The Relationship between Will and Knowledge(Relying on Explaining of the Natural Knowledge Theory of Al-Jahiz)

One of the most important issues in epistemology is the relationship between will and knowledge. Replying to this question that “whether the knowledge is a voluntary doing or an involuntary action and according to theologian. Necessary’’ is one of the Old issues of theology and philosophy. On the subject of faith and its truth or the knowledge of God، Theologians confronted with this question whether the knowledge of God is voluntary or involuntary and emergency. Herein، from Mu''tazila groups، Nazzam and Jahiz offered theory of natural knowledge، however، these two views is not completely similar. The natural knowledge theory of Al-Jahiz is more complete and pervasive than the subject of faith and the knowledge of God، so that al-Jahiz is accused to the Algebraic knowledge and impossible task in the view of Mu''tazila. In the explanation and analysis of natural knowledge theory and by examining of scattered contents in many and different sources from Al-Jahez، It will appear that a part of human knowledge achieves involuntary and influenced by emotional factors and internal and external demands over the years of his life and also a part of it forms voluntarily and independent of the influence of emotional factors and human''s needs.