Is the seat of understanding in a human being the brain, or the heart?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it said that the place of understanding and reflection in a human being is the brain and the spinal cord, or is it the heart referred to in His saying, the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:179]
Answer:
Allah knows best. Both the heart and the brain. The heart is connected to the brain. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it said that the place of understanding and reflection in a human being is the brain and the spinal cord, or is it the heart referred to in His saying, the Exalted:
They have hearts with which they do not understand
لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَاAnswer:
Allah knows best. Both the heart and the brain. The heart is connected to the brain. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [355 -858] هل محل الفهم في الإنسان هو الدماغ، أم القلب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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