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Sufis view the struggle against the nafs as a form of jihad (jihād-an-nafs), or inner struggle, and consider it the most important form of jihad (jihād-e akbarī). Success in this struggle means aligning oneself with the will of God rather than succumbing to satanic temptations. [20]
In narrative, an internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character's mind. Things such as what the character yearns for, but can't quite reach. As opposed to external conflict, in which a character is grappling some force outside of themself, such as wars or a chain-breaking off a bike, or not being able to get past a roadblock.
An inner spiritual struggle and an outer physical struggle are two commonly accepted meanings of the Arabic word jihad: [69] The "greater jihad" is the inner struggle by a believer to fulfill his religious duties and fight against one's ego. [69] [web 8] This non-violent meaning is stressed by both Muslim and non-Muslim authors. [70] [71]
But the Pentagon does not formally recognize moral injury, and the Navy refuses to use the term, referring instead to “inner conflict.” “That’s a euphemism,” snorted retired Marine Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Jones, a decorated combat veteran who has had to raise his own money for research into combat stress, moral injury and treatment for ...
The inner nature of this conflict sets existential crises apart from other types of crises that are mainly due to outward circumstances, like social or financial crises. Outward circumstances may still play a role in triggering or exacerbating an existential crisis, but the core conflict happens on an inner level. [ 3 ]
She recalls how Isabel said she found comfort in reading stories about other people with similar struggles. At the time, Nugent thought her daughter meant fiction; now, she thinks Isabel may have ...
The word jihad appears frequently in the Qur'an referring to both religious and spiritual struggle and to war and physical struggle, [a] often in the idiomatic expression "striving in the path of God (al-jihad fi sabil Allah)", [11] [12] conveying a sense of self-exertion. [13]: 54 In the hadiths, jihad refers predominantly to warfare.
Nov. 15—Jay Luke just released seven-song album, Me and My Demons, to follow up his debut single of the same name. The new record expands on themes introduced in the "Me and My Demons" namesake ...