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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), his pure progeny, and his noble companions.
The provided Hadith of Imam Ali (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) serves as a profound reminder of the inherent struggle within ourselves. It highlights the importance of self-awareness and self-control, as our own souls can become our greatest adversaries if left unchecked.
Let us delve into the key words of this Hadith to gain a deeper understanding. The word (your soul) "نَفْسُكَ" refers to the inner self or the ego. It represents our desires, inclinations, and impulses that can lead us astray if not disciplined. The word (hostile enemy) "عَدُوٌّ" signifies the enmity that exists between our soul and our higher self, which seeks righteousness and closeness to Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ). The word (aggressive adversary) "مُحارِبٌ" emphasizes the active and relentless nature of this internal struggle.
To further understand the significance of this Hadith, let us turn to the Quran for guidance. In Surah Yusuf (12:53), Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ) reminds us of the deceptive nature of the soul:
Imam Ali's (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) Hadith serves as a wake-up call for Muslims to be vigilant and mindful of their inner selves. It warns us that if we neglect to control our desires and impulses, they will overpower us and lead us astray. This struggle is not a passive one; it requires active engagement and constant self-reflection.
By recognizing the hostile nature of our own souls, we can take proactive measures to combat its negative influence. This involves cultivating self-discipline, seeking knowledge, and engaging in acts of worship that strengthen our connection with Allah. It requires us to constantly evaluate our intentions and actions, ensuring they align with the teachings of Islam.
Failure to address this internal struggle can have severe consequences. It can lead to a spiritual death, where one becomes distant from Allah and loses sight of their purpose in life. It can also result in moral decay, as the soul becomes enslaved to its base desires and loses sight of the higher values and principles of Islam.
In conclusion, the Hadith of Imam Ali (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) serves as a powerful reminder for Muslims to be mindful of their own souls. It emphasizes the need for self-awareness, self-control, and constant self-improvement. By recognizing the hostile and aggressive nature of our own souls, we can take proactive steps to overcome its negative influence and strive towards righteousness. May Allah guide us in this ongoing struggle and grant us the strength to conquer our inner enemies.
is summarized in lust, carnal desires, and anger[1] . This internal inclination and state of Nafs(soul) is termed by the holy Qur'an as the carnal soul. The Qur'an emphasizes that: "Most surely (man's) self is wont to command (him to do) evil" [2]
One thing to note of is that we do not hear the Waswasa of the Shaytan and each of us has been assigned a Qareen which will company him to encourage or motivate him to perform some sort of sin, Mainly this Waswasa will be on the form of thoughts but the nature of humans and the intelligence we possess will always cause us to think constantly towards different aspects.
As we have desires this might be something the shaytan will take advantage of, these desires may be something we are thinking about therefore a shaytan will try and encourage you to follow these desires knowing these desire resulting in gaining more sins, these are all thoughts flying about in your brain therefore you will not be able to separate your thoughts to your own mind and waswasa, if you refer to the below hadith you will relies that the companions are referring to the waswasa as thoughts.
I don't think you will be able to classify a waswasa from carnal could, as shayateen like i said will always try to find ways to make you disobey Allah one of these ways can be through your carnal soul, lets say for example every man has a desire for women this is only natural a shaytan may use this desire to encourage you to look at things you shouldn't be looking at.
Main thing is we should control our desires and seek refuge to Allah whenever wrongly thoughts occur in our minds and not obey them, as Muslims who follow the Quran it is clear for us to tell right from wrong, therefore we know which thoughts are right and which are wrong and sometimes we may have a chain of wrongly thoughts which disappear when we seek refuge to Allah.
Valentinians interpreted human psychology and salvation in terms of a triple division of the human psyche. According to the Valentinian myth of Sophia (Wisdom), three states of consciousness result from her fall into deficiency and her ultimate redemption. From her deficiency and suffering is derived the irrational carnal soul. From her pleading and conversion comes the rational or animate soul. From her gnosis comes the spiritual seed. The origin and nature of human beings is explained through allegorical interpretation of the Book of Genesis in terms of these three internal psychic components.
According to Valentinian tradition, the Craftsman and his angels set about creating human beings in the image of the pre-existing Humanity (Ireneus Against Heresies 1:5:2, Excerpts of Theodotus 51:1). From "dust" (Genesis 2:7), that is, non-corporeal deficiency and suffering, they created the carnal or irrational soul. Into this the Craftsman breathed an animating rational soul deriving from pleading and conversion (i.e. from his own substance). This is the "breath of life" (Genesis 2:7). Lastly, Wisdom (Sophia) secretly sowed her spiritual seed into the human being. Thus there are three essences in every human being: an irrational carnal soul, an animating rational soul and a spiritual seed.
The rational animating soul is what makes us living human beings. It is our normal consciousness, identified with our emotions and our rational faculty. It is the rational soul that constructs the concensus reality that most of us share. For this reason it is called a "Craftsman" which creates the world. Soul is characterized by a capacity for free choice (Excerpts of Theodotus 55:3). It can only be saved if the person chooses good deeds rather than evil ones.
The spiritual nature is our true inner self. It exists potentially, as a seed, within all who hear the Word and is expressed as creativity and intuition. The spiritual seed was sent "to be formed here along with the animate soul and to be brought up and elevated with it." (Ireneus Against Heresies 1:6:1). The spiritual seed is often compared to gold or a pearl cast into mud (Ireneus Against Heresies 1:6:2, Gospel of Philip 62:17-25) since "it is a precious thing and it has come to reside in a lowly body" (Gospel of Philip 56:24-25). If the seed bears fruit (cf. Matthew 13:23) and the person attains to some level of knowledge, the spiritual nature is actualized. Such a person attains to the highest level of salvation.
Valentinians interpreted the trees planted in the Garden of Eden in terms of the three natures. According to their interpretation, there were ordinary carnal trees, the animate "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" and the spiritual "Tree of Life" in the garden. The human beings ate of the carnal trees and the animate Tree of Knowledge rather than the spiritual Tree of Life (Gospel of Philip 71:22-24, Tripartite Tractate 106:25-107:18 cf. Genesis 2:16-17). In the Gospel of Philip, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (animate nature) is identified with the Law. Using the Epistle to the Romans 7:7-11, the author says: "It has the power to give knowledge of good and evil. It neither removed him from evil, nor did it set him in the good. Instead it created death for those who ate of it. For when it said, 'Eat this. Do not eat that.' it became the beginning of death." (Gospel of Philip 74:3-11) The human beings ate of this tree and embraced their lower nature and the resulting arbitrary laws. As a result, Adam became separated from Eve who represents the female spiritual principal (cf. Genesis 2:21-22). This is spiritual death (Gospel of Philip 70:10-12).
Human beings can be divided into three types depending on which of the three natures is dominant within them. According to the Valentinians, that is why Adam and Eve are described as having had three children who they named Cain, Abel and Seth. They are the prototypes of carnal (choic), animate (psychic) and spiritual (pneumatic) human beings respectively. (Ireneus Against Heresies 1;7:5, Excerpts of Theodotus 54:1).
A key to understanding the Valentinian doctrine of the three classes is their teaching about the spirit which they compare to a "seed", an image derived from the parable of the sower in the Gospel of Matthew (13:3-8, 18-23). The Tripartite Tractate is tremendously valuable in clarifying their teachings here. The event that divides people into three classes is not predestination but their response to Jesus and his message of salvation. Those who don't understand and reject Jesus are the "seeds that fell on the path" (Matthew 13:4) i.e. the carnal. Those who hesitate and don't understand the message fully are the "seeds that fell among the thorns" (Matthew 13:7) i.e. the animate. Those who accept the message immediately and achieve gnosis are the seeds "sown in the good earth" (Matthew 13:8) i.e. the spiritual. All people were believed to have the spiritual potential (seed), but it was actualized in only a few.
Instead of being seen as immutable, preordained categories, the three classes should instead be seen as stages of spiritual development. Valentinians believed that one could move from one category to another as a result two major life-changing transitions.
In carnal people, the irrational (or carnal) soul acts like a drug that makes them forget their true origin and become a creature of the world (Gospel of Truth 22:17-18). The Gospel of Truth describes the carnal state as being like a nightmare: "As when one falls soud asleep and finds oneself in the midst of nightmares: running towards somewhere, powerless to get away while being pursued--in hand to hand combat--being beaten--falling from a great height..sometimes too it seems that one is being murdered..or killing one's neighbours, with whose blood one is smeared.." (Gospel of Truth 29:8-25).
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