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**buchmausar** · 06-14-2012, 10:06 AM

The nearest meaning for Ruh is Spirit.
Nafs means ego - Our religious defination of nafs is more advance than Fraudian take.
http://www.tasawwuf.org/basics/fighting_ego.htm

Thanks, Nomadic. (I'm surprised Freud would even come up in this thread. Haha.)

Do you have more specific information on the ruh and nafs? Also, in the link I provided in the first post it likens the nafs to the soul. Since you equate it to the ego, would you say that the soul and the ego are the same? Or would you say that the ego is only one aspect of the soul, and the soul also includes other things? Would you say that the soul also is comprised of things such as personality, temperament, etc? With regard to the ruh, what are the functions that the ruh serves?

Maybe my questions will help lead more to the information I am seeking. I am wanting a more detailed study of the ruh and nafs.

06-14-2012, 10:06 AM	#11
buchmausar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 548 Senior Member	The nearest meaning for Ruh is Spirit. Nafs means ego - Our religious defination of nafs is more advance than Fraudian take. http://www.tasawwuf.org/basics/fighting_ego.htm Thanks, Nomadic. (I'm surprised Freud would even come up in this thread. Haha.) Do you have more specific information on the ruh and nafs? Also, in the link I provided in the first post it likens the nafs to the soul. Since you equate it to the ego, would you say that the soul and the ego are the same? Or would you say that the ego is only one aspect of the soul, and the soul also includes other things? Would you say that the soul also is comprised of things such as personality, temperament, etc? With regard to the ruh, what are the functions that the ruh serves? Maybe my questions will help lead more to the information I am seeking. I am wanting a more detailed study of the ruh and nafs.
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