Latifa-e-Nafs
Self or
ego is the lowest of all the faculties possessed by man. Considered from this
standpoint, man no doubt is only a highly evolved animal and belongs to the
realm of Creation (Aalam-e-Khalq).
A major part of this self is carnal, and its dominant inclination is towards inferior and baser pursuits. The Holy Qur’an calls this self nafs-e-ammarah, i.e., the self which prompts man to worldly and immoral aims. This is an expression for the lowest stage in the spiritual growth of man, the stage where low desires and animal passions rule his personality and he succumbs to them like any other brute.
Different aspects of this self were studied and pointed out by Marx, Freud, and Adler. Each of them focused his attention exclusively on one of the urges and desires belonging to the lower human self. Darwin, too, was not entirely wrong in asserting the human biological evolution which is a fact in respect of the natural development of the earthly or animal part of man.
A major part of this self is carnal, and its dominant inclination is towards inferior and baser pursuits. The Holy Qur’an calls this self nafs-e-ammarah, i.e., the self which prompts man to worldly and immoral aims. This is an expression for the lowest stage in the spiritual growth of man, the stage where low desires and animal passions rule his personality and he succumbs to them like any other brute.
Different aspects of this self were studied and pointed out by Marx, Freud, and Adler. Each of them focused his attention exclusively on one of the urges and desires belonging to the lower human self. Darwin, too, was not entirely wrong in asserting the human biological evolution which is a fact in respect of the natural development of the earthly or animal part of man.
To Be Continued ....
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