Within the self of man, there are four elements that are very important namely the physical, the mind, the nafs (lust) and the soul (heart). We must be aware of these elements. We must take care of them and administer them the best way possible, so that mankind can be aware of his humanity and can appropriately act as the servant of Allah and as His vicegerent on earth. Otherwise, mankind will only appear to be human but his attributes and behaviour will be that of animals and satan. They will ruin themselves and other people and in fact will destroy all life and civilization on the face of this earth. As such, Islam strongly advocates that the four elements in the self of man be taken care of, nurtured, administered and put in the proper place in accordance to its roles. This is such, that the four elements can contribute to the good of the individual self and to the universe as a whole congruent to the demands of Allah upon humankind as His servant and vicegerent on earth. What happens when the elements in the self of man become ill? The Physical When the physical falls ill, it becomes weak. This renders the physical inactive so much so it cannot strive and work. The Mind When the mind falls ill, it cannot think properly, it becomes forgetful, it cannot comprehend knowledge and information or it may even make one lose his mind totally. The Nafs When the nafs falls ill, one will have no appetite for food nor the desire to be together with his wife.The SoulWhen the soul falls ill, one loses interest to do good, becomes inconsiderate, loses sympathy for others, dislikes helping and doing service to other people, does not feel sinful, does not feel regret for any wrong doing, loses his fear of sins and finds it difficult to accept criticisms.When the soul or heart of man becomes ill? Most people are unaware and will not realise it if their souls fall ill. If someone else notice it and tell them so, they find it difficult to accept. In fact, they will be enraged if told that their souls are ill or diseased. Because of the fact that the soul is fine and esoteric, it cannot be seen. It nestles in the flesh of the heart. It is what is called the spiritual heart. As such it cannot be seen by the naked eye. It can only be seen by the vision of the heart and illuminated by divine revelation (wahyu). This is why it is difficult to detect ailments of the soul or heart or what is sometimes known as diseases of the spirit. Consequently, it is also difficult to remedy. Physical illnesses or ailments on the other hand are easily seen, detected and diagnosed because it can be seen by the naked eye. To cure such illnesses too is easy compared to curing spiritual illnesses or diseases of the soul. There are also numerous doctors and specialist who can cure physical illnesses. But doctors and specialists who can remedy spiritual illnesses are scarce and very few. As a result most people who are inflicted by spiritual illnesses and diseases of the soul are left neglected and unattended until they die. At the same time, most people seriously fight against physical diseases but are laxed and apathetic in dealing with spiritual diseases, whereas spiritual diseases or diseases of the soul are markedly more dangerous than the physical ones. _________________________________________________________________ Help Splitzo Sally Before ItÂ’s Too Late! http://www.thegirlwhosplitinto5.com/
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