What does Al-nfs al-qdsya mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-nfs al-qdsya (نفس القدسية) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-nfs al-qdsya

Al-nfs al-qdsya according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is the soul that possesses the faculty to evoke everything possible for the species, or close to it, in a certain manner, and this is the utmost limit of intuition.

Al-nfs al-qdsya according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

It is the soul that possesses the faculty to evoke everything possible for the species, or close to it, in a certain manner, and this is the utmost limit of intuition.

Al-nfs al-qdsya according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

It is the one that reaches the ultimate limit of intuition.

Al-nfs al-qdsya according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

The one that possesses the faculty to evoke everything possible for the species, or close to it, in a certain manner, and this is the utmost limit of intuition (Al-Ta'rifat p. 264, and Al-Qashani, Istilahat al-Sufiyyah p. 94, 95).

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