The Intellect

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The very basis of man is his intellect, and the man devoid of intellect has no religion.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah has only assigned man with an intellect so that it may one day deliver him.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellect is the strongest foundation.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellect is immune from wrong and commands good-doing.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellect sets right all matters.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellect is a ladder upwards towards the AeIlliyyin [the loftiest heavens].

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellect is the messenger of the truth.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the most sufficient of riches is the intellect.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellect is the friend of the believer.

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘There is no affliction worse than a lack of intellect.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘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.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘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.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There is no wealth more productive than the intellect and no poverty lower than stupidity.'

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There is no wealth more profiting than the intellect.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The intellect is the authoritative proof of the believer.

Imam al-Kazim (AS), in his advice to Hisham b. al-Hakam, said, ‘O Hisham, nothing has been bestowed upon the servants better than the intellect. The sleep of a man of intellect is better than the night vigil of an ignorant man. Every single prophet that Allah has sent down has been a man of intellect, whose intellect supercedes the labour of all diligent workers. The servant is not considered as having fulfilled an obligatory act from among the acts made incumbent by Allah until he understands it.

Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘The friend of every man is his intellect and his enemy is his ignorance.