Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani opposed banning the celebration of the Prophet Muhammad’s birth anniversary in some of the Wahhabi-ruled countries saying: “Al-Azhar University has rejected this view, saying that the Prophet Muhammad fasted for two days because of his birthday.”
Top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani noted that it is unfortunate that there are still some extremist books which are being taught in a number of Islamic schools.
During a sermon given at Imam Khomeini Specialized University, Ayatollah Sobhani explained that the establishment of Takfiri terrorist groups, such as ISIL, are a part of the plot of the enemies of Islam to ferment Islamophobia.
Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani has given a lecture on Wahhabism as part of a series of lectures entitled “Theology and Islamic Thought” that he has been delivering in the holy city of Mashhad.
