Futures Study in Islamic Thought

The futures study regarded as a science and art of discovering the future and skill to form the future world that have considerable influence on adopting the policy and policy-making. So, any society, organization and/or institution that want to fundamental changes, should necessarily, by use of different methods, to approach to discovering the unknown and the world of the future. This idea, must to be have a special place in the religious community, and tobe organized all of programs, policies and strategies based on the realities of the future world. Among the questions posed: does the futures study and future’s prediction, is trying to enter in the area of prescience? And whether religion, in its turn, has foresight? The religious futures study would be able to form ground of well and assured movement with its flourishing and development, and on the basis of Mahdi’ism teachings, true and definite future to be placed the axis and center of activities and programs. Subject of Mahdi’ism that portray future and human beings fate at the inevitable future, place a type of prospective view into the minds and spirits of their followers, and in such a way, Mahdi’ism doctrine is guide to forward-looking human. In this article, with the library-based and attributive way, has been tried to express futures studies techniques, and also to represent its importance and place in Islam; and by introduction of Mahdi’ism doctrine as a basis of futures study in Islam, to be provided the possibility of its better productivity in true assessment of phenomena and precise understanding of developments and identifying challenges and solutions.