Nafsun Mutma’innah
We are not humans because of the physical body but rather due to the soul. We need to focus on the soul on its entire journey from its origin till the final destination that Allah has designated it. By focussing on the soul and fulfilling its requirements, Allah will make us amongst those who are successful as they have purified their souls and at the time of death the angels will announce to them:
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
Oh Content Soul!
Return unto your Lord pleased with him and He pleased with you.
Enter amongst My servants
and enter into My gardens
[Surah al-Fajr, 27-30]
The soul is one, but depending on the actions of an individual it goes through different stages and can be characterised by any of the following three terms:
- Nafsun Ammarah.
- Nafsun Lawwamah.
- Nafsun Mutma’innah.