Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani (; born 9 April 1929)
is an Iranian
Twelver Shia marja, influential
theologian and writer. Sobhani was a former member of the
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom and founder of
Imam Sadiq Institute in
Qom.
Education
Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani learned
Arabic literature,
Principles of Islamic jurisprudence in the
Islamic Seminary. In 1946, he went to
Islamic Seminary in Qom. In the Islamic Seminary, he took part in famous teachers' classes of
Fiqh,
Usool,
Tafsir, and
philosophy. Sobhani's important teachers were
Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi,
Khomeini, and
Mirza Sayyed Mohammad Tabatabai near 15 years.
Activities
* Qom Islamic Seminary's lecturer and scholar in Fiqh, Principles of Fiqh, history,rijal and theological studies
* Founder and director of ''Maktabe Islam'' magazine
* Founder and director of ''Kalaame Islami'' magazine
* Established an institute for theological research known as
Imam Sadiq Institute
* Participated in writing the
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
* Writer of a thematic interpretation of the
Quran
* Fighting with
Wahhabism
* Established the field of
Ilm al-Kalam in the seminary of Qom
* Published more than 300 researches
Books
He has several
Arabic
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and
Persian books that are categorized in seven fields as
Fiqh,
Principles of Islamic jurisprudence,
Tafsir,
Ilm al-Kalam,
Philosophy,
History of Islam, and
Biographical evaluation. In 2001, ''
Doctrines of Shi'i Islam: A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices'' book () was translated into English and published by I. B. Tauris.
Some of his books include:
References
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1929 births
Living people
People from Tabriz
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom members
Members of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution
Muslim People's Republic Party politicians
Recipients of the Order of Knowledge
Iran's Book of the Year Awards recipients