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19 February 2017 - 15:10
The superiority of man

The intellectual life of man is accorded a special dignity

Hawzah News Agency-  From the viewpoint of Islam, the intellectual life of man is accorded a special dignity; for the superiority of man—the basis of his pre-eminence among all creatures—consists in his capacity to reflect and to think, using the full scope of his intelligence. In this connection, many verses of the Quran call upon man to exercise his faculties of intellectual reflection, so much so that the cultivation of thought, and reflection upon the phenomena of creation are given as the distinguishing features of the wise. As the Quran says, in one of the many places where the importance of reflection and contemplation upon God’s signs and marvels of creation is stressed:
 

Such as remember God standing, sitting and reclining, and reflect upon the creation of the Heavens and the earth, [and say:] Our Lord, Thou didst not create this in vain.(Sura Al Imran, III:192)
 

One concomitant of this perspective is the prohibition in the Quran against the thoughtless imitation or blind following of one’s predecessors.

 

Reference:

 Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, Doctrines of Shii Islam, A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices, Translated and Edited by Reza Shah-Kazemi, published by I.B.Tauris Publishers, london • new york  2003

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