IPL Lecture 14 Flashcards
What is the difference between Haya and Iffa?
Haya is a type of ethical and positive shame you feel, while Iffa is modesty and chastity. Iffa comes from Haya.
What are the three faculties of the soul?
The faculty of reason, the faculty of anger, and the faculty of desire.
Are any of the faculties of the soul bad? Is there one we should supress and another we should promote?
The faculties of the soul are not bad, but we need to balance each of them, so we don’t give in to them completely nor supress them completely.
What is Iffa with respect to the faculties of the soul?
Iffa is the balance of the faculty of desire – you regulate your desires, be it for eating, drinking, sexual relations, etc – but you don’t supress them completely.
How does dignity relate to Haya?
Appreciation of our dignity, as well as the dignity of other people, is the root of Haya.
Can Haya be irrational? What are the two types of Haya?
There is rational/wise and irrational/unwise Haya. Wise Haya is the Haya which is encouraged, and unwise Haya is being afraid of shame of doing something you should be doing (for example, if you don’t how to read Quran, you are ashamed to ask because people will say “look this old man doesn’t know how to read Quran.”
Name three outcomes of Haya.
Love of Allah. Control of Nafs.
Not getting into problems in Dunya or Akhira. Being free of sins and crimes. Peace of mind. Respect of others.
What are the different types of Iffa?
Iffa in the way we make our living (halal income), Iffa with respect to food and drink, Iffa with respect to sexual relations, and Iffa in speech.
