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for the blissful life of man and the social world and people's
that traditional science with the material well-being. Therefore,
help of revelation and infallible religion and development are
reason is more effective, but it not in conflict with each other
can be concluded that the but are related to two
pattern of development is not independent areas, each of
necessarily destructive of ethics, which has its function.
family, environment and most Another approach to the
importantly, truth and history. relationship between religion
Such a development that takes and development i.e. the opinions
place in the shadow of Islamic of Muẓaffar ‘Iqbāl, which we
tradition by using the strategy of named as the complement,
parallel dialogue and explanation unlike the other two approaches,
between science and religion believes that new human
has no complete conflict with development, which is based
the Islamic worldview. on experimental sciences, is not
The distinguishing thought incompatible with religion. Of
is that the revelatory and course, an undistorted and
narrative propositions and the non-regressive religion and
sciences that have been formed the teachings of religion cover
to explain these propositions the defects and weaknesses that
are valuable and prescriptive exist in this type of
sciences that have been formed development and progress,
to guide mankind and achieve including the loss of meaning
his happiness, and every religion in life and the unquestioning
must be responsible for this rule of instrumental rationality.
purpose. But experimental Many components in Islam show
sciences, especially human the lack of conflict between
experimental sciences, and the these two realities. Therefore,
development formed from religion complements human
these sciences have been development.
formed for the empirical Muslim thinkers showed
description and explanation of that effective and fruitful
