When Allah created the intellect, He said
- O intellect, turn away. And it turned away.
- O intellect, turn and come. And it turned and came.
- O intellect, who am I? It said, “You are Allah, Lord of the worlds.”
When Allah created the nafs, He said
- Turn and come. And it turned away.
- Turn away. And it turned and came.
- O nafs, who am I? It said, “You are you and I am I."
Allah overcame the nafs with hunger, and it was humbled. Allah said
- O nafs, turn away. And it turned away.
- O nafs, come. And it came.
- O nafs, who am I? And the nafs said, “You are Allah, Lord of the worlds."
Source: taken from a Sunnipath lecture
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The nafs becomes anything but humble these days when inflicted with hunger.
i don't know but i see people rowing everywhere ... more than usual in Ramadan :S ... which doesn't look like the outcome of a tamed nafs.
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