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
Political views In October 2023, Sobhani condemned Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and called them brutal and inhumane. He called on the international community and Muslim countries to oppose the attacks and urged the United Nations and Muslim leaders to take action to stop them.
In 2026, following the February 28 attacks on Iran, Sobhani offered condolences for the killing of Ali Khamenei and other Iranian civilians, including women and children. He described Khamenei and the other victims as “wronged” and asked God not to let their blood go unanswered and to take revenge on their “wicked” and “vile” enemies.
Books He has several Arabic 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: #SubjectsBooks 1Fiqh Religious precepts of travel 2Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence The four theses 3Tafsir Manshur Jawid - in Persian in (14 vol.), (Mafahim al-Quran - in Arabic in (10 vol.)). [Thematic Exegesis] Muniat al-Talbin fi Tafsir al-Quran al-Mubin - in Arabic in (21 vol.)). [Consecutive Exegesis] Tafsir tartibi (Consecutive Exegesis) - in Persian Interpretation of Surah Ar-Ra'd Interpretation of Surah Al-Furqan Interpretation of Surah At-Tawba Interpretation of Surah Al-Munafiqun Interpretation of Surah Al-Hadid Interpretation of Surah Al-Hujurat 4Ilm al-Kalam Understanding the attributes of God Introduction to principles of Islam Resort Wahhabism 5Philosophy Knowledge in Islamic philosophy An analysis of Marx's philosophy 6History of Islam History of Islam Biography of Imams in simple language Who is Muhammad?, also known as The Message7Beliefs Doctrines of Shi'i Islam: A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices8The Beliefs and History of the Islamic Sects Al-Milal wa al-Nihal - in Persian and Arabic (8 vol.) 9Biographical evaluation General in Biographical evaluation Biography of Shia leaders 10Others Password win famous men Questions and responses
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