A Review of the Relationship between Knowledge and Religion from Imam Khomeini's Viewpoint

The relationships between religion and knowledge and convergence or divergence between them have long been a subject of inquiry and speculation in the study of religion. The evaluation of relationship between knowledge and religion is considered one of the new issues (Kalam). The present paper seeks through a descriptive analysis to examine the relationship between knowledge and religion from the viewpoint of Imam Khomeini, one of the great contemporary thinkers on religion.According to this research, Imam Khomeini (May his soul be sanctified) strongly criticizes those who say that there is a conflict between science and religion. He sees that conflicts may happen between science and religion between now and then, but they are superficial and formal conflicts. He considers that without knowledge religion cannot bring happiness to man; rather, it leads to his distress. Science and religion function like two wings and have the capacity to meet all man's needs. This paper tries to elaborate on the relationship between science and religion by referring to Imam Khomeini's view concerning scientific and religious principles.