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The Consultation in the Quran and The Peak of Eloquence

This book is one of the great works of Ayatollah Sobhani, on consultation about caliphate. It is discussed whether appointing the caliphs is a divine affair or should be done by a council.

The author
“Jafar Sobhani” was born in 1930 in Tabriz – Iran, into a religious and educated family. He studied in Tabriz Seminary called “Talebiyeh”. The following were his master:
####- Ayatollah Khomeini
- Sheikh Hasan Nahvi
- Mirza Muhammad Ali Modarres Khiyabani
- Allameh Tabatabaee

Ayatollah Sobhani is one of the masters in Islamic Dar al-Tabliq in Qom, also the founder of Islamic Kalam (Theological) Studies Center (Imam Sadeq Institution) and a significant master in Qom Seminary.

Structure of the book
- The introduction
- Consultation in the Quran
- Explanation of the terms: consultation and order
- When the consultation should be done?
- The Peak of Eloquence and consultation
- The value of consultation
- Who should we consult with?
- The Imam Ali and consultants
- The Imam’s view on the council which appointed the 1st caliph (Abu Bakr)
- The Imam’s view on the six-man council which appointed the 2nd caliph (Umar)

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Sources :

1. The Consultation in the Quran and The Peak of Eloquence