The Sources of Religious Knowledge in Mufid's View

According to Mufid, one of the most significant sources of religious knowledge is the reason. It is so important for him that in his view, in cases of the conflict between reason and tradion, it is the reason that is preferred. However, Mufid holds that the exclusive employment of reason in the deducon of religious beliefs is unfounded—he maintains that the reason cannot reveal true religious beliefs without the support of reason. He denies any sort of innate knowledge and takes knowledge of God to be a maer of acquision. He interprets .away hadiths concerning the world of Dhar