“Once, I saw some individuals who had escaped from the dominion of their evil-commanding souls, known as the ‘great friends of God’ engaged in intense inner struggles and complaints against their evil-commanding souls. I used to wonder greatly about this. After some time, I witnessed a spiritual evil-commanding soul that was even more obstinate, more disobedient, and more inclined to maintain immoral behaviors than the evil-commanding soul. It had emerged from desires, impulses, nerves, nature, and sensory inclinations, and it was the last fortress of the evil-commanding soul. It continued its struggle until the end of
life after purifying the evil-commanding soul. I realized that those blessed individuals had complained not about the true evil-commanding soul but about a metaphorical one. Later, I saw that Imam Rabbani also mentions this metaphorical evil-commanding soul. This second evil-commanding soul lacks consciousness, and having
blind sensations, it does not understand or listen to the words of the intellect and heart in order to reform itself and recognize its faults. It only reacts with aversion or dedicates every sensation to its purpose, like becoming a complete devotee, with slaps and hardships. And like the principles of the Risale-i Nur Collection, it abandons all selfishness. In this strange era, by the urging of terrifying inculcations, both the real and metaphorical evil-commanding souls unite, eagerly indulging in evil deeds and sins, infuriating the universe.”
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