Mohammad Taqi Sobhani

Professor at Seminary and University

Dr. Mohammad Taqi Sobhani, born in 1342 SH (1963/1964 CE) in the city of Shiraz, is one of the prominent figures of theology (Kalām) and philosophy in the Qom Seminary. Having obtained the sixth rank in the 1361 SH (1982/1983 CE) university entrance examination, he began his studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Tehran and Imam Sadiq University, but after some time he withdrew from both universities and entered the Qom Seminary in 1361 SH. While pursuing jurisprudential and principals discussions and attending the advanced courses (Dars-e Kharij) of Grand Ayatollahs Tabrizi and Vahid Khorasani, he also learned Islamic philosophy under professors such as Hasan-zadeh and Javadi Amoli. He continued his university education until obtaining a PhD in Comparative Philosophy. In addition to teaching seminary and university courses, more than thirteen books and fifty articles have been written by him so far. Professor Sobhani, alongside his academic and research activities in various scholarly institutions, has also been engaged in various managerial positions. The presidency of the Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy, the management of the Islamic Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the presidency of the Research Institute of Ahl al-Bayt Theology at the Dar al-Hadith Institute, the presidency of the International Foundation for Imamate, and the Institute of Ahl al-Bayt Teachings are among these activities.