The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times, Issue #22, September 2014 | Page 24
This is why a child is born into this world while being completely
unaware of the world and what lies therein. He sees the world through
his limited understanding and therefore does not become overwhelmed
by it. His intellect and understanding increases little by little so as to
gradually introduce him to his surroundings and accustomed his brain
without enticing his curiosity and causing him to be overwhelmed and
confused. This enables him to receive his sustenance with content and
allows him to learn life’s lessons of obedience and disobedience through
trial and error.
There are other aspects as well which are the reason behind an infant
being born with inferior intellect. The main reason being the love and
affection which is felt by the parents for their offspring would not exist
especially considering the difficulties parents face when raising and
caring for their children. A child born with mature intellect would also
not be in need of its parents care and the bond which develops between
child and parent would not exist. In such circumstances, even a mother
or a sister would have become like strangers to him and as such within
wedlock limits.
Don’t you see that everything big or small has been created on a
flawless plan without fault or error?”
Reason And The Creator
Excerpt from ‘Tawheed Al Muffadhel’
Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) said:
“And according to this too, we say: reason perceives the Creator in a
way that necessitates man to acknowledge His existence and it does not
perceive Him in a way that necessitates man to know His qualities. If
they ask, how is a weak man charged with knowing the Creator without
knowing His qualities? It is said to them, people have been charged with
what they can do and within their abilities, that is to believe in the
Creator and to follow His orders and prohibitions and they have not
been charged with knowing His attributes. A King does not ask his
subjects to know whether he is tall or short, white or brown; rather, he
asks them to submit to his rule and follow his orders. Do you not think