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    unknownuser
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    what a time waster you are zsrine

    this is my last comment to you regarding this subject

    Desire as a noun

    My desire is flying = Hawaya El-Tiaran

    Desire as a verb

    I desire flying = Ina Ihawa El-Tiaran

    c u in another thread

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      zsrin
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      peace,

      what nonsense is that? we were talking about what? and what are you talking about?

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        Hi zsrin and Ahmed Bahgat,

        Hi zsrin,

        see, that does not mean "Hawa", because Hawa is a desire not self pride, unless I understand ego wrong

        .
        being a person with ego never mean arrogant.... one is an arrogant person when he/she let his/her ego control himself/herself...
        in the dictionary
        ego means self-pride / self-importance / self-esteem/

        Ego means ''An exaggerated sense of self-importance''. similiary exaggerated self-esteem or self pride. it has a negative connotation to it.

        its not neccessarily "exaggerated"...It can also be just
        Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.
        http//www.answers.com/topic/ego
        As I said, it depends on how far u understand the word...

        I agree. ' Ego' can also mean ''appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem''.
        Its more often used as ''exagerated''

        But literally, yes, ur meanings are right as well.

        Ego
        ? noun (pl. egos) 1 a person?s sense of self-esteem or self-importance.
        http//www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/ego?view=uk

        Definition
        ego
        noun plural egos
        1 MAINLY DISAPPROVING your idea or opinion of yourself, or a great feeling of your own importance and ability
        That man has such an enormous ego - I've never known anyone so full of themselves!
        I'm glad she got the job - she needed something to boost/bolster her ego (= give her confidence).
        See also alter ego; superego.

        2 SPECIALIZED in psychoanalysis, the part of a person's mind which tries to match the hidden desires of the id (= part of unconscious mind) with the demands of reality

        egocentric
        adjective MAINLY DISAPPROVING
        describes someone who is selfish, thinking only of themselves
        Babies are entirely egocentric, concerned only with when they will next be fed.

        egocentrically
        adverb MAINLY DISAPPROVING

        egocentricity
        noun MAINLY DISAPPROVING

        egomania
        noun DISAPPROVING
        when a person considers themselves to be very important and able to do anything that they want to do

        egomaniac
        noun DISAPPROVING
        a person who considers themselves to be extremely important and able to do anything that they want to do

        egotism
        noun (ALSO egoism) DISAPPROVING
        the tendency to think only about yourself and consider yourself better and more important than other people
        Finding herself world-famous by the time she was eighteen only encouraged the actress's egotism.

        egotist
        noun (ALSO egoist) DISAPPROVING
        a person who considers themselves to be better or more important than other people
        Politicians are notorious egotists.

        egotistic, egotistical
        adjective
        http//dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=24931

        Bu in my opinion,

        "Vain Desire" and Ego, whats the different??

        Vain desire and ego are not equivalent words.

        Peace!

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          Fahad1
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          that is a bit of a stretch bro, the arabci Quran is one text since revelation can you show two different Arabic Quran that are for sale, like the many english translatipons for sale?

          Again, you don't get my message...Did I say Quran? I said "Koran" and I have seen hundreds type of Koran...Big, small, black and white, or coloured version...

          Quran = Koran =

          nice try regrarding the coloured Qurans you saw, lol I saw them too, but is the arabic texts between them are different? this may take you a few years to verify

          whats the difference ?!
          salam.

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            that is a bit of a stretch bro, the arabci Quran is one text since revelation can you show two different Arabic Quran that are for sale, like the many english translatipons for sale?

            Again, you don't get my message...Did I say Quran? I said "Koran" and I have seen hundreds type of Koran...Big, small, black and white, or coloured version...

            Quran = Koran =

            nice try regrarding the coloured Qurans you saw, lol I saw them too, but is the arabic texts between them are different? this may take you a few years to verify

            whats the difference ?!
            salam.

            Peace bro

            do you mean between the "Quran" and "Koran"?

            if yes

            then, there is no difference whatsoever, it is the flawed method of writing arabic words using english letters that caused this confusion

            the first arabic letter in the word "Quran or Koran" is "Qaf" this can be represented using a "Q" or a "K", as well the dumma on the first letter can be represenetd by an "O" or a "U", the second letter in both "Koran and Quran"

            peace mate

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              Fahad1
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              do you mean between the "Quran" and "Koran"?

              if yes

              then, there is no difference whatsoever, it is the flawed method of writing arabic words using english letters that caused this confusion

              the first arabic letter in the word "Quran or Koran" is "Qaf" this can be represented using a "Q" or a "K", as well the dumma on the first letter can be represenetd by an "O" or a "U", the second letter in both "Koran and Quran"

              peace mate

              salam bro.
              well that much i know . thanks anyway . no twisting of words therein.

              I said "koran" not "Quran"..again you are twisting your words..

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                el-Aziz
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                Ahmed,

                I'm dying to hear about the challenge now.
                Please tell us about it so that we maybe can give it a go!

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                  unknownuser
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                  Ahmed,

                  I'm dying to hear about the challenge now.
                  Please tell us about it so that we maybe can give it a go!

                  Bro

                  I posted it twice, if you want to take on it you need to spend about 2 years studying arabic and mastering all the secrets of this language, and believe me there are secrets "LOL after you do this, i'm sure you will understand what is required to pass, it will be a waste of time for me and you to explain more than what i have done already,

                  but truely if you are inteested there is only one way to be able to have a go, YOU NEED TO MASTER THE ARABIC LANGUAGE lol , I'm flunet but I'm not a master in it wink

                  would like to see the rest of the trials all over the history?

                  BTW I Know Nazar Qabani very well, i just didn't comment on his poetry

                  peace

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                    el-Aziz
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                    Ahmed,

                    I'm dying to hear about the challenge now.
                    Please tell us about it so that we maybe can give it a go!

                    Bro

                    I posted it twice, if you want to take on it you need to spend about 2 years studying arabic and mastering all the secrets of this language, and believe me there are secrets "LOL after you do this, i'm sure you will understand what is required to pass, it will be a waste of time for me and you to explain more than what i have done already,

                    but truely if you are inteested there is only one way to be able to have a go, YOU NEED TO MASTER THE ARABIC LANGUAGE lol , I'm flunet but I'm not a master in it wink

                    would like to see the rest of the trials all over the history?

                    Hey, never mind about the language skills. I've been studying Arabic for almost ten years. I think I can manage. The only thing I want you to do is formulate the challenge. Not by endless assertions joined with random Koranic verses. Just pick out the crucial part, i.e. what the challenge is about. What is it about the challenge that no person has been able to do.

                    If there is a challenge inside the Koran, then certainly there can't be a problem for you simply stating what it is.

                    Now, would you mind just state - in your own words - what challenge there is. Please!

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                      unknownuser
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                      Ahmed,

                      I'm dying to hear about the challenge now.
                      Please tell us about it so that we maybe can give it a go!

                      Bro

                      I posted it twice, if you want to take on it you need to spend about 2 years studying arabic and mastering all the secrets of this language, and believe me there are secrets "LOL after you do this, i'm sure you will understand what is required to pass, it will be a waste of time for me and you to explain more than what i have done already,

                      but truely if you are inteested there is only one way to be able to have a go, YOU NEED TO MASTER THE ARABIC LANGUAGE lol , I'm flunet but I'm not a master in it wink

                      would like to see the rest of the trials all over the history?

                      Hey, never mind about the language skills. I've been studying Arabic for almost ten years. I think I can manage. The only thing I want you to do is formulate the challenge. Not by endless assertions joined with random Koranic verses. Just pick out the crucial part, i.e. what the challenge is about. What is it about the challenge that no person has been able to do.

                      If there is a challenge inside the Koran, then certainly there can't be a problem for you simply stating what it is.

                      Now, would you mind just state - in your own words - what challenge there is. Please!

                      To write a sura like the Quran

                      peace

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                        el-Aziz
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                        Hey, never mind about the language skills. I've been studying Arabic for almost ten years. I think I can manage. The only thing I want you to do is formulate the challenge. Not by endless assertions joined with random Koranic verses. Just pick out the crucial part, i.e. what the challenge is about. What is it about the challenge that no person has been able to do.

                        If there is a challenge inside the Koran, then certainly there can't be a problem for you simply stating what it is.

                        Now, would you mind just state - in your own words - what challenge there is. Please!

                        To write a sura like the Quran

                        peace

                        Ok, so have I understood this correctly...
                        All I need to do is write a chapter which by language is similar to the one of the Koran?

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                          unknownuser
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                          Hey, never mind about the language skills. I've been studying Arabic for almost ten years. I think I can manage. The only thing I want you to do is formulate the challenge. Not by endless assertions joined with random Koranic verses. Just pick out the crucial part, i.e. what the challenge is about. What is it about the challenge that no person has been able to do.

                          If there is a challenge inside the Koran, then certainly there can't be a problem for you simply stating what it is.

                          Now, would you mind just state - in your own words - what challenge there is. Please!

                          To write a sura like the Quran

                          peace

                          Ok, so have I understood this correctly...
                          All I need to do is write a chapter which by language is similar to the one of the Koran?

                          no it can't be similar, this means you are copycat lol nice try

                          you have to come with something about "let's say Allah" of your own and has the a stunning qualities of the Quran using a different "Bihar", and if you do it with me and I'm stunned I will concede

                          I will go and spend the today's holiday with the kids and family and I will keep checking this post, but I want it in arabic please and try to make it a huge font as my eye sight is a bit odd

                          I will check the grammar as well bro, I need a min of a line and half

                          thanks

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                            unknownuser
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                            Forgot to say bro, you can seek the help of anyone you wish in the heaven and earth

                            peace

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                              el-Aziz
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                              no it can't be similar, this means you are copycat lol nice try

                              you have to come with something about "let's say Allah" of your own and has the a stunning qualities of the Quran using a different "Bihar", and if you do it with me and I'm stunned I will concede

                              I will go and spend the today's holiday with the kids and family and I will keep checking this post, but I want it in arabic please and try to make it a huge font as my eye sight is a bit odd

                              I will check the grammar as well bro, I need a min of a line and half

                              thanks

                              Right, so a chapter "like" the Koran but not similar. What's the difference anyway?! But ok, I got it.
                              Then I assume I can write sbout the things that the Koran writes about.
                              You will check the not Arabic but Quraishi Arabic grammar.

                              That's it? That's all I need to do?

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                                unknownuser
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                                no it can't be similar, this means you are copycat lol nice try

                                you have to come with something about "let's say Allah" of your own and has the a stunning qualities of the Quran using a different "Bihar", and if you do it with me and I'm stunned I will concede

                                I will go and spend the today's holiday with the kids and family and I will keep checking this post, but I want it in arabic please and try to make it a huge font as my eye sight is a bit odd

                                I will check the grammar as well bro, I need a min of a line and half

                                thanks

                                Right, so a chapter "like" the Koran but not similar. Got it.
                                Then I assume I can write sbout the things that the Koran writes about.
                                You wil check the not Arabic but Quraishi Arabic grammar.

                                That's it? That's all I need to do?

                                well bro lol

                                not sure about the qurishi grammar, that sound like a bit if a stretch to me, lol as far as i know there is only one arabic grammar

                                now to write a sura like it, means like the miraculous style but you must bring your own "No copy cat" that will stun the majority of all arab speakers, and beacuse I'm one of them I will give you my honest opinion and a decleration signed by a justice of peace

                                yeh a message about God should be a nice start or possibly the Judgment Day,

                                your call

                                peace

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                                  el-Aziz
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                                  no it can't be similar, this means you are copycat lol nice try

                                  you have to come with something about "let's say Allah" of your own and has the a stunning qualities of the Quran using a different "Bihar", and if you do it with me and I'm stunned I will concede

                                  I will go and spend the today's holiday with the kids and family and I will keep checking this post, but I want it in arabic please and try to make it a huge font as my eye sight is a bit odd

                                  I will check the grammar as well bro, I need a min of a line and half

                                  thanks

                                  Right, so a chapter "like" the Koran but not similar. Got it.
                                  Then I assume I can write sbout the things that the Koran writes about.
                                  You wil check the not Arabic but Quraishi Arabic grammar.

                                  That's it? That's all I need to do?

                                  well bro lol

                                  not sure about the qurishi grammar, that sound like a bit if a stretch to me, lol as far as i know there is only one arabic grammar

                                  now to write a sura like it, means like the miraculous style but you must bring your own "No copy cat" that will stun the majority of all arab speakers, and beacuse I'm one of them I will give you my honest opinion and a decleration signed by a justice of peace

                                  yeh a message about God should be a nice start or possibly the Judgment Day,

                                  your call

                                  peace

                                  Ok, the "miraculous style", what is significant to that? Just plain and simple so I will now what miracles to stick to...

                                  Sorry, my bad about the grammar. Would you like me to write it in Quraishi Arabic or modern standard arabic?

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                                    no it can't be similar, this means you are copycat lol nice try

                                    you have to come with something about "let's say Allah" of your own and has the a stunning qualities of the Quran using a different "Bihar", and if you do it with me and I'm stunned I will concede

                                    I will go and spend the today's holiday with the kids and family and I will keep checking this post, but I want it in arabic please and try to make it a huge font as my eye sight is a bit odd

                                    I will check the grammar as well bro, I need a min of a line and half

                                    thanks

                                    Right, so a chapter "like" the Koran but not similar. Got it.
                                    Then I assume I can write sbout the things that the Koran writes about.
                                    You wil check the not Arabic but Quraishi Arabic grammar.

                                    That's it? That's all I need to do?

                                    well bro lol

                                    not sure about the qurishi grammar, that sound like a bit if a stretch to me, lol as far as i know there is only one arabic grammar

                                    now to write a sura like it, means like the miraculous style but you must bring your own "No copy cat" that will stun the majority of all arab speakers, and beacuse I'm one of them I will give you my honest opinion and a decleration signed by a justice of peace

                                    yeh a message about God should be a nice start or possibly the Judgment Day,

                                    your call

                                    peace

                                    Ok, the "miraculous style", what is significant to that? Just plain and simple so I will now what miracles to stick to...

                                    the signficance of that is to prove that what you are writing is comong from someone knowledgable, not a new kid on the block

                                    Sorry, my bad about the grammar. Would you like me to write it in Quraishi Arabic or modern standard arabic?

                                    well I don't know what that Qurishi arabic you are talking about, but if it makes you feel good to write in it, please do

                                    peace

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                                      zsrin
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                                      First of all, what I was trying to say by Koran is "the book", and the "Quran"(reading) that is in the Koran never refer to the book that most of the people understand...please look at the topic of the discussion...I used the wod "Koran" to differentiate it with "Quran"(reading...) that I understand..

                                      IF that is too hard for you to understand..I won't call it Koran anymore..instead I'll call it just as a "book"...

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                                        zsrin
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                                        Peace PeacefulMuslim,

                                        Hi zsrin and Ahmed Bahgat,

                                        Hi zsrin,

                                        see, that does not mean "Hawa", because Hawa is a desire not self pride, unless I understand ego wrong

                                        .
                                        being a person with ego never mean arrogant.... one is an arrogant person when he/she let his/her ego control himself/herself...
                                        in the dictionary
                                        ego means self-pride / self-importance / self-esteem/

                                        Ego means ''An exaggerated sense of self-importance''. similiary exaggerated self-esteem or self pride. it has a negative connotation to it.

                                        its not neccessarily "exaggerated"...It can also be just
                                        Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.
                                        http//www.answers.com/topic/ego
                                        As I said, it depends on how far u understand the word...

                                        I agree. ' Ego' can also mean ''appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem''.
                                        Its more often used as ''exagerated''

                                        But literally, yes, ur meanings are right as well.

                                        Ego
                                        ? noun (pl. egos) 1 a person?s sense of self-esteem or self-importance.
                                        http//www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/ego?view=uk

                                        Definition
                                        ego
                                        noun plural egos
                                        1 MAINLY DISAPPROVING your idea or opinion of yourself, or a great feeling of your own importance and ability
                                        That man has such an enormous ego - I've never known anyone so full of themselves!
                                        I'm glad she got the job - she needed something to boost/bolster her ego (= give her confidence).
                                        See also alter ego; superego.

                                        2 SPECIALIZED in psychoanalysis, the part of a person's mind which tries to match the hidden desires of the id (= part of unconscious mind) with the demands of reality

                                        egocentric
                                        adjective MAINLY DISAPPROVING
                                        describes someone who is selfish, thinking only of themselves
                                        Babies are entirely egocentric, concerned only with when they will next be fed.

                                        egocentrically
                                        adverb MAINLY DISAPPROVING

                                        egocentricity
                                        noun MAINLY DISAPPROVING

                                        egomania
                                        noun DISAPPROVING
                                        when a person considers themselves to be very important and able to do anything that they want to do

                                        egomaniac
                                        noun DISAPPROVING
                                        a person who considers themselves to be extremely important and able to do anything that they want to do

                                        egotism
                                        noun (ALSO egoism) DISAPPROVING
                                        the tendency to think only about yourself and consider yourself better and more important than other people
                                        Finding herself world-famous by the time she was eighteen only encouraged the actress's egotism.

                                        egotist
                                        noun (ALSO egoist) DISAPPROVING
                                        a person who considers themselves to be better or more important than other people
                                        Politicians are notorious egotists.

                                        egotistic, egotistical
                                        adjective
                                        http//dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=24931

                                        Bu in my opinion,

                                        "Vain Desire" and Ego, whats the different??

                                        Vain desire and ego are not equivalent words.

                                        Peace!

                                        Good...not let us try to understand the words "vain desire" and ego...

                                        vain (vn) pronunciation
                                        adj., vain?er, vain?est.

                                        1. Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless a vain attempt.
                                        2. Lacking substance or worth vain talk.
                                        3. Excessively proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
                                        4. Archaic. Foolish.

                                        idiom

                                        in vain

                                        1. To no avail; without success Our labor was in vain.
                                        2. In an irreverent or disrespectful manner took the Lord's name in vain.

                                        vain'ly adv.
                                        vain'ness n.

                                        vain
                                        adj

                                        Definition egotistical
                                        Antonyms modest, shy

                                        adj

                                        Definition futile, useless
                                        Antonyms possible

                                        vain

                                        adjective

                                        1. Having no useful result barren, bootless, fruitless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless. Idioms in vain. See thrive/fail/exist, used/unused.
                                        2. Lacking value, use, or substance empty, hollow, idle, otiose, vacant. See full/empty/capacity.
                                        3. Unduly preoccupied with one's own appearance conceited, narcissistic. See self-love/modesty.
                                        4. Thinking too highly of oneself conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, vainglorious. Informal bigheaded, stuck-up, swellheaded. See self-love/modesty.

                                        http//www.answers.com/topic/vain

                                        Got the answer?

                                        Anyway, you need to understand that "ego" represent a state of mind, a "consciousness", if you look at Oxford dictionary, the meaning of "ego" is "a person self", so anything related to "self" or "consciousness" is "ego"..."human WILL" is also an ego..."love" is also an ego...the word hatred,desire,care and everything dealt with our "consciousness" is an "ego"....if you're studying 'psychology"..it won't be hard for you to understand...

                                        All the above quotes from the dictionary is just something for me to let you understand in a language context...To really understand it..you need to understand the law of the universe...

                                        I hope that will help...Its the same thing when you try to understand the word "Quran" (reading)...it can't be a book, because the Quran is for everyone living in this world...so it can't be a book...because if it is a book..how do you think a "blind man" can read the book??

                                        Understand now??

                                        I'm open for a challenge for those people who can "think"!

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                                          Hi zsrin,

                                          Good...not let us try to understand the words "vain desire" and ego...
                                          vain (vn) pronunciation
                                          adj., vain?er, vain?est.

                                          1. Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless a vain attempt.
                                          2. Lacking substance or worth vain talk.
                                          3. Excessively proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
                                          4. Archaic. Foolish.

                                          idiom

                                          in vain

                                          1. To no avail; without success Our labor was in vain.
                                          2. In an irreverent or disrespectful manner took the Lord's name in vain.

                                          vain'ly adv.
                                          vain'ness n.

                                          vain
                                          adj

                                          Definition egotistical
                                          Antonyms modest, shy

                                          adj

                                          Definition futile, useless
                                          Antonyms possible

                                          vain

                                          adjective

                                          1. Having no useful result barren, bootless, fruitless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless. Idioms in vain. See thrive/fail/exist, used/unused.
                                          2. Lacking value, use, or substance empty, hollow, idle, otiose, vacant. See full/empty/capacity.
                                          3. Unduly preoccupied with one's own appearance conceited, narcissistic. See self-love/modesty.
                                          4. Thinking too highly of oneself conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, vainglorious. Informal bigheaded, stuck-up, swellheaded. See self-love/modesty.

                                          http//www.answers.com/topic/vain

                                          The word ''vain'' can mean useless/unsuccessful or selfish depending on the usage.

                                          vain (UNSUCCESSFUL) Show phonetics
                                          adjective
                                          unsuccessful or useless; of no value
                                          The doctors gave him more powerful drugs in the vain hope that he might recover.
                                          FORMAL It was vain to pretend to himself that he was not disappointed.

                                          vainly Show phonetics
                                          adverb
                                          unsuccessfully
                                          He tried vainly to make them listen.

                                          And when its implied on a person's behaviour, it takes the meaning ''selfish''

                                          vain (SELFISH) Show phonetics
                                          adjective
                                          too interested in your own appearance or achievements
                                          He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.

                                          vanity Show phonetics
                                          noun
                                          1 DISAPPROVING when you are too interested in your appearance or achievements
                                          He wants the job purely for reasons of vanity and ambition.http//dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=87651&dict=CALD

                                          Hope the examples helped in understanding the difference in the usage.
                                          We cant misapply meanings, to suit our purpose.

                                          Got the answer?

                                          Anyway, you need to understand that "ego" represent a state of mind, a "consciousness", if you look at Oxford dictionary, the meaning of "ego" is "a person self", so anything related to "self" or "consciousness" is "ego"..."human WILL" is also an ego..."love" is also an ego...the word hatred,desire,care and everything dealt with our "consciousness" is an "ego"....if you're studying 'psychology"..it won't be hard for you to understand...

                                          u got it wrong. ego means feelings pertaining to self. such as self-esteem, self-pride. it does not constitute all the feelings one feels but those feelings he feels for himself.
                                          Here's what the oxford says

                                          ego

                                          /eego, ego/

                                          ? noun (pl. egos) 1 a person?s sense of self-esteem or self-importance. 2 Psychoanalysis the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for the interpretation of reality and the development of a sense of self.

                                          So, human will is not ego, love, hatred etc are not ego. U got it wrong. it has to be self-love, self-hatred etc..

                                          I hope that will help...Its the same thing when you try to understand the word "Quran" (reading)...it can't be a book, because the Quran is for everyone living in this world...so it can't be a book...because if it is a book..how do you think a "blind man" can read the book??
                                          Understand now??
                                          I'm open for a challenge for those people who can "think"!

                                          There are more blind people(as in blind from their lack of usage of brains) than those without eyesight.

                                          And if Quran is for everyone, in the world, why cant it be a book?
                                          God says in Quran, that Quran is for those who can read and understand. So, in that sense, people with no brains or those who blind fold themselves wont be able to understand Quran.

                                          And for people without eyesight who wish to know the contents of the Quran, it can be read out to them, or they can be given a book in their coded language for them to read.

                                          And man can count always on his own conscience, which contains God's spirit, to guide us, anyways.

                                          Peace!

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