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**cigattIcTot** · 09-03-2012, 11:21 PM

there is no killing the nafs. that isn't the goal. nor is it possible. The goal is to purify it and bring it into equilibrium, reform it, train it, guide it.

Imam Ghazali describes it as training a horse. you don't beat the horse into submission, because then the horse will either be injured beyond being able to heal or it will fight back for his life. the method is to gradually train the horse to obey your command. Read Imam Ghazali's Disciplining the Soul in his Ihya.

http://www.amazon.com/Al-Ghazali-Dis.../dp/0946621438

JazakAllah Kher Akhi!

But read the life of Ba Yazeed Bastami (RA), Shibli (RA) & Ibrahim bin Adham (RA). Ba Yazeed Bastami (RA) use to pray on big toe, SubhanAllah!

* I am not advising anybody to do this

09-03-2012, 11:21 PM	#9
cigattIcTot Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 409 Senior Member	there is no killing the nafs. that isn't the goal. nor is it possible. The goal is to purify it and bring it into equilibrium, reform it, train it, guide it. Imam Ghazali describes it as training a horse. you don't beat the horse into submission, because then the horse will either be injured beyond being able to heal or it will fight back for his life. the method is to gradually train the horse to obey your command. Read Imam Ghazali's Disciplining the Soul in his Ihya. http://www.amazon.com/Al-Ghazali-Dis.../dp/0946621438 JazakAllah Kher Akhi! But read the life of Ba Yazeed Bastami (RA), Shibli (RA) & Ibrahim bin Adham (RA). Ba Yazeed Bastami (RA) use to pray on big toe, SubhanAllah! * I am not advising anybody to do this Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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