al-Nafs al-Lawwaamah - The Reproaching Soul
- By Ruh بسم اللّٰه والحمد اللّٰه والصلاة واسلام على رسول اللّٰه Allah ﷻ says: لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ١ وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ ٢ I swear by the Day of Resurrection, And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection]. - [Surah al-Qiyamah 75:1-2] The Day of Resurrection is a reminder for us all of our accountability, a Day of great regret, as Allah ﷻ says: وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَسْرَةِ إِذْ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ وَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٣٩ And warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state of] heedlessness, and they do not believe. - [Surah Maryam 19:39] I understood the statement, "I swear by the reproaching soul" as a comment on the value of such a soul, that his reproach for his own actions would be a protection for him, a praised soul, so significant that Allah ﷻ takes an oath by it. In Maarif ul-Quran it is mentioned: Sayyidna Ibn