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Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr (d. Mohammad, that the “raw
1980) an Iraqi philosopher and material of human thought”
a Muslim theologian, Allamah was transformed into Divine
Mohammad Hossein Tabatabai standardly moralities. (Mesbah
(d. 1981) an Iranian Muslim Yazdi, 2014: 26)
philosopher and prominent Whereas the Divine
scholar, Syed Ruhollah Command theory solely
Musawi al-Khomeini (d. 1989) ascribe definitions of good and
an Iranian philosopher, a evil to God, scholars such as
Muslim theologian and a Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi and
religious leader, Ayatollah the above-mentioned, argue
Jawadi Amuli (b. 1933) an that human intellect has been
Iranian Muslim philosopher, given a reason to reflect upon
and Ayatollah Mohammad good and evil themselves.
Taqi Mesbah Yazdi (b. 1934) Supporting this point of
an Iranian scholar. view is Allamah Hilli, who is
The last person mentioned one of the highest esteemed
is the main figure of our scholars. In his book “Al-Bab
research but what is common al-Hadi ‘Ashar”, he argued
in all of them is that they do that human reason (al-‘aql)
not agree on the terms of the necessary passes judgment on
Divine Command theory. what is good and evil. (Hilli,
Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, as 1993: 40)
my key example of Islamic He described “good” as the
ethical thoughts, described doing of an action which is
thoughts and the ability to reflect praised in “this World and the
on good and bad as well-known World to come”.
abilities since the beginning of Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi
humans’ written history. earlier concluded that humans
He then argued that despite have the ability to understand
humans’ ability to reflect, it good and evil through reason;
was only through the Divine But it was only through Divine
epiphanies of the Prophet epiphanies the “raw material
