Ruh ki Tashkeel - Self Discovery by Dr Israr Ahmad
The core self is the soul residing within the heart. Awakening this soul, bringing it to consciousness, and liberating it from the physical body’s constraints is the ultimate goal. The physical body is merely a covering of the spiritual self. Mistaking the covering for the self is a grave error. True knowledge is the sword within the sheath; the physical body is the sheath. The soul’s connection to God is beyond human comprehension, much like our limited understanding of how life animates the body. The soul resides in the heart. Every individual possesses this divine spark, but it remains untapped due to ignorance. This spark is a remnant of our original state as prostrate angels. The process of self-discovery involves liberating this inner self, nurturing it, and building one's personality. This is the essence of 'tameer-e-khudi' – the construction of the self.
