The Status of Natural Tendencies in Islamic Education in the Eyes of Allamah Tabatabai

As one of the most fundamental debates in the Islamic philosophy of education, the question of ‘’innate disposition’’ has been the special concern of Allamah Tabatabai. By accepting ‘’innate disposition’’ as the religious statement of man’s common nature and its main role in the realm of Islamic education departments, this paper seeks to offer a picture of the effective natural tendencies in education, adhering to the views of this contemporary philosopher. In this research a descriptive-analytical method is used, and in order to collect the data for achieving the aims of research, the available and related sources are collected by using the note-taking forms of the sources and they are analyzed by using qualitative methods. A review of Allamah Tabatabai’s views reveals that he divides natural tendencies into the four types: perceptive, divine, free will and power. These tendencies are the potentialities which contribute to developing an educational system coincident with Islamic teachings, which guarantee man’s welfare and prepare the ground for living an agreeable life.