with people and has good Akhlaq (Arabic: أخلاق), good manners." The pure nafs (an-nafs aṣ-ṣāfīyyah) On this level "one is dressed in the attributes of the Insan Kamil, the perfected man, who is completely surrendered and inspired by Allah." One is "in full agreement with the Will of Allah". Full sequence of nafs development Therefore, the full sequence of the seven stages of the development of the nafs is as follows: The inciting nafs (an-nafs al-ʾammārah) The self-accusing nafs (an-nafs al-luwwāmah) The inspired nafs (an-nafs al-mulhamah) The nafs at peace (an-nafs al-muṭmaʾinnah) The pleased nafs (an-nafs ar-raḍīyyah) The pleasing nafs (an-nafs al-marḍīyyah) The pure nafs (an-nafs aṣ-ṣāfīyyah) Dervishes from the Jerrahi school of Sufism are encouraged to study a text describing these stages of nafs as a nested series of cities. Characteristics of nafs In its primitive state the nafs has seven characteristics that must be overcome: Pride (Takabbur) Greed (Tamaa) Jealousy (Hasad) Lust (Shahwah) Backbiting (Gheebah) Stinginess (Bokhl) Malice (Keena) See also The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam Islamic psychological thought Lataif-e-sitta Seven deadly sins Nishimta in Mandaeism Notes References The three rules of Abbas Bin Abdul Muttalib and the section on Characteristics of nafs are translations from the Persian text Shahid ul Wojood, written two hundred years ago. Hadith External links Quran Search: https://corpus.quran.com/ Shia theology Conceptions of self Sufi philosophy Sufi psychology Islamic terminology