The Explanation of Intellect

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘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.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘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.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘[To be a man of] intellect is that you say only that which you know and act upon what you say.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘[To be a man of] intellect is to preserve your experiences, and the best of all that you have experienced is that which has taught you a lesson.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There are two divisions of intellect the natural intellect and the intellect of experience, and both of them produce benefit.

Imam al-Hasan (AS) when asked about the intellect, said, ‘To suppress one s annoyance until the opportunity arises.

Imam al-Hasan (AS), when his father asked him regarding the intellect, said, ‘It is for the heart to safeguard what you have deposited therein.