فلسفه و تاريخ در البدء و التاريخ مقدسي

Philosophy and History in MaqdeiS "A1 - Badʹ and History"

The relationship between history and philosophy has been always a problem of both of them. Some have tried to prove that history is a subsidiary of philosophy but this view has serious opponents today. They try to prove the incorrectness of the above effort using scientific principles. Motahhar Ibn Taher Maqdesi is one of those who has mentioned some philosophical matters beside history narrations and has talked about both subjects. Besides using wisdom to recognize the correct and incorrect cases, rational justification of issues and events can be very well seen in his works. But still he has not been successful to give an exact definition of the "relation" between philosophy and history and the two are pointed out along with each other and sometimes follow each other with very little links. His attention to philosophical issues and rational justification can be a consequence of the circumstances of his era that Moqaddasi has admitted due to various reasons including personal interest and a sense of responsibility and devout.