The unseen support in human life

This is a lecture delivered by the scholar Murtada Mutahhari on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Imam Mahdi al-Montazar, and it represents a good model of Islamic thought presented in the Iranian arena before the victory of the Islamic Republic. And in this lecture, the martyr professor aims to formulate Islamic concepts in a contemporary language: -The unseen and knowledge are based on shared rational foundations. And whoever denies the unseen has belittled knowledge. -Religion was a guide for science toward accuracy and investigation. -Muslim philosophers were ahead of Europeans in criticizing human reason and demonstrating its limitations. -The divine support does not come randomly, but is realized as a result of sincere striving. -The connection with the world of the unseen distances a person from despair and fills him with optimism. -Belief in the unseen makes the universe in human awareness a supporter for the people of truth. -Ancient and modern scholars believe in inspiration or illumination in scientific discoveries. -The issue of the Mahdi is a major philosophical matter related to humanity's view of the future of the universe. -Humanity's happiness cannot be achieved by science alone, nor is religion unnecessary; religion guides human use of science. - In all these topics that the martyr professor Mutahhari touches upon, we see a civilizational orientation... meaning an orientation that pushes humans and society toward integration and building a better future.