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Different types of nafs and conscience

“How many types of nafs are there? Is conscience also a type of nafs?”Asked by Farhan Khan, Jalalabad, Uttar Pradesh

He answers at 59:32 in The Concept of Divine Help · 1 min 17 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:32
maulana, agla sawal aaya hai jalalabad, uttar pradesh se farhan khan sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, nafs kitni tarah ka hota hai? kya zamir bhi aik tarah ka nafs hota hai? is ke baray mein batayen." dekhen, quran mein to do lafz istemal hue hain, teen laf
1:00:03
z istemal hue hain: nafs ammara aur nafs mutmainnah aur nafs lawwamah. nafs lawwamah, nafs ammara, nafs mutmainnah. in baaton ko samajhne ke liye barkhast sahab kitaben padhiye. yahan, yahan is sawal se koi wazahat se aap baat clear nahin ho sakti hai. aap kitaben padhiye, is se aap baat samajh lenge. khas taur par hamari jo tafsir hai, tazkirul quran, is ka mutala kijiye. baqi teen lafz istemal hue hain quran majeed mein: nafs ammara, al nafs, nafs ammara, nafs mutmainnah aur nafs lawwamah.
1:00:50
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai ans sahab ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke "How can we maintain discipline in our daily life?" is ke bare mein bataen.
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