Ja'far Sobhani
Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani آيت الله العظمى جعفر سبحانى | |
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Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution | |
In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 | |
Constituency | East Azerbaijan Province |
Personal details | |
Born | Tabriz, Iran | 8 April 1929
Nationality | Iranian |
Political party | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom |
Other political affiliations | Muslim People's Republic Party (1979) |
Website | http://tohid.ir/ |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Twelver Shīʿā |
School | Jaʿfari |
Main interests | Theological work |
Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani (Persian: جعفر سبحانی) (born 1929 in Tabriz)[1] 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 in Qom.[2][3][1]
Education[]
Ja'far Sobhani learned Arabic literature, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence in the . 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, Imam Khomeini, and Mirza Sayyed Mohammad Tabatabai near 15 years.[4]
Activities[]
- Qom Islamic Seminary's lecturer and scholar in Fiqh, Principles of Fiqh, history, and theological studies[4]
- Founder and director of Maktabe Islam magazine[4]
- Founder and director of Kalaame Islami magazine[4]
- Established an institute for theological research known as [2]
- Participated in writing the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran[1]
- Writer of a thematic interpretation of the Quran[1]
- Fighting with Wahhabism[1]
- Established the field of Ilm al-Kalam[1] in the seminary of Qom
- Published more than 300 researches[2]
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, book (ISBN 1860647804) was translated into English and published by I. B. Tauris.[5] Some of his books include:
# | Subjects | Books |
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1 | Fiqh |
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2 | Principles of Islamic jurisprudence |
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3 | Tafsir |
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4 | Ilm al-Kalam |
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5 | Philosophy |
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6 | History of Islam |
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7 | Beliefs |
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8 | The Beliefs and History of the Islamic Sects |
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9 | Biographical evaluation |
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10 | Others |
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Biography of Ja'far Sobhani". hawzah.net. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "H.E. Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani". themuslim500.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani". iis.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sobhani، Ayatollah Ja'far". ijtihad.ir. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Sobhani, Ayatollah Ja'far (27 September 2001). Doctrines of Shi'i Islam: A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices. ISBN 1860647804.
- ^ http://imamsadeq.org/shialibrary/tafsir.html
- ^ "Who is Muhammad?". http://avapress.com. External link in
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- Iranian Azerbaijani writers
- Iranian Azerbaijani grand ayatollahs and clerics
- 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