An Analytical Application of Anthropological Quranic Foundations in Social Contract Theory of Thomas Hobbes

The purpose of this article is not to criticize or interpretation of Thomas Hobbes's social contract theory, but to prove that changes in Hobbes's anthropological foundations and assumptions will change the content of his social contract theory. This research is the first step towards achieving an Islamic social contract theory based on Quranic teachings.

In this research with a descriptive-analytical method, we extract the anthropological foundations of Hobbes's social contract theory and then replace the anthropological foundations of the Qur'an in this theory.

The humanities are based on anthropological assumptions, and the theories which are presented in these fields are directly or indirectly based on these assumptions. Accordingly, the orientation of a scientific person's theories depends on his anthropological foundations, and a change in his foundations and assumptions will change his theories.

The authors of the article conclude that after replacing the anthropological foundations of the Qur'an with the Hobbesian social contract theory, there were major changes to this theory.