The Status of History Science in Science Classification Based on Muslim Scholar's View Point

This Study tries to investigate the status of history science in common classification of science done by Muslim and its challenges. The scholars and philosophers, who believed in originality of knowledge and rational science, did not accept history as a science. Religious scholars had two various viewpoints for scientific status of history. Most of historians have classified it in traditional sciences related to religion based on its features including subject, method, importance and purpose. Others have considered history as a non-religious science related to literature. Literature_ historians, based on their values and social position, believe that history is a literary science for its subject aspect and also it is a servant science for politicians due to its profit and goal features. Some historians like Ibn Khaldun endeavored to define history as a science of human society with independent subject and method because of such epistemic challenge for history science. However, the Ibn Khaldun's theory has not been regarded by recent historians and scholars. In fact, history has remained as traditional science which is related to theological science and a tool for religious values and politics.