Struggling Against The Self (Jihad An-Nafs)

One who fights his [lower] self perfects his piety. مَنْ جاهَدَ نَفْسَهُ أَكْمَلَ التُّقى۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who knows his self struggles against it. مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ جاهَدَها۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who does not struggle against his self will not achieve victory. مَنْ لَمْ يُجاهِدْ نَفْسَهُ لَمْ يَنَلِ الفَوْزَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم There is no struggle more worthy than struggling against the self. ما مِنْ جِهاد أفْضَلُ مِنْ جِهادِ النَّفْسِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Struggling against the self is a trait of the noble ones. مُجاهَدَةُ النَّفْسِ شيمَةُ النُّبَلاءِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Struggling against the self is a symbol of nobility. مُجاهَدَةُ النَّفْسِ عُنْوانُ النُّبْلِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Struggling against the self is the best Jihād. مُجاهَدَةُ النَّفْسِ أفْضَلُ جِهاد۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم There is no Jihād like struggle against the self. لا جِهادَ كَجِهادِ النَّفْسِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم