And he wants to understand whether or not the cause which...

And he wants to understand whether or not the cause which can be affirmed through his natural instinct about every phenomenon in the universe can also be affirmed about the universe as a whole.”[^3] The Benefits of Knowing God In reply to the second question, it is worthwhile to note the following points: Firstly, once the discussion is about rational and instinctive investigations, to ask about its benefit is not allowed because such a discussion is the benefit itself.

The human being lives in a world whose beginning, end and origin he is not aware of. Naturally, he likes to know its beginning, end and origin. This knowledge in itself, apart from any other benefit it has, is desirable for him. It is not necessary for every scientific or theoretical issue to have definitely scientific benefit. Secondly, belief and faith is God is one of the most useful and essential beliefs of the human being in life.

From the individual perspective, belief and faith in God gives peace of mind and tranquility of the heart as well as nourishes moral virtues, and collectively, it guarantees the implementation of law and justice and the observance of the rights of one another.[^4] Knowledge of God as the Fountainhead of All Knowledge At the conclusion of this lesson, we shall quote some sayings of the infallible Imāms ( ‘a ) in which knowing God has been regarded as the fountainhead of all knowledge: One day, a man came to the Holy Prophet ( ṣ ), requesting for the most astonishing of knowledge ( gharā’ib al-‘ilm ).

State the relationship between the need for being grateful to the Beneficent God and the obligation of knowing Him.