The Self

THE SELF IS FULL OF EVIL

You see many of them taking those who do not believe as their friends. What their lower selves have advanced for them is evil indeed, bringing Allah's anger down upon them. They will suffer punishment timelessly, for ever. (Qur'an, 5:80)

Yet you see those with sickness in their hearts rushing to them, saying, 'We fear the wheel of fate may turn against us.' But it may well be that Allah will bring about victory or some other contingency from Him. Then they will deeply regret their secret thoughts. (Qur'an, 5:52)

I do not say my self was free from blame. The self indeed commands to evil acts – except for those my Lord has mercy on. My Lord, He is Forgiving, Merciful.' (Qur'an, 12:53)

IT IS PREDISPOSED TO ENVY AND SELFISH PASSIONS

If a woman fears cruelty or aversion on her husband's part, there is nothing wrong in the couple becoming reconciled. Reconciliation is better. But people are prone to selfish greed. If you do good and guard against evil, Allah is aware of what you do. (Qur'an, 4:128)

MAN IS ACTUALLY CLEAR PROOF AGAINST HIMSELF

In fact, man will be clear proof against himself in spite of any excuses he might offer. (Qur'an, 75:14-15)

THE UNBELIEVERS ARE ARROGANT
ABOUT THEMSELVES

Those who do not expect to meet Us say, 'Why have angels not been sent down to us? Why do we not see our Lord?' They have become arrogant about themselves and are excessively insolent. (Qur'an, 25:21)

HE KNOWS HIS OWN ERRORS
AND OFFERS EXCUSES

In fact, man will be clear proof against himself in spite of any excuses he might offer. (Qur'an, 75:14-15)

EVERY SOUL IS A PLEDGE FOR MAN

Every self is held in pledge against what it earned, (Qur'an, 74:38)

THE BELIEVERS FORBID
THE LOWER SELF ITS APPETITES

But as for him who feared the Station of his Lord and forbade the lower self its appetites, the Garden will be his refuge. (Qur'an, 79:40-41)
So have fear of Allah, as much as you are able to, and listen and obey and spend for your own benefit. It is the people who are safe-guarded from the avarice of their own selves who are successful. (Qur'an, 64:16)

THE BELIEVERS SELL
THEIR OWN SOULS
IN RETURN FOR THE HEREAFTER

Allah has bought from the believers their selves and their wealth in return for the Garden. They fight in the Way of Allah and they kill and are killed. It is a promise binding on Him in the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur'an and who is truer to his contract than Allah? Rejoice then in the bargain you have made. That is the great victory. (Qur'an, 9:111)

And among the people there are some who give up everything, desiring the good pleasure of Allah. Allah is Ever-Gentle with His servants. (Qur'an, 2:207)

THE UNBELIEVERS DENY
WHAT IS AGAINST THEIR SELVES

We made a covenant with the tribe of Israel and We sent Messengers to them. Each time a Messenger came to them with something their lower selves did not desire, they denied some and they murdered others. (Qur'an, 5:70)

THE BELIEVERS PURIFY THEIR SELVES

And the self and what proportioned it and inspired it with depravity or heedfulness, he who purifies it has succeeded, (Qur'an, 91:7-9)

THE UNBELIEVERS COVER THEIR SELVES UP

And the self and what proportioned it and inspired it with depravity or heedfulness, he who purifies it has succeeded, he who covers it up has failed. (Qur'an, 91:7-10)

THE UNBELIEVERS FOLLOW
THEIR OWN WHIMS AND DESIRES

Have you seen him who has taken his whims and desires to be his god? Will you then be his guardian? (Qur'an, 25:43)

Is someone on a clear path from his Lord like those whose bad actions have been made to seem good to them and who follow their own desires? (Qur'an, 47:14)

Among them are those who listen to you and then, when they leave your presence, say to those who have been given knowledge, 'What was that he just said?'They are those whose hearts Allah has sealed up and who follow their own desires. (Qur'an, 47:16)

PEOPLE WHO DENY ONLY WRONG THEMSELVES

A group of the People of the Book would love to misguide you. They only misguide themselves but they are not aware of it. (Qur'an, 3:69)

The metaphor of what they spend in their life in this world is that of a wind with an icy bite to it which strikes the crops of a people who have wronged themselves and destroys them. Allah did not wrong them; rather it was themselves they were wronging. (Qur'an, 3:117)

They keep others from it and avoid it themselves. They are only destroying themselves but they are not aware of it. (Qur'an, 6:26)

EACH SELF WILL LEARN THE TRUTH
ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THE HEREAFTER

We have fastened the destiny of every man about his neck and on the Day of Rising We will bring out a Book for him which he will find spread open in front of him. 'Read your Book! Today your own self is reckoner enough against you!' (Qur'an, 17:13-14)

Wthe graves are emptied out, each self will know what it has sent ahead and left behind. (Qur'an, 82:4-5)

When the Fire is set ablaze, when the Garden is brought up close: then each self will know what it has done. (Qur'an, 81:12-14)

On the Day that each self finds the good it did, and the evil it did, present there in front of it, it will wish there were an age between it and then. Allah advises you to beware of Him. Allah is Ever-Gentle with His servants. (Qur'an, 3:30)

THE SELF WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER
ANY EXCUSES IN THE HEREAFTER

Then and there every self will be tried for what it did before. They will be returned to Allah, their Master, the Real, and what they invented will abandon them. (Qur'an, 10:30)

IN THE HEREAFTER THE UNBELIEVERS
ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE WRONGED
THEMSELVES IN THE LIFE OF THIS WORLD

They said, 'Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If you do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will be among the lost.' (Qur'an, 7:23)