SOUL AWAKENING

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Contents
NOW is the time for SOUL AWAKENING!...................................................................................1
Nafs/Self..........................................................................................................................................2
Stages of Nafs:.............................................................................................................................3
Soul/Rooh:.......................................................................................................................................4
Difference between Soul and Nafs:.................................................................................................4
HEART:...........................................................................................................................................5
What is Our Heart?......................................................................................................................5
Heart and Inner Heart..................................................................................................................6
1.

Existance:..............................................................................................................................6

2.

Function:...............................................................................................................................6

3.

Diagrametically:...................................................................................................................7

Quran:..........................................................................................................................................7
Quranic Illumination On Inner Heart And Its Realities:..........................................................7
Refrences:......................................................................................................................................14

NOW is the time for SOUL AWAKENING!

You are so much more than you think.

You came into this life with a soul mission.
You can never become disconnected to God / Source or whatever name you assign to the
Universal Loving Being.
That awareness should give you comfort when all seems lost.
God does not distinguish between color, creed or manmade conceptions.
You have a distinct voice and distinct purpose.

This unfolds the light within the individual, the shedding of constriction of limited beliefs and
the coming into the awareness of the divine spark residing within us all.
Every soul has its own Path to the Truth, and there are many Paths to choose from. It is up to
each individual to find the Path that is right for them.

Jis Banda-e-Haq Been Ki Khudi Ho Gyi Baidar

Shamsheer Ki Manind Hai Buranda-o-Barraq
The Truthseeking man whose self has awakened
Is like a sword which is cutting and brilliant. (Iqbal)

Uss Mard-e-Khuda Se Koi Nisbat Nahin Tujh Ko

Tu Banda-e-Afaq Hai, Woh Sahib-e-Afaq

To him you cannot be compared:

You are the slave of the heavens while he is their master.

Tujh Mein Abhi Paida Nahin Sahil Ki Talab Bhi

Woh Paki-e-Fitrat Se Huwa Mehram-e-Aamaq
You have not yet developed even a desire for the shore;
He has grasped the secrets of the deep through the purity of his soul.

Nafs/Self:
Nafs in man is the totality of sentiments, tendencies, desires, wishes, experiences, and our
heredity characteristics; in short, it is man's personality.
What create a difference between one man and another is Self/Nafs rather than Rooh/Soul. It is
man's Rooh/Soul which transform and evolves.

Stages of Nafs:

Table of the Levels of Seven Nafs/Souls and Attribute

An-Nafs al-Ammara

Nafs al Lawwamah

Nafs al Mulhimah

Nafs al Mutmainnah

Nafs ar Radiyyah

Nafs al Mardiyyah

Nafs al-Kamila

Inciting to evil self

Reproachful self

Inspired Self

Tranquil Self

Content Self

Pleasing Self

Soul:

Soul:

Soul:

Soul:

Soul:

Soul:

Soul:

Ruh Madeni
Mineral soul

Ruh Nabati
Vegetable soul

Ruh Haywani
Animal soul

Ruh Nafsani
Personal Soul

Ruh Insani
Human Soul

Ruh Sirr
Secret Soul

Sirr Al AsarThe Secret of Secrets

Light/Colour /Aura :

Light/Colour /Aura :

Light/Colour /Aura :

Light/Colour /Aura :

Light/Colour /Aura :

Light/Colour /Aura :

Light/Colour /Aura :

Blue

Yellow

Red

White

Green

Black

Colourless

Located:

Located:

Location:

Location:

Location:

Location:

Location:

Human skeletal
system.

Liver and related to

the
digestive system.

Heart & Circulatory

system

Brain and nervous

system.

Inner or Spiritual heart.

As-sadr The
Breast/Chest

Al- Qalb The heart

Mediation- Dhikr to
repeat:

Mediation- Dhikr to
repeat

Mediation- Dhikr to
repeat

La-ilaha ill-lil-lah
no Gods, but The God.

Ya Allah
O The God

Ya Hu!
O He

Quran Ref:

Quran Ref:

Behold! The
commanding nafs
encourages evil,
except when my Lord
bestows mercy.
(Qur'an 12:53)

Ar-Ruh -The Spirit

The Pure /Perfect Self

Innermost Spiritual Heart. Innermost Spiritual Heart

of Hearts

As-sara'ir The
Consciences

Al-Akhfa The Hidden

Al-Khafa Secrecy

Mediation- Dhikr to
repeat

Mediation- Dhikr to
repeat:

Mediation- Dhikr to
repeat

Mediation- Dhikr to
repeat:

Ya Haqq
O Truth

Ya Hayy
O Everlasting

Ya Qayyum
O Eternal

Ya Qahhar
O Omnipotent

Quran Ref:

Quran Ref:

Quran Ref:

Quran Ref:

Quran Ref:

And I swear by the

reproachful soul!
(75:1-2)

And a nafs and Him

who gave order to it
and inspired it with a
sense of what is
wrong for it and what
is right for it. (Qur'an
91:8)

O the righteous soul will

be said, "O, you nafs in
complete peace and
satisfaction!" (Qur'an
89:27)

Return to your Lord,

content (Qur'an 89:28)

Traits:

Traits:

Traits:

Traits:

Traits:

Traits:

Traits:

narcissistic,
mechanical,
conditioned, nonreflective, impulsive.

conscience, capacity
for self-observation

generosity, gratitude,
modesty, empathy,
ardent desire.

dignity, sincerity,
courage, compassion,
complete loyalty.

endurance, resignation,
constancy.

knowledge of Allah,
sincerity, unbounded
faith and hope in
existential communion.

freedom from duality,

acceptance of Allah's will,
joy of union, freedom
from expectation,
contentment.

As-sir The Innermost

being

for His being pleased with This day have I perfected

you! (Qur'an 89:28)
your religion for you,
completed My favor to
you, and have chosen for
you as your religion Islam.
(Qur'an 5:3)

Habits:

Habits:

Habits:

Habits:

Habits:

Habits:

Habits:

pride, enmity, cruelty,

lust, stinginess

backbiting, trickery,
conceitedness,
hypocrisy, selfconsciousness, guilt,
fearfulness, wishful
thinking, intense
desire to please
others.

liberality lacking
discrimination,
mystical inflation,
tendency toward
spiritual greed.

Attachment to spiritual
ambition.

personal identification
with affliction.

mystical intoxication,
lack of sobriety and
balance

None remaining

I claim not they my soul was innocent, indeed the soul incites to evil,
except in as much as my Lord has mercy. (12:53)
I swear by the day of Arising! And I swear by the reproachful soul! (75:1-2)
By the soul that which shaped it and inspired it with its dissolution and its piety. (91: 7-8)

Soul/Rooh:
Based upon the Qur'anic verse; "They ask thee concerning the spirit (of inspiration). Say The
spirit cometh by command of my Lord: of Knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to
you, (O men!)." (Holy Qur'an 17:85) This verse teaches us that the spirit is an 'Amr' i.e. the work
of Allah. In other words, it is a created thing, not self-existent. The Holy Qur'an does not go
beyond telling us that. It does not tell us the nature of the spirit. However, just like our ignorance
of the nature of electricity or magnetism does not prevent us from taking full advantage of these
wonders of creation, we can advance ourselves spiritually by taking full advantage of the
functions of the spirit.
Rooh is something which descends to man from God and we interpret it as our 'inside Prophet'
namely, it is a representative from the Lord inside Insan. It is the relationship of God with man
that appears under various names in different Prophets. This spirit is clean and innocent and it
cannot err (I).

Difference between Soul and Nafs:

What distinguishes one man from another is Nafs which contains our personalities. And in our
opinion the part of us which is responsible in front of the Lord in the final day is the Nafs of each
of us. And it is Nafs which errs not the Rooh. The body is not that important since it is in
constant process of change and transformation. However, what we believe to be the essence of
man was placed in the Nafs, and it is Nafs which will be interrogated in the last day.

In order to talk about the shaping of one's self we must concentrate upon the analysis and
examination of Nafs. Once we reach this stage we come right across the sacred Islamic school
and we are proud that Islam has conducted in-depth and extensive analysis in this area
unparalleled in any other school or system.

HEART:
What is Our Heart?
When we refer to the heart, we do not mean physical heart but your (non physical) spiritual
heart, which is the center of subtle feeling. It is located at the center of your chest and it is where
your true self (also known as spirit or atman) is located.
Spiritually speaking a human has 7 major chakras. One of those chakras is known as the Heart
chakra or Anahata. Our spiritual heart is located inside our heart chakra. The picture below
depicts our spiritual heart location in relation to our heart chakra, relative to our human physical
body.

Heart and Inner Heart

As you can see from the picture, within our spiritual heart we have our spirit or true self. And
within our spirit we have our Inner Heart. Many ancient spiritual books stated that the biggest
secret lies in the core of our heart and that is our Inner Heart, heart of the heart, which always
knows the truth and always directs us to True Source, the Source of our true self.
Our Inner Heart is the spark of our True Source. It is always pure and cannot be contaminated by
anything. The Sir layer is a special layer that protects our Inner Heart from any outside
impurity influences. For general understanding, the heart, the spirit and Inner Heart are
considered the same or referred to as heart.
What becomes a problem is that most peoples Inner Hearts are closed because their hearts are
not open yet. With a closed heart, ones Inner Heart cannot function at all. Hence, even a
criminal has an Inner Heart. Unfortunately, his/her Inner Heart does not function at all. However,
as soon as that person uses his/her Inner Heart, at that moment he/she will direct him/herself to
True Source. This shows how important and astonishing the power of the Inner Heart is.
For those of you who are diligent in carrying out your spiritual or religious duties, you will
obtain the benefits a lot easier. Nevertheless, to obtain the maximum benefit, it is not enough to
simply know about your Inner Heart.

1. Existance:

One of the most important aspects of living a spiritually healthy life is to have a
heart that is enlightened with the truth of Islam and one that is close to Allah and
His remembrance.

2.

Function:

One of the primary ways we can spiritually awaken our hearts is to take time not
to just read the Quran but to also understand it with full devotion.

3.

Diagrametically:

In conclusion, let us ensure that we enlighten our hearts by inculcating the habit
of taking the Quran from our shelves and bringing its words and message in our
hearts with full devotion
Quran:
And their hearts are sealed so that they do not understand.
- Surah at-Tawbah, 9:87
Allah has sealed their hearts so that they do not know.
- Surah at-Tawhab, 9:93
We seal their hearts so they cannot hear (the Truth).
- Surah al-Araf, 7:100

From all these above verses it is clear that if the Heart is corrupt, man cannot understand or
realize the truth properly. The degree of goodness or badness of Heart determines the character
and action of a person. This is Heart and this is the tale of the Heart.

Quranic Illumination On Inner Heart And Its Realities:

1) Center of Guidance is Heart
And who faithfully believes in Allah, He guides his Heart.
- The Quran, Surah Taghabun 64, verse 11
2) Appointed place of faith is Heart
For them He has written secure faith in their Hearts, and has strengthened them with the Spirit
from Himself.
- Surah Muzdalah 58, verse 22
3) To be a faithful, imaan (faith) must penetrate Heart
The deep desert dwellers say, We believe! Say (to them) You have not (yet) believed; but
(rather) say, We have submitted, for faith has not yet entered into your Hearts
- Surah Hujurat 49, verse 14

4) The place of fashioning faith is Heart

But Allah has endeared the faith to you and beautified it in your Hearts, thus making disbelief,
defiance, and disobedience hateful to you.
- Surah Hujurat 49, verse 7
5) It is the Heart that attain to faith
Oh Messenger! Do not be grieved by those who vie with one another to cover over (the Truth),
such as those who say with their mouths, We believe, and do not believe in their Hearts.
- Surah Mayedah 05, verse 41
6) Heart must be stabilized on Imaan
.. (those) who cover up ( the truth) about Allah after having believed- excepth the one who is
forced to ( do so ) and whose heart is still content with the belief and who willingly open their
hearts to disbelief, upon them is the Anger of Allah and for them great punishment (awaits)
- Surah Nahal 16, verse 106
7) Heart quivering at the deep remembrance of Allah is a sign of faith
They only are believers whose Hearts tremble with awe whenever Allah is mentioned
Surah Anfal 08, verse 2
8) Glad tidings for those whos Heart quiver at the mentioning of Allahs glory
And give good news th the humble- those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts tremble
- Surah Hajj 22, verse 34-35
9-10) Center for Taqwa (God Consciousness) is Heart
Those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah- they are ones whose Hearts Allah
has tested for consciousness and vigilance against evil.
- Surah Hujurat 49, verse 3
That (is the order of Allah); whoever honors the symbolic (rites) of Allah does so because (in
their) hearts are conscious of Allah and ward off the evil (from inside and outside themselves).
- Surah Hajj 22, verse 32
11) It is the Heart that receives tranquility in Divine Remembrance

Those who attain faith, and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in the
remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.
- Surah Raad, verse 28
12) The Quran descended in the Heart of the Holy Prophet
.. Indeed Gabriel has brought this revelation upon your heart O Muhammad by the will of Allah,
confirming what came before (Torah and Gospel) and good news for the faithful.
- Surah Baqara, verse 97
13) Heart of the faithful melts at Divine Remembrance
Has the time not come for those who have faith that their hearts should become humbly
submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not
be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their
hearts hardened; and many of them are transgressors.
- Surah Hadid, verse 16
14) It is the Heart that become sinful
.. let him who is entrusted discharge his trust [faithfully] and let him fear Allah , his Lord. And do
not conceal testimony, for whoever conceals it - his heart is indeed sinful, and Allah is Knowing
of what you do.
- Surah Baqara, verse 283
15) Heart become rusted with transgressing acts
When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him he says: "Tales of the ancients!"
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
- Surah Mutaffin, verse 13,14
The Holy Prophet, Allahs peace and blessings be upon him has said, Then the discriminating
ability between good and not good is lost. (Muslim, Mishkat collection)
Never, rather whatever they have accumulated (of sins) it causes rust to cover over their Heart.
(Timizi, Ibn Majah, Masnad e Ahmad and Mishkat)
16) Heart is sealed
Allah has sealed upon their Heart.
- Surah Muhammad, verse 16

17) The transgressors have their Hearts sealed

Thus the Divine has sealed the hearts of the transgressors (those who disbelieve in the Oneness
of the Divine and deny Him).
- Surah Yunus, verse 74
18) Arrogant and oppressors have their Hearts closed
Those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without an authority having granted to them [this attitude] is most hateful in the sight of Allah and of those who have faith. In such a manner
Allah seals the hearts of all self-aggrandizing arrogant tyrants.
- Surah Mumin, verse 35
19-20) Those who cover up truth have their Hearts closed
.. (due to their denial of the messengers and clear proof) Allah seas the hearts of those who cover
up (the Truth).
- Surah Araf, verse 101
So (the Divine punished them) for their breaking the covenant and their covering up of the Signs
of Allah and their killing of the Prophets without right, and their saying, "Our hearts are
hardened." Rather it is that Allah has sealed them for their covering up (of the Truth) so that they
believe not, except for a few.
- Surah Nisa, verse 155
21) Ignorant have their Heart closed and sealed
And cretainly We have set forth for humanity in this Qur'an every (kind of) example. But if you
bring those who cover up (the Truth) a Sign, they will say, "You are nothing but tricksters." In
this way Allah sets the hearts of those who do not (want) to know.
- Surah Rum, verse 58, 59
22) Faculty of Realization become corrupt when Heart is closed
.. and their hearts are sealed, so they do not comprehend.
- Surah Tawbah, verse 87
23) Faculty of Knowledge become inept when Heart is closed
.. and Allah has sealed over their hearts, so they do not know.

- Surah Tawbah, verse 93

24) Faculty of Inner Hearing is disabled when Heart is closed
.. We seal their hearts so they cannot hear (the Truth).
- Surah Araf, verse 100
25) Heart can become blind
Have they not traveled through the earth and have hearts by which to reason and ears by which to
hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the
breasts that grow blind.
- Surah Hajj, verse 46
Heart is also the faculty of inner vision. On the authority of Abu Zar, may Allah be pleased with
him it is transmitted, The Holy Prophet in the event of Ascension to Divine Presence have seen
Allah with his Heart, not with the physical eyes. (Ibn Khojaimah)
Ibn Abbas, May Allah be please with him has also described that the Holy Prophet, peace and
blessings be upon him have seen Allah by his own Heart. (Muslim Hadith)
26) Hearts can become closed
Do they not contemplate deeply on the Quran, or are their Hearts closed?
- Surah Muhammad, verse 24
27) Heart is the place of anger

And He will remove anger from their Heart.

- Surah Tawbah, verse 15

Regarding anger, which is one of the blame worthy traits, the Holy Prophet, may Allah perfect
our love for him, has said: You should distance yourselves from anger because the anger of the
children of Adam is like a burning coal in the Heart. (Tirmizi, Mishkat)

The Prophet has also prayed as: O Allah! Please remove anger from my Qalb. (Masnad e
Ahmad, Abu Yala).

28) Heart is where Sakina descends

It is He Who has sent down deep inner peace into the hearts of the believers so that they may add
faith to their faith ..
- Surah Fatah, verse 4

29) Within man there is a one Heart

Allah has not placed two Hearts within man.

- Surah Ahzab, verse 4

30) To benefit from truth, a Heart capable of realization is necessary

Truly in that there is a reminder for one who has a heart or he who listens attentively and is a
witness.
- Surah Qaf, verse 37

31) It is the Heart which disobey and deny

Those who do not have faith on hereafter, their Heart disobey and deny.
- Surah Nahal, verse 22
32) Heart that pay attention is a pre-requisite to enter the Garden

And the Garden shall be brought near not far to those who guarded themselves for Allah. (It
shall be announced) This is what you were promised - for every repentant preserver (of
covenant) who is in awe of the Merciful in the unseen and comes with a contrite heart; enter it in
peace. This is the Unending Day.
- Surah Qaf, verse 31-34

33) In the assembly of Allah in the hereafter, the only benefiting will be a purified Heart

The Awesome Day when neither wealth nor children will profit anyone except him who brings to
Allah a pure heart.
- Surah Shuara, verse 88, 89

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