The Religious Thoughts of Musa b. Maymoon, with the Emphasis on the Book Entitled Dīlālat Al- Ha'īrīn (the Guidance of Wanderers)

Throughout the history, scholars have always paid especial attention to the general domain of the studies of religions. There have been and continues to be debates and researches on different issues of this domain, some of which are as follows: The cultural, historical, and political contexts for the formation of religions and what course of development they have had; the study of the personality and characteristics of the founder/s of religions; the geographical scope of religions; the beliefs, practices, rituals, and mores which have been formed and continues to be formed in the realm of religions; the role of religions in the formation of civilizations, etc. One of the important issues in this domain is the study of the important and influential figures and their works and thoughts, especially those thoughts which have been formed under the influence of scholars of other religions. The present paper tries to briefly investigate Musa b. Maymoon's scientific life and present his most important religious views, using an analyticaltheoretical approach. Although he had written many books and studies on various disciplines, this paper discusses his religious thoughts and investigates them briefly. One of the research findings is that he was under the influenced by some Muslim scholars, as far as his religious thoughts are concerned. Of course, there have been some researches on this issue which calls for further investigations.