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Discover the meaning of the term Al-nfs al-mṭmʾna (نفس المطمئنة) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readIt is the one that has been illuminated by the light of the heart until it stripped itself of its blameworthy attributes and adorned itself with good morals.
The one that has been illuminated by the light of the heart until it stripped itself of its blameworthy attributes and adorned itself with its good morals, thus mentioned by Ibn al-Kamal (Al-Ta'rifat, p. 263).
It is the one whose illumination has been completed by the light of the heart until it stripped itself of its blameworthy attributes and adorned itself with the good morals.
﴿يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ﴾
« [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul, »
Surah الفجر : 27