The article discusses various attitudes towards the human intellect (ʿaql) in classical Islamic mysticism, as reflected in key mystical writings composed from the third/ninth century to the rise of Ibn al-ʿArabī in the sixth/twelfth. It begins by presenting the basic challenge that the concept of ʿaql posed for the mystics of Islam and then proceeds to analyze diverse approaches to the intellect in works that were written in both the east (mashriq) and the west (al-Andalus). Special attention is given to the impact of Neoplatonism on mystical attitudes towards the intellect. The conclusion to the article offers general observations on the problem of ʿaql in classical Islamic mysticism, and attempts to explain the tendency of certain sixth/twelfth-century mystics who were exposed to Neoplatonic thought to reduce the role of the intellect in the mystical quest for God.

该文章讨论了向人智力（持不同的观点'aql在古典伊斯兰神秘），这反映在从第三/第九世纪到伊本的阿拉比在第六/第十二上升组成键神秘的著作。它首先提出了ʿaql概念对伊斯兰教神秘主义者提出的基本挑战，然后着手分析在东方（mashriq）和西方（al-Andalus）创作的作品中各种智力方法。特别注意了新柏拉图主义对神秘主义者对智力态度的影响。本文的结论提供了关于ʿaql问题的一般观察 在古典的伊斯兰神秘主义中，并试图解释某些受到新柏拉图式思想影响的六，十二世纪神秘主义者减少智力在寻求神的过程中的作用的趋势。