The Authority of Intellect and its Function from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

.The Holy Qur'an introduces the concept of intellect as an instrumentfor thinking and recognizing the facts and in several verses with differentexpressions, insists on activating the intellect by human. in order toconvey this issue precisely and deeply to the audience, The Qur'an hasused many synonymous and close concept to intellect, such as tafakur(thinking), qalb (heart), lubb (heart of the matter), nuhā (understanding),ḥijr (evidence), ḥilm (reason) and fiqh (realization). The authority ofthe intellect in recognizing facts has been confirmed in the Qur'an andIslamic traditions. One of the most important subject matters that shouldbe identified by the intellect is the domain of beliefs and theology, whichalso leads to the perception of the prophetic mission and resurrection.Another issue perceived by the intellect is the realm of recognizing moralvirtues. According to several verses and traditions, human intellect candiscern good and evil, regardless of religious teachings, although someIslamic sects do not believe in this. It can be said that the power ofintellect in human is like an intrinsic prophet whose discernment isauthoritative and in agreement with the guidance of the prophets. Thus,from the Qur'an's point of view, the realm of intellect in knowing facts isa vast scope which comprises various subjects such as theology, ontology,anthropology and ethics.