the reassured soul (an-nafs al-mutma’innah)

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The reassured soul (an-nafs al-mutma’innah) is the tranquil, faithful soul at peace with God, promised divine pleasure and entry into Paradise in Islamic teaching.

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the reassured soul (an-nafs al-mutma’innah) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theological concept ⓘ
Qur’anic concept ⓘ
spiritual state in Islam ⓘ
associatedWith certainty of faith (yaqīn) ⓘ
contentment with divine decree ⓘ
inner peace ⓘ
remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ
attainedThrough constant remembrance of God ⓘ
righteous deeds ⓘ
sincere repentance ⓘ
spiritual struggle (jihād an-nafs) ⓘ
strong faith (īmān) ⓘ
characterizedBy freedom from anxiety about provision and fate ⓘ
satisfaction with God (riḍā) ⓘ
steadfastness in obedience ⓘ
trust in God (tawakkul) ⓘ
contrastedWith the commanding soul (an-nafs al-ammārah) ⓘ
the self-reproaching soul (an-nafs al-lawwāmah) ⓘ
describedAs soul at peace with God ⓘ
tranquil, faithful soul ⓘ
discussedIn Islamic spirituality literature ⓘ
Sufi writings on the stages of the soul ⓘ
eschatologicalStatus addressed with honor on the Day of Judgment ⓘ
promised divine pleasure ⓘ
goalFor believing Muslims seeking spiritual perfection ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
literalMeaning the reassured soul ⓘ
the tranquil soul ⓘ
mentionedIn Qur’an 89:27–30 ⓘ
moralImplication reflects deep love of God ⓘ
reflects fear of displeasing God ⓘ
reflects hope in God’s mercy ⓘ
moralQuality accepts trials with patience ⓘ
avoids rebellion against divine decree ⓘ
submits willingly to God’s commands ⓘ
nameInArabicScript النفس المطمئنة ⓘ
oppositeOf restless, doubtful soul ⓘ
promised entry among God’s righteous servants ⓘ
entry into Paradise ⓘ
return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing ⓘ
quranicAddress "O reassured soul" (Yā ayyatuhā an-nafs al-muṭma’innah) ⓘ
relatedConcept sakīnah (divine tranquility) ⓘ
ṭuma’nīnah (serenity in worship) ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
spiritualRank higher state of the soul in Islamic spirituality ⓘ
understoodBy Muslim theologians ⓘ
viewedAs goal of tazkiyat an-nafs (purification of the soul) ⓘ

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Surah Al-Fajr → finalVersesAddress → the reassured soul (an-nafs al-mutma’innah) ⓘ