Today is the 26th anniversary of Dr Ali Shariati's passing. He was a great teacher for new generation of doctrine about Isalam and religion.
He was graduted in sociology in 1964 from Sorbonne University. you can read more about his here.
Dr. Shariati studied and experienced many philosophical, theological and social schools of thought with an Islamic view. One could say that he was a Muslim Muhajir who rose from the depth of the ocean of eastern mysticism, ascended to the heights of the formidable mountains of western social sciences, yet was not overwhelmed, and he returned to our midst with all the jewels of this fantastic voyage.
Dr. Shariati constantly fought to create humanitarian values in the young generation, a generation whose values have been defaced with the help of the most scientific and technical methods.
Dr. Shariati wrote many books. In all his writings, he tried to present a clear and genuine picture of Islam. He strongly believed that if the intellectual and new generation realized the truth of this faith, attempts toward social change would be successful.
He was martyred on June 19, 1977 but his doctrine and his voice still is live and effective.
Read here a quotation from him:
"Each religion, school of thought, movement or revolution is made of two elements: wisdom and love. One is light and the other motion. One gives common sense and understanding, the other, strength, enthusiasm and motion. Each is nothing without the other. In a society, a movement of thought or a revolutionary school of thought, men of letters who are clear thinkers, aware and responsible, show through their works, that there is a way to come to know a school of thought or a religion. They show that there is a way to give awareness to the people. The responsibility of the people, on the other hand, is to give their spirits and their strength to a movement. They are responsible for giving the starting push. A movement is like a body. It thinks with the brain of its scholars and gives love through the hearts of its poeple. If faith, sincerity, love and sacrifice are at a minimum in a society, people are responsible. But where correct understanding of a school of thought is at minimum, where vision, awareness, logical consciousness, deep familiarity with the goals of a school of thought are lacking, where the meaning, purpose and truths of a school of thought are missing, the scholars are responsible. Religion, in particular, needs both since religion is a type of lovers consciouness or love of consciousness. In religion, knowledge and feelings are not treated as separate entities because they are transformed into understanding and faith by means of common sense and the coming to know something.
(in FATIMA IS FATIMA) "
God bless him
