An Introduction on the Possibility of the Production of a New Islamic Science on the Basis of Professor Motahhari's Idea in the Philosophy of History

The present research is an introduction to the possibility of the formation of the new Islamic science named "the D ivine philosophy of history". The essence of this science is in fact a kind of philosophy of history; yet this philosophy of history is different from its similar kinds in the history of the West's thought and is also different from the philosophy of history in Islamic Maghreb. If "history", "philosophy" and "society" are considered as the different parts of philosophy of history in the West, and "history", "society", and "Shari'ah (Divine law)" as parts of Islamic Maghreb, then we may say: philosophy of history in the Eastern part of the Islamic world is separated from two things: first the philosophy of Western history, considering that it is in the domain of the Islamic Shari'ah (the Divine law); and second from its similar cases, which is philosophy of history of the Islamic Maghreb and its outstanding representative, i.e. Ibn Khaldun, considering that it is philosophical and rational in nature, and is not separated from the Islamic philosophy, it is rather connected to one of the deep courses of the Islamic Wisdom, i.e. the Sadra'ian philosophy and the transcendental wisdom. Therefore criticism of Marxism and Positivism and also the occurrence of the new Islamic civilization, which has been accompanied with the formation of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the practical and objective aspects, may guide us to a theoretical and deep mental perspective of this "new science" and its independence and importance. These matters come together in "the Divine philosophy of history" and its author and innovator is professor Motahhari – who is a perceptive and insightful student of professor Allameh Tabataba'i and Ruhollah Khomeini, the two theoretical and practical representatives of the new Islamic civilization. Reviewing the values and the course of this important mental change and its missing link, this article will clarify a new term of problem from this perspective.