Ma`rifat

Islamization of the humanities is a new and significant idea that has recently attracted the attention of contemporary Islamic thinkers. Clarifying the religious-epistemological foundations of the humanities aims to critique secular bases of Western humanities and consolidate Islamic principles. Alongside epistemological, ontological, anthropological, axiological, theological, and methodological foundations, this process provides effective cognitive and strategic functions. This study identifies and explains these foundations from the perspective of Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah Yazdi. The research method combines library-based quantitative analysis with qualitative descriptive-analytical approaches, examining data to define components and variables of Islamic humanities’ religious-epistemological foundations. Findings indicate that components such as the representation of religious language, knowledge formation in religious propositions, responsiveness of religion to temporal needs, compatibility with reason and science, the hermeneutical role of clear Qur’anic verses in interpreting ambiguous verses, guidance in determining meaning, the relationship of religion with humanities and ethics, and epistemic tools—including revelation, inspiration, divine narration, intuition, religious experience, reason, sense perception, transmitted knowledge, and scholarly authority—form these foundations. These elements can be applied in Islamizing the humanities, providing a practical and scientific framework to align human knowledge with an Islamic worldview and guide its application in educational and scholarly contexts.