Nafs
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Nafs
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Nafs (نَفْس) is an Arabic word occurring in the Quran, literally meaning "self", and has been translated as "psyche", "ego" or "soul". The term is cognate with the Hebrew word nephesh, נֶפֶשׁ. In the Quran, the word nafs is used in both the individualistic and collective sense, indicating that although humanity is united in possessing the positive qualities of a nafs, they are individually responsible for exercising the agencies of the "free will" that it provides them. Much of the popular liter
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Quranic Arabic word for the "self"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs
date created:
2005-10-28T20:57:20Z
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2024-09-06T13:37:40Z
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