Investigating And Adjusting The Narrations Of Rational Recognition And Non-Rational Recognition Of God

Reason is the strongest cognitive tool of man. We know many phenomena of the universe by reason and we are also incapable of recognizing many phenomena. When reason is unable to recognize many creatures while they have the attribute of being limited, it is highly incapable of recognizing the infinite Creator in the first place. Numerous narrations confirm this inability of reason to know God. Of course, few narrations contradict this. The purpose of this article is to adjust the narrations of rational recognition and non-rational recognition of Almighty God. These points are examined in this article that reason is a high rank creature, and like other creatures it is created to be able to know God, so the reason itself can be considered as colored by the divine nature (Fitrah), that is, monotheism. Thus, the narrations in which the ability of the reason to know God (Ma'rifat-e-'Aql) are mentioned do not indicate the discovery of the reason itself, but reveal a gift from God to the reason. In this article, the explanations of Shiite scholars are cited.