The Status and Role of Intellect in the Realm of Religious knowledge with an Emphasis on Allamah Tabatabaii's Thoughts in Al-Mizan Commentary

Our religious sources, that is, the Quran and traditions of the innocents Imams (PBUT) have called on people to rely on rationality and contemplation. Muslim thinkers also believe that intellect is a reliable device for achieving divine knowledge. There is, however, considerable diversity of opinion among Muslim thinkers about the limits and range of the abilities of intellect and its state and role in the realm of religious knowledge. Away from any extremism in this issue, Allamah Tabatabaii regards the role and status of intellect in the realm of religious knowledge important and even argues that the rightfulness of the rules of intellect indicates the rightfulness of religion. Yet, he takes into consideration the perceptional limitations of intellect in some epistemological areas of religion and mentions them in his works and writings, particularly in Al-Mizan commentary.