Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 93
27 December 1907 93 God Almighty says: 1 َو ۤاَل ُمِسْقُا ِسْفَّنلاِب ِةَماَّوَّللا َو ۤاَل ُمِسْقُا ِسْفَّنلاِب ِةَماَّوَّللا meaning that, I swear by the nafs that rebukes him on evil deeds and every kind of transgression. If any sin is enacted by such a person, he becomes cognisant of it quickly and rebukes himself upon that foul act. Hence, it has been designated as nafs-e-lawwamah; that is, what rebukes a lot. One who is subservient to this nafs is not fully capable of performing virtuous deeds and, from time to time, natural pas- sions overwhelm him, although he wants to come out of this state and continues to be contrite about his vulnerability. After this, the third kind of nafs is nafs-e-mutma’innah as is said by Allah the Almighty: 2 اَهُتَّيَاٰۤي ُسْفَّنلا ُةَّنِٕىَمْطُمْلا۰۰ْۗۖۤيِعِجْرا ىٰلِا ِكِّبَر ًةَيِضاَر ًةَّيِضْرَّم۰۰ْۚيِلُخْداَف ْيِف ْيِدٰبِع۰۰َۙو ْيِلُخْدا ْيِتَّنَج۰۰ اَهُتَّيَاٰۤي ُسْفَّنلا ُةَّنِٕىَمْطُمْلا۰۰ْۗۖۤيِعِجْرا ىٰلِا ِكِّبَر ًةَيِضاَر ًةَّيِضْرَّم۰۰ْۚيِلُخْداَف ْيِف ْيِدٰبِع۰۰َۙو ْيِلُخْدا ْيِتَّنَج۰۰ Meaning that: ‘O the Soul that is at peace with God! Return to your Lord, you being pleased with God and God being pleased with you. Therefore, join My servants and enter My Paradise. ’ In short, this stage is when man is bestowed complete solace by God and he has no anxiety remaining. He establishes such a bond with God that he cannot possibly live without Him. One with nafs-e-lawwamah is still in much danger as there is the risk that he may regress and become nafs-e-ammarah again, but the station of nafs-e-mutma’innah is one in which the soul shrugs off all weaknesses and becomes charged with spiritual powers. Thus, it should be remembered that, unless one reaches this stage, he is vulnerable. Therefore, until man achieves this rank, one should continue to strive [spiritually]. 1. S u rah al-Qiy a mah, 75:3 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Fajr, 89:28–31 [Publisher]