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A person's immortal, essential self or alternatively an Archangel Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani - A Soul Symbolized as an Angel The Holy Spirit ( Arabic : روح القدس Ruh al-Qudus , "the holy spirit") is mentioned four times in the Qur'an , where it acts as an agent of divine action or communication.1The Muslim interpretation of the Holy Spirit is generally consistent with other interpretations based upon the Old and the New Testaments. Further, the Quran refers to rūḥ as Ruh al-qudus ( , "the holy spirit " or "spirit of holiness") and al-ruh al-amin ("the faithful/trustworthy spirit"). In Sufism , rūḥ ( ; plural arwah ) is a person's immortal, essential self — pneuma , i.e. the " spirit " or " soul ". The Quran itself does not describe rūḥ as the immortal self. Nevertheless, in some contexts, it animates inanimate matter. Further, it appears to be a metaphorical being, such as an angel .2In one instance, rūḥ refers to Jesus .3Outside the Quran, rūḥ may also refer to a spirit that roams the earth; a ghost . Among the al-Laṭaʾif as-sitta ( ) it is the third purity. Islam In Perspective (revised ed.). "Interplay of Sufism, Law, Theology and Philosophy: A non-Sufi Mystic of 4th–5th/10–11th Centuries" .4
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Ruh (روح) is an Arabic word meaning spirit. It is the third among the six purities or Lataif-e-sitta
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Rūḥ (روح) is an Arabic word meaning spirit, and appears to be related to the Hebrew word "Ruach" or "Ruah" (רוּחַ) (See: Ruach#Etymology ).It is the third among the six purities or al-Laṭaʾif as-sitta (اللطائف الستة).
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Spirit in Islam that issues from the command of God, often referred to archangel Gabriel For other uses, see Ruh (disambiguation) .A visual rendition of the Islamic model of the soul showing the position of "'ruh" relative to other concepts based on a consensus of 18 surveyed academic and religious experts.The Spirit ( , al-rūḥ ) is mentioned twenty one times in the Quran , where it is described as issuing from command of God .The spirit acts as an agent of divine action or communication.The Quran describes the rūḥ in various ways.It refers to ruh as rūḥ al-qudus , which means "the holy spirit" and ar-rūḥ al-amin , which means "the faithful" or "trustworthy spirit", terms that are commonly understood to be references to the archangel Gabriel .The Quran also refers to ruh as God's own spirit ("My/His Spirit"), which was blown into Adam , and which is considered the source of human life.Most commentators interpret the phrase "My/His (God's) Spirit" in 15:29, 32:9 and 38:72 figuratively as God's power and way of honoring Adam, with some taking a more literal view.This spirit leaves the human body at death, and continues to exist in the afterlife .Further, ruh appears to be a metaphysical being, such as an angel . In one instance, rūḥ refers to Jesus . Early Quranic commentators generally interpreted "ruh" as meaning the soul, but this interpretation has been criticized as being flawed, extra-Quranic and influenced by anthropocentrism .
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Spirit in Islam that issues from the command of God, often referred to archangel Gabriel For other uses, see Ruh (disambiguation) . Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani - A Soul Symbolized as an Angel Rūḥ or The Spirit ( Arabic : الروح , al-rūḥ ) is mentioned twenty one times in the Quran , where it is described as issuing from command of God . The spirit acts as an agent of divine action or communication. The Quran describes the rūḥ in various ways. It refers to ruh as ( Arabic : الروح القدس al-rūḥ al-qudus) , which means 'the holy spirit' and ar-rūḥ al-amin , which means 'the faithful' or 'trustworthy spirit', terms that are commonly understood to be references to the archangel Gabriel . The Quran also refers to ruh as God's own spirit ("My/His Spirit"), which was blown into Adam , and which is considered the source of human life. Most commentators interpret the phrase "My/His (God's) Spirit" in 15:29, 32:9 and 38:72 figuratively as God's power and way of honoring Adam, with some taking a more literal view. This spirit leaves the human body at death, and continues to exist in the afterlife . Further, ruh appears to be a metaphysical being, such as an angel .
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