Ja'far Sobhani

• Name — Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani آيت الله العظمى جعفر سبحانى • Born — 9 April 1929 • Birthplace — Tabriz, Iran • Order1 — Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution • Term Start1 — 15 August 1979 • Term End1 — 15 November 1979 • Constituency1 — East Azerbaijan Province • Children — Saeid Sobhani • Party — Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom • Other Party — Muslim People's Republic Party (1979) • Website — http: tohid.ir/

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.

• 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

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.