Episode 339 Acknowledge Your Vulnerability to Nafs al-Ammārah [12:53]

After reflecting on our noble potential and innate moral awareness, we now confront a sobering truth: "Indeed the soul is surely commanding toward evil, except those upon whom my Lord has mercy." (12:53) The Qur'an does not present the human being as one-dimensional. We are dynamic. We contain layers. Among them is nafs al-ammārah — the commanding self. The word ammārah implies something…