A review on Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani’s Approach towards Islamic Social Sciences; Emphasizing aspects related to Islamic management

One of the most important motives for understanding the viewpoint of the so called “stylist scientists” in every scientific field is the fact that they have had the utmost influence on the trend of researches of that field, and determining the framework for the next researchers in that scientific field. It seems that Ayatollah Muhammad Reza Mahdavi Kani was one the most effective pioneers in Islamic social sciences after the Islamic revolution. Through establishing the Imam Sadiq University, he meant to educate knowledgeable, elevated researchers in this field. So this is out of the question that understanding his view to the Islamic social sciences will be very useful for the researchers. This paper is the result of a research conducted to understand and explain his point of view to Islamic social sciences, emphasizing Islamic management. The references used in this research are as follows: all of his written literature- including his books and articles, and the text of his lectures- and available recordings of his lectures. The findings of this research could be categorized in two parts; the first part includes explanations for the necessity to attend to Islamic social sciences- the why question- and explanation of the essence of Islamic science, and the framework of Islamic social science researcher- the how question. The second part explains the concept of Islamic management from the viewpoint of Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, and recounts the basic requirements to make Islamic management and organization come true.