Teleological Account of Religious Science Based on Ideas of Professor Mutahhari

The present article is introduced within the following theoretical frame: according to the Islamic teachings and stipulations of thinkers like Mutahhari, religious science is, on the one hand, a science which is based on Islamic and monotheistic foundations (fundamentalism) and it is, on the other, a useful science (teleologicalism). The standard against which it is determined that whether science is useful or not is needs of individual and Islamic society. To put it more precisely, usefulness of science may be found in two respects: providing replies for (mainly) individual questions and solutions for (mainly) social problems. The present study aims to show what the meaning of teleological approach to Islamic human sciences is and which rational and transmitted arguments confirm it. The main question is: “Where is the place and which is the justification of teleologicalism in the large-scale theory of religion?