Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari

Summary

Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari is an Iranian philosopher, theologian and hermeneutist. He was professor at the University of Tehran. He is noted for his idea that "religion-in-itself" is perfect, but not all-encompassing, i.e. it does not possess the answer to every question in life. Formerly a political activist and MP, he retired himself from politics in 1984.