THE
SECOND
STATE:
In this second state, as soon as one makes
oneself free from the control of animal
possessions and is guided by reason and
knowledge, puts checks on his natural
desires and governs them instead of being
governed by them. In short when a
transformation is worked in his soul from
grossness to virtue, he then passes out of
the physical state and becomes a moral being
in the strict sense of the word. The source
of the moral state of man is known as "NAFSI-LAWWAMA”
in another sense. The Self accusing spirit
(Conscience) in the terminology of the holy
Quaran in the chapter entitled al QIYAMAH.
AL-QURAN; SURAH "AL-QIYAMAH" SAYS, “WALA
UQSIMU BIN-NAFSIL LAWWAMAH”
LAWWAMA literally means one who reproves
severely and Nafsil LAWWAMA on the self
accusing spirit has been so called because
it upbraids a man for the doing of evil
deeds and restrains unbridled passions and
bestial appetites. Its tendency is to
generate noble qualities and a virtue
disposition so to transform life as to bring
the whole course and conduct of it to
moderation and to restrain the carnal
passions and sensual desires as to keep them
within due bounds.
Nevertheless the self accusing spirit up
braids itself for its faults and frailties,
yet it is not complete master of its
tendencies nor it is powerful enough to
practice virtue exclusively.
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