The conduct of the human is tied to what he carries in terms of concepts. The concepts (Mafaaheem) are convictions (Qanaa’aat) resulting from a comprehension of things and their attributes in addition to what is built upon this comprehension or emanates from it in terms of other convictions.

Concepts are of two types:

: Concepts about things. These are convictions or Ahkaam (rulings) whose source is the things themselves. This would include statements like: ‘Fire burns’, ‘Poison kills’, ‘Alcohol intoxicates’, ‘Meat is eaten whilst soil is not eaten’, ‘The increased build-up of pressure generates an explosion (of sorts)’, ‘The society is composed of a collection of individuals bound by permanent relationships’ and ‘Revival would not occur except by way of the enlightened thought’.

All of these thoughts are descriptions or Ahkaam whose source is its subject. They could be correct or incorrect depending on their conformity to the reality or their contradiction to it. In all of these cases they are considered to be concepts in respect to the one who has believed in them. The human behaviour and conduct is tied to his concepts about things and so whoever is convinced that his food has been poisoned would never eat from it and even if he was hungry. Similarly the one who was thirsty would seek water and not something else whilst the one who wanted to be intoxicated would seek alcohol and nothing else.