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Change your 'Nafs', change the world. -- Nouman Ali Khan
My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder. -- Yasmin Mogahed
Nothing kills the soul that commands to evil (Nafs al Ammarra) like seeing the beauty of the heart. -- Shams Tabrizi
To blame others for our misfortunes is always a victory for the nafs. -- Timothy Winter
Your worst enemy is hiding within yourself, and that enemy is your nafs or false ego. -- Rumi
If you want an enemy, the soul (nafs) is sufficient. If you want advice, death is sufficient. -- Said Nursi
Your nafs (soul/desires) is your first battlefield. If you are victorious over it, then you will find the other battlefields easier. -- Hassan al-Banna
There are four types of oceans. Passions are the ocean of sins, the self (nafs) is the ocean of lust, death is the ocean of life, and the grave is the ocean of distress -- Umar
That Islam you see on TV does not represent me, I'm too busy waging jihad against myself, My own nafs are my enemy. I'm sorry that Muslim and Muslim lands do not represent Islam, Our religion is perfect, but we on the other hand... -- Boonaa Mohammed
The path to the Truth is a labour of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind. Meet, challenge and ultimately prevail over your nafs with your heart. Knowing your ego will lead you to the knowledge of God. -- Shams Tabrizi
One of the greatest tazkiya (purification) of the nafs (self) is to part with your money and to give it to people who deserve it. -- Junaid Jamshed

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