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The Position of Intellect in the… S.J. Ebrahimi & H. Sadeqi (135
The First one is through bad, and good out of evil.
the narrations reported by He took intellect into
Sheikh Saduq about intellect consideration as the best
and its nature. It has to be creature of Allah, as well as
realized that Sheikh Saduq the most obedient, the
would consider the traditions greatest and the noblest one.
of his book as correct and Worshiping is performed
believed if he did not reject through intellect, and rewards
them. and punishments are given
Furthermore, there are some on its basis. (Ref: Saduq,
sentences about intellect, 2000: 34-391; Ibid, 2014,
its nature, duty and Vol. 1: 34; Ibid, 2011,
function in his writings and Vol. 1: 12)
statements by which the According to him, intellect
intellect can be defined is something by which the
through concluding and Lord, the Merciful, can be
right arranging of which. worshiped, and the heaven
Some of the propositions obtained through. (Ref:
that may be inferred out of Majlesi, 1986, Vol. 3: 95)
the discussions stated or the He considered the intellect
traditions narrated by Saduq as the evaluator for the
regarding the intellect are veracity of words and
as follows; He considered deeds, which rules on their
intellect as Allah's argumentum correctness or wrongness.
over people and distinguishing In his opinion, the intellect
factor of honesty out of will not be acceptable if
mendacity, good out of considers something impossible,
