Facing his nafs

Acrylic on canvas, 2024 (36 x 46 cm)

This painting represents the struggle against oneself. The term "Nafs" (نَفْس), from Arabic, could be translated as the ego, the baser instinct within a person. It is this that we fight against in order not to succumb to our desires and temptations, which are sometimes unhealthy or harmful to us.