Amongst the most difficult of all the good deeds is said to be the fight against one's self. This might be a surprise for the reader but the fact is very much true and thus that is maybe why Allah mentioned it to be the greater Jihad while the "holy War" jihad was termed the lesser Jihad despite it's agony, brutality and life threat.

We don't need a lot of speculation to test whether this is true and small examples from our practical life give us clear views of it all. As we know that life is full of temptations and things which attract the mortal soul. And as time passes these temptations increase. And also as we know the human soul is not perfect and it is liable to fall to such temptations . a simple example of this is how the first man, and the father of humanity Adam fell to the persuasion of the devil and disobeyed his lord and as a result we humans are now living in this world.

Also the Satan utilizes this fact about this human weakness and his main role in this worldly life is to misguide humanity from the right pa

Therefore people might argue that it is not their fault that they have been brought into this world whereas at earlier times the prophet's companions did not face such temptations that might alter their faith. To some extent that may be true but yet allah has said that despite all this the human soul is free to do what it wants to do with no bounds to it. God has intentionally bestowed these gifts upon us to test our loyalty and belief in him. Nations before us have been given such benefits but they became proud and arrogant and thus allah has punished them so we should not let our soul be pulled away by these temptations.

Based on this We can confidently say that the struggle against one self is very difficult in our time. Because it is a struggle that we take at every moment of our life. Trying to refrain from the temptations that every person is indulged in is very difficult. Being alone in your opinion and being criticized badly by the people for your decisions is also a bitter experience. Prodigious and wasteful spending and wrong deeds (like mixing between genders, shameful dressing, drinking, lieing etc.) became symbols of a modernized world and when you try to fight them or refrain from them you are accused as backward and retarded. If you are treated

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