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The Piophet said: The wise man is he who believes in God, believes in His Prophet as true and obeys His commandments. It appears from this that intellect is the name of natural instinct. It is however applied to knowledge as a thing is known by its fruit. A learned man is one who fears God, as fear of God, is the fruit of learning. Thus the word intellect, if applied to any fruit, becomes like a natural attribute. Knowledge does not come from outside.
It lies under intellect as a natural course. It is like water hidden in earth. If a well is dug, water comes out of itartd no new thing is poured over it. Similarly there is oil latent in almond seeds and otto in roses. To this effect, God says: When your Lord took out progency from the children of Adam from their backs and then took witnesses 'Am I not your Lord' they all said: Yes - 7 : 171 Q.
This means confession of their souls, not verbal promise by tongue. God says about this matter : If you ask them "Who created you," they would certainly answer "God" (43 : 87Q). In other words, their souls will bear witness about it God says; The natural religion of God upon which He created men (30 : 29Q). In other words, the natural religion of every man is upon a thing that he should have faith in one God and know the natural attribute of each thing. In other words, this attribute is latent in him. So Iman or faith is hidden in the heart of every man.

Viewed from this angle, men are of two kinds. To one kind of men Iman was presented but they forgot it and they are unbelievers and to another kind of men who cultivated their souls and remembered it. These people are like those who forgot a thing after remembering it and afterwards it is reminded to them. God says for this : So that they may remember (14 : toQ).
that those with understanding may remember (38 : 28Q).
Remember the gits of God upon you and your convenant with Him (5 : 10) I have made the Quran easy for rememberance. Is there any one who will remember it (54 : 17Q)?

Soul is like a horseman and body like a horse. The blindness of the horseman is more serious and harmful than that of the horse. The power of internal insight is more than that of external sight. Thus God said : His soul fulfilled not what he sa w-53 : 18Q.
And thus I showed Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and earth - 6 : 75Q. The opposite of inner light and insight is blindness.
God says : It is not the eyes that are blind but the souls which are in breasts-22:45Q. God says : He who is blind in the world will be also

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blind in the hereafter. These secrets were revealed to the Prophet, some through insight and some through sight and both were called sight. He shose insight is not ripe, acquired nothing but husk of religion. These attributes are called intellect.

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