It is this very common sense that I am appealing to so that...

It is this very common sense that I am appealing to so that my message can reach and be understood by even those with the lowest intelligence. Now this matter is not dependent upon proof that, since by the usage of his intellect the human being has achieved high status, therefore his degradation will also be a result of him not making use of his intellect. He will be rewarded due to the usage of his intellect and be subject to punishment due to his not using of it.

This is the reason why my Master, Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) has said: AL KAFI - Ch. 1, H30 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated in a marfu‘manner from Amir al- Mu’minin Ali, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following: “If one guarantees for me to firmly establish in himself one good quality I will credit him for it and forgive his other shortcomings. But I will not forgive him for his losing Intelligence and religion; abandoning religion is departing peace and security.

Thus, life with fear and insecurity is unpleasant. Loss of Intelligence is loss of life. A person without Intelligence can be compared with no other thing but the dead.” So it has been proven from the above traditions that there are two groups of people who will be destroyed:- The first type of person is one who follows the crowd blindly, and if the crowd were to walk towards a pit and fall into it, he will close his eyes, follow the crowd and fall into the same pit.

The second is one who is unaware to religion and has placed his affairs into the hands of others. Let me narrate to you another tradition: - AL KAFI - Ch.

1, H32 Abu ‘Abd Allah al-‘Asimiy has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hassan from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm from abu al-Hassan al-Rida, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following: “Our people mentioned Intelligence and spoke about it in the presence of Imam al-Rida, recipient of divine supreme covenant, and he said, ‘Of the religious people, those who have no Intelligence deserve no credit.’ I then asked, ‘May Allah keep my soul in your service, of the people who support this cause (al-walayah) we know a group who are considered acceptable in our opinion but they do not have such Intelligence.’ The Imam then said, ‘They are not of the people whom Allah has addressed when He created Intelligence and said to it, “Come forward.” It came forward.

He then said, ‘Go back.’ It went back.