intellect
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Hadith of the day:
THE EXPLANATION OF INTELLECT 2
‘The intellect is a light that Allah has created for mankind and which He has ordained to illuminate the heart, in order that with it, he may know the difference between the visually manifest things and the unseen things.
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Hadith of the day:
THE EXPLANATION OF INTELLECT 1
Verily the intellect is a lasso used to restrain ignorance, and the carnal soul is like the vilest of beasts which if left unrestrained will go wild.
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Hadith of the day:
THE AUTHORITATIVENESS OF THE INTELLECT 2
Those that have the most perfect intellects will be the ones with the highest status in this world and in the Hereafter.
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Hadith of the day:
THE AUTHORITATIVENESS OF THE INTELLECT 1
‘Verily Allah has two authoritative proofs over people: a manifest proof and an inward proof. The manifest proof is represented by the prophets and messengers and Imams (AS), and the inward proof is represented by the intellects.’
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Hadith of the day:
The role of the intellect in chastisement and reward 7
‘He who wants wealth without the need for riches, and comfort of the heart free from jealousy, and security in his faith should implore Allah, Mighty and Exalted, in his plea for Him to perfect his intellect.’
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Hadith of the day:
The role of the intellect in chastisement and reward 6
The worth and value of every man is his knowledge. Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, will take people to account according to the intellects that He has given them in this world’s life.
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Hadith of the day:
The role of the intellect in chastisement and reward 5
I take My servants to account according to the level of intellect that I have given them.
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Hadith of the day:
The role of the intellect in chastisement and reward 4
‘When Allah created the intellect He said to it, ‘Come forward’ so it came forward, then commanded it, ‘Go back’ and it went back. Then He said to it, ‘By my Honour and Exaltedness, I have not created anything better than you. It is you that I command, and you that I prohibit from things, and you that I punish and you that I reward.’
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Hadith of the day:
The role of the intellect in chastisement and reward 3
Both the abodes [of the world and the Hereafter] are grasped by the intellect, and whoever is deprived of the intellect is deprived of them both.
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Hadith of the day:
The role of the intellect in chastisement and reward 2
Verily all good is grasped through the intellect, and the man devoid of intellect has no religion.
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Hadith of the day:
The role of the intellect in chastisement and reward 1
The servants will rise up in rank in the Hereafter and will receive great proximity towards their Lord in proportion to their intellects.’
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Islamic laws:
Ahl-e Kitab 2
A Muslim is allowed to eat the food prepared by someone who is not from Ahlul Kitãb [for example, a Hindu or a Buddhist], provided that he does not know or is not sure that the non-Ahlulkitab touched the food with wetness.
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Hadith of the day:
THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 17
The friend of every man is his intellect and his enemy is his ignorance.
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Hadith of the day:
THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 16
The servant is not considered as having fulfilled an obligatory act from among the acts made incumbent by Allah until he understands it.
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Hadith of the day:
THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 13
There is no wealth more productive than the intellect and no poverty lower than stupidity.
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Hadith of the day:
THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 12
Allah created the intellect out of four things: from knowledge, power, light and volition. Then He caused it to subsist through knowledge and be eternal in the divine Dominion.
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Hadith of the day:
THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 11
Verily Allah, exalted be His praise, created the intellect, and it is the very first thing He created amongst all the spiritual beings from the right hand side of His Throne out of His Light.
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Hadith of the day:
THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 6
The intellect is a ladder upwards towards the Illiyyun [the loftiest heavens].
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Hadith of the day:
THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 4
The intellect is immune from wrong, and commands good-doing.
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Hadith of the day:
THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 2
Allah has only assigned man with an intellect so that it may one day deliver him.