The present book is one of the works the prolific author Ayatollah Sobhani.
The author
Ayatollah Jafar sobhani Tabrizi ,contemporary Iranian scholar. Born in 1930, in Tabriz into a religious family. He studied in Persian literature, the books “ Nasaab al- sebyan” , Abwab al- Jenan “ (the doors of paradise) , “ Mo jam History” in the presence of “ Mirza Mahmud Fazel”. Then he continued his studies in “ Tableiyeh school” in Tabriz he was trained into presence of great scholars : Ayatollah Ruhallah khomenini, sheikh Hasan Nahwi and Mirza Muhammad Ali Modems khiyabani Ayatollah sobhani is the founder of “ the center of Islamic theological studies” and also one of the great teachers in “ Qom seminary.
His works
1- Theological books and Mujam al- Mutakallemin
2- Mosoueh
3- The eternal light
4- wahhabism. etc.
The book structure
Discussions about Imamate and Patronage includes two main subjects: 1- Patronage
2- Intercession and seeking help
The author considers three issues as follows:
1) Intercession (Shafa'at) from the Koran is view
2) The Koranic verses descended about the Prophets family
3) Knowledge of Prophets and Holy Imams about the invisible
The book was published in 2005 in Qom –Iran.