What is akal in Arabic?
Aql (Arabic: عَقْل, romanized: ʿaql, lit. Arabic term used in Islamic philosophy and theology for the intellect or the rational faculty of the soul that connects humans to God. The term al-‘aql in Arabic is derived from the root word ql, which means to bind. In Islamic thought, it is used to describe the faculty that connects individuals to God. It is usually translated in English as intellect, intelligence, reason or rational faculty.