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looks at Intellect (Aql). Does although many hadiths of
he consider an independent “The Book of Intellect and
role for intellect in moral Ignorance” in “Usul Kafi”
epistemology? have been narrated by
Qom's narrators and
The Role of Intellect in transmitters; but we have
Ethical Recognition not been encountered to
Intellect is one of the none of his works to the
sources and means of subjects entitled by “The
recognition. Different approaches Book of Intellect” or the
found out of the Shiite virtue of knowledge. He
theologians concerning the initiated “The Book of
position of intellect since Monotheism” with the subject
the era of the infallible of “Reward of Monotheists”.
Imams up to now. Furthermore, he applied
In the age of Imam’s that as well in his “The
presence, this approach has book of beliefs”. (Abedi,
been consisted of rational 2006: 20)
and traditional tinge, however, In addition, Sheikh
traditional approach has been Saduq has not provided a
prevailed in occultation era definition for intellect in
until the age of Sheikh any of his available works;
Saduq. Although Sheikh but there are two ways in
Saduq, as a representative order to determine an
of the Qom school, narrated eligible definition for intellect
many ahadith related to ascribed to him.
intellect in his works, and
