What Makes us Human?Maturity of the Intellect(Kamal al-‘Aql)According to al-Qadi cAbd al-Jabbar

摘要

The main objective of immediate knowledge according to cAbd al-Jabbar is to prepare the ground for the person to be ready for his obligations.cAbd al-Jabbar calls this state kamal al-caql(the maturity of the intellect).When one arrives at this stage,one will be considered ready for rational obligation.cAbd al-Jabbar believes that man has an innate capacity to know the divine command that develops in him.