The 69th issue of the quarterly research magazine Noor-e Ma’rfat consists of 5 academic research articles, out of which 3 are related to religion and society. The first article discusses the motivations of the contemporary movement for the establishment of an Islamic society, some excellent examples of this movement, and the positive and negative points of this movement, as well as the important challenges facing this movement. According to the author, this movement is a continuous struggle whose future is uncertain, but evolving in the extremely complex politics of the contemporary world.
The central idea of ​​the second article is that human sciences determine the direction of movement of any society. But these sciences themselves are based on specific philosophies about man and the universe and the concept of the universe. Against this background, establishing human sciences on the Islamic concept of the universe is a campaign that will pave the way for the establishment and evolution of Islamic civilization. This article attempts to clarify the way to strengthen the Islamic foundations of human sciences.
The third article critically examines the ideas and thoughts of sociologists who consider religion and religiosity to be a social phenomenon. The present article, in response to the social interpretation of religion, especially Islam, contains an explanation and commentary of the ideas of Allama Syed Muhammad Hussain Tabatabai, according to whom the cause of the birth of religion is not society, but the divine nature of man; although the presence of society is also necessary for the manifestation of the manifestations of religion.
The fourth article in this issue examines how the rules of language and expression, especially the rules of Arabic grammar and eloquence, are effective and involved in the affirmation and explanation of religious and Islamic beliefs. This article claims that the Shia Imamiyya scholars of theology took special care to ensure that the general rules of Arabic grammar were fully adhered to in the expression and affirmation of religious beliefs. And the result of their care was that the Shia Imamiyya were protected from personification, analogy, and takif, etc. in the matter of divine monotheism. The last article in this issue examines the challenges and difficulties faced in the implementation of the 2015-2030 Strategy for the promotion of education and improving its quality here from the perspective of teachers in Gilgit-Baltistan. This article presents very useful and practical suggestions for overcoming these difficulties.