By the mission of Muḥammad and his own sanctity!”
NAFAQAH (نـفـقـة). [[MAINTENANCE].]
AN-NĀFIʿ (النافع). “The Profiter.” One of the ninety-nine names or attributes of God. It does not occur in the Qurʾān.
NĀFIʿ (نافع). A slave belonging to Ibn ʿUmar. Many traditions have been handed down by him, and his authority is highly respected. Died, A.H. 117.
NAFK͟H (نفخ). “Blowing.” The blast on the Day of Judgment which will be sounded by Isrāfīl.
NAFL (نفل). “A voluntary act.” A term applied to such acts of devotion as are not enjoined by the teaching of Muḥammad, or by his example. A work of supererogation. [[PRAYER].]
NAFS̤ (نفث). Blowing as a necromancer when making incantations.
(1) It occurs in this sense in the Qurʾān, [Sūrah cxiii. 4]: “I seek refuge … from the evil of the blowers upon knots.” Referring to those witches who make knots in a string and blow upon them, uttering some incantation.
(2) It is also used for the inspiration which Muḥammad professed to have received from Gabriel. (Majmaʿu ʾl-Biḥār, p. 376.)
NAFS (نفس). Animal life; soul; substance; desire. A word which occurs in the Qurʾān and the Traditions for the human conscience. [[CONSCIENCE].]