What does Al-nafs al-ḥywanya mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-nafs al-ḥywanya (نَّفس الحيوانية) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-nafs al-ḥywanya

Al-nafs al-ḥywanya according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

The perfection of a natural animated body, as regards perceiving bodily particulars and voluntary movement: it has a perceptive power and a motive power. The perceptive is ten: five outwardly by sense — hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch — and five inwardly...

Al-nafs al-ḥywanya according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

A state that is the principle of sensation and voluntary movement.

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