Allah says: "And [by] the Nafs and He who proportioned it And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness, He has succeeded who purifies it,

Allah says: "And [by] the Nafs and He who proportioned it And inspired
it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness, He has
succeeded who purifies it, And he has failed who instills it [with
corruption]."(Surah Ash Shams 91:7-10)
The Nafs invites the body to indulge in every form of material
activity. It is not concerned about moral principles or avoidance of
prohibited things. As long as the material body can find pleasure in a
thing or an action the nafs will entice the person to become involved.
If not checked it will cause the person to deviate from the correct
path.
It is because the nafs is attracted to materialistic matters that
Satan is able to influence a person. He does this by decorating
thematerial things to make them attractive and he is also able to
whisper inside the person material suggestions to impact upon his
thoughts. The results of the working of the nafs can make a
personentertain only material desires thereby becoming aslave of his
passion, desiresand ego. (12:53)
The nafs can also be cultured to act responsibly. This can be done by
restraining it from behaving like an animal and developing fear of
consequences.
The nafs can be controlled by the will of the person. This is a
special quality given by Allah, the power to choose what's right from
wrong.
Man can be influenced by knowledge and through acquisition of wisdom.
Knowledge will help a person to differentiate good from evil and right
from wrong; while wisdomwill enable its possessor to understand the
effect his action will have on the personality.
If the nafs is trained to become morally and spiritually good, it goes
through stages of growth. It moves away from being dominating to a
stage of self accusation. This stage is called Nafsul Lawwamah.(75:2)
In this stage the nafs is conscious of right and wrong. It
acknowledges its mistakes and tries to make amends by asking for
forgiveness and repenting.
The third station is called Nafsul Mutma'innah.(89 :27)In this stage
the nafs attains peace and tranquility. This is because it has
developed desires that do not conflict with the desires of Ruh (soul).
It does not impact negativelyon the ruh, rather, it helps to keep it
shining and its own energy becomes refined.
The mission of every person is to purify the nafs so that it can work
in harmony with the ruh, resulting in peace and stability.

Jokes

I have started luving 'U'. I know, it sounds ridiculous but I can't
control my feelings for 'U'. Soon I'll start loving more ALPHABETS!

The human brain is most outstanding thing.It functions 24 hrs n 365
days.It functions right from time U were born until U fall in love.

When your ex says, "you'llnever find someone like me". Are you
supposed to say, . .. ... "Thank God!"

There is just one Simple Rule for Love and Success: Just try one more
time in adifferent way before you decide to quit.

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Bahrain 'confident' Grand Prix will not bedisrupted

The authorities in Bahrain say they are confident the Formula 1 Grand
Prix will not be disrupted by protests.
The heavily-guarded race track has been surrounded with layers of
security to keep opposition activists away.
On Saturday, protests intensified after the body of a Shia man killed
in overnight in clashes with security forces was discovered on a
rooftop.
Protesters are calling for the race to be cancelled, but the
government is determined it will go ahead.
On the eve of the event, British Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke
to hisBahraini counterpart to"call for restraint" in dealing with
protesters.
The race is due to start at 15:00 (12:00 GMT).
Spotlight on protests
His call came after police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of
protesters on Saturday. Many of them had gathered near the village
where anti-government demonstrator Salah Abbas Habib's body was found.
Zeinab al-Khawaja, the daughter of hunger striker Abdul Hadi
al-Khawaja, wasalso briefly detained on Saturday afternoon.
Her father has been on hunger strike in prison for over 70 days after
he was arrested for protesting against the government, and is now
refusing water.
Armoured vehicles are patrolling the streets to clamp down on any
demonstrations ahead of Sunday's race.
Violent protests against theGrad Prix began on Friday and continued overnight
Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, only went ahead with the Grand
Prix after the government said it had security under control.
Last year's Bahraini Grand Prix was cancelled after 35 people died in
February and March during a crackdown on mass demonstrations calling
for greater democracy.
The Bahraini government, headed by the al-Khalifa dynasty, had been
keen forthis year's race to go aheadthis year to prove it has put the
14-month uprising against Sunni minority rulebehind them.
BBC correspondent CarolineHawley says that staging the event has had
the opposite effect,

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“Someone’s opinion ofyou does not have to become your reality.”

Don't blindly accept other people's negative judgments of you. Reject
their pessimism. Be strong, know yourself, and know that no one else
can define you. Other people's insults may hurt, but they don't define
you. Some people love to say "no", to tell youwhat you cannot do, to
tellyou why your dreams are impossible or impractical, to tell you
what a fool you are, to tell you not to bother trying. Such people
claim to be pragmatists and realists.
In reality, such people are poison. It is their opinions that are not
based in reality. It's their opinions that are founded in cowardice
and cynicism. Their opinions are inherently self-limiting. They have
locked themselves into prisons of the mind. They have taken the ships
of their dreams and smashed holes in the hulls before ever setting
sail. Because they have given up on their dreams, they want you to do
the same.

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