1. The first is nafs al-ammārah.
إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ
“Indeed the nafs that overwhelmingly commands a person to do sin.” (Surah Yusuf, Verse 53)

2. Second type of nafs is known as nafs al-lawwāmah.
وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ
“And I swear by the reproaching soul.” (Surah al-Qiyamah, Verse2)

3. The third type of nafs is nafs al-muṭmaʾinnah.
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً
To the righteous it will be said, “Oh reassured soul, return to your Lord well pleased, and pleasing to Him.” (Sūrah al-Fajr Verses 27-28)

Shaykh Asif Uddin is a Certified Health Coach at Integrative Shifa. Integrative Shifa offers holistic health coaching to Muslims globally to develop systemic healthy habits by integrating an Islamic lifestyle and nutrition.

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Shaykh Asif Uddin received his health education from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where he studied a variety of dietary theories and practical lifestyle coaching methods. With his knowledge, he co-creates completely personalized actions based on your goals to move you toward your ideal vision of internal and external health within your unique body, lifestyle, preferences, and resources. He inspires Muslims to develop systemic healthy habits by integrating an Islamic lifestyle and nutrition. Taking care of the inner and outer health will procure the best of both worlds. Shaykh Asif Uddin completed the memorization of the Qurʾān (ḥifż) at the age of 14 from the Institute of Islamic Education (IIE). Soon thereafter, he began the ʿālimiyyah program (equivalent to a Master’s degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies) at IIE and graduated in the year 2012 at the age of 21. In 2016, He completed an undergraduate degree in Education from Benedictine University and taught at various public schools. Shaykh Asif Uddin received ijāzah in the Qurʾān recitations of Ḥafṣ, Shuʿbah, Ibn Kathīr and is currently pursuing further ijāzahs.

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