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The Position of Intellect in the… S.J. Ebrahimi & H. Sadeqi (141
consideration, have Mohammadi Sheikhi,
mentioned four major 1999: 48-78)
following meanings for - Saduq in his semantics’
good and bad; consideration believes in
• Compatibility and Husn va Qubh as the
incompatibility with competence for being
nature: Whatever is praised and blamed,
agreeable and pleasant since he stated concerning
for alive being is to substantiate the
considered as good contingency (Huduth) of
(Hasan) and whatever the universe, that
in contrast and whatever action commanded
unpleasant is bad is praiseworthy and what
(Qabih), thus, we call is prohibited is
pleasantness and reprehensible. (Saduq,
unpleasantness as Husn 2000: 346)
va Qubh.
• Compatibility and - Knowing the ordered
incompatibility with and prohibited acts, we
purposes and perceive actual good and
expediencies, bad (Husn va Qubh Fi’li).
• Soul perfection and Thus, ethical good and
imperfection, bad include those actions
• To praise and blame which have been
commanded and prohibited
or the competence by Allah.
for being praised and
blamed. (Javadi and