Soul __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text SOUL. There are two words used in the Qur'an for the soul of man, run روح Heb. ruakh and nafs نفس nephesh; e.g.:— Surah xvii. 87:. "They will ask thee of the spirit (ruh). Say, the spirit proceedeth at my Lord's command, but of knowledge only a little to you is given." Surah iii. 24: "Each soul (nafs) shall be paid what it has earned." Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail