The Location of the Intellect Between the Heart and the Brain
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The issue is whether the intellect is located in the heart or in the brain. Is there any scriptural evidence clarifying this?
The Shaykh:
The evidence indicates that the intellect is in the heart. However, it has a connection to the brain, and therefore, if the brain is damaged, thinking becomes disordered. So, it is in the heart, and it has a connection to the brain there.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Even if his brain is one hundred percent healthy, but his heart is diseased with an organic illness, he has no control. So, the center of the intellect must be in the heart, and it has a connection to the brain.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The issue is whether the intellect is located in the heart or in the brain. Is there any scriptural evidence clarifying this?
The Shaykh:
The evidence indicates that the intellect is in the heart. However, it has a connection to the brain, and therefore, if the brain is damaged, thinking becomes disordered. So, it is in the heart, and it has a connection to the brain there.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Even if his brain is one hundred percent healthy, but his heart is diseased with an organic illness, he has no control. So, the center of the intellect must be in the heart, and it has a connection to the brain.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الأول في انقسام القلوب إلى صحيح وسقيم وميت — islamhouse.com (59:49)
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