Ma`rifat Kalami

In the world of Islam, the schools of Allameh Tabataba’i and the neo-Mu’tazilites are two prominent trends that have proposed some methods for resolving the alleged conflict between science and religion. One of their most prominent methods is resolving the conflicts related to the language of religion. The neo-Mu’tazilites claim that their methods are effective in this regard, whereas the methods of the Allameh Tabatabai school are not. On the other hand, the followers of Allameh Tabatabai’s school consider the neo-Mu’tazilites' practices as incompatible with religion. In order to evaluate these claims, it is necessary to investigate and elaborate on the effects of both schools of thought and comparatively examine the methods of resolving the conflict related to the language of religion. Although some of the solutions offered by these two groups, such as knowing the interpretation of a religious text in literary or ethnic language, are in opposition to science, in the school of Allameh Tabatabai, the use of these methods is conditioned by the existence of a definite narrative or rational analogy whereas the neo-Mu’tazilites generalize this method to most or all religious texts. In fact, the two groups have differing methods of religious language