نَفْس
Nafs
Self / Soul
Frequency298
Coverage0.38%
Status○ New
Grammar
Part of SpeechNoun (Ism)
Root (Arabic)ن ف س
Root Transliterationn-f-s
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingNafs
Common MistakeRushing through the Sukūn on the *Fā'* (فْ) without maintaining a soft, continuous breath release (*hams*), or making the *Sīn* (س) too heavy.
Learning Notes
Micro Tafsir
In the Quran, the *nafs* represents the internal battleground of human choice and morality. Allah declares in Surah Ash-Shams that He inspired the soul with its wickedness and its righteousness, emphasizing that true success belongs to the one who purifies it (*Qad aflaha man zakkāhā*).
Memory Hook
Associate *nafs* with the psychological drive of the human ego and the famous verse: *Inna an-nafsa la-'ammāratun bi-s-sū'* ('Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil' — Surah Yusuf).
Audio Pronunciation
Contextual Verse
Ash-Shams (91:7)
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Common Combinations
أَنْفُسَكُمْ
Anfusakum
أَنْفُسَ (Souls / selves of) + كُمْ (you [plural])
Yourselves / Your own souls
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُم بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُوا إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
Forms
نَفْسنَفْسِنَفْسُكَنَفْسَهُأَنْفُسَنُفُوس
Related Words
أنفسهمتزكاهاالنفس المطمئنةالنفس اللوامة