws will help in curbing extra lust/desires/anger etc etc. The pains which souls suffer after death all have their source in excessive love of the world.Soul remains contemplating the absolute Beauty and Holiness and contemplating herself in her beauty, which is conferred on her by this Attainment unto the Presence Divine

Nafs(self centered/I) and ruh(intellectual/higher self) fight for the possession(capture) of heart(spiritual not physical).If the nafs wins the battle, the heart is “veiled”. If the ruh(intellectual/higher self ) Wins the battle -heart becomes the tabernacle (mishkāt) of the Divine Mystery (sirr) in man because of spiritual light.

Spiritual heart is transdental and subtle and abode of Divine Light. Divine Knowledge can be attained through its activity. it is the only organ that is the locus of the energies one receives from the spiritual realm. It opens up ways for spiritual development. God has called it His own abode. Mundane passions and desire cover(rust) the heart. Rust is removed by zikr.once the spirit/soul is awakened( by zikr) ,The temptations to worry will die out.Spiritual heart is the seat of Divine Knowledge and Love. “The Eye of the Heart” begins to see the Eternal Essence (the aspect of beauty (jamāl) and the aspect of rigor (jalal)). The spiritual life is equivalent to symbolic life, regulated by the perception of different aspects of the Spirit.

Difference between nafs/ruh is that of attributes rather than the substance. Ruh is ethereal sort substance, tenuous, translucent and luminous. Nafs is one’s own self (Dhat) . The luminosity which radiates from a man depends upon the degree of activity of his Ruh.

Nafs — that aspect of man filled with vain desires which desires nothing other than this world.

Ruh— only longs to meet its Lord, it therefore prepares him to do righteousness.

Soul/ruh and the physical body are subjected to either bliss or punishment .Ruhullah, meaning the soul created by Allah (imply ownership and possession).

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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