Abbas Ka'bi

Ayatollah Abbas Ka'bi
آیت الله عباس کعبی
Ka'bi in 2019
Personal life
Born	1962 (age 62–63) Ahwaz
Nationality	Iranian
Education	Ahwaz seminary
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Twelver Shi'ism

Ayatollah Abbas Ka'bi Nasab (Persian: آیت الله عباس کعبی) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric who was born in Ahwaz[1][2][3] in 1962 into a religious family. Records mention that he is one of the 12 members of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, a professor of a university, a member and the vice-president of the security committee of the Assembly of Experts for Leadership, and other significant positions.[4][5]

Education

Ayatollah Ka’bi went to Ahwaz Seminary in 1976, then immigrated to Qom in 1985 and finished his Islamic education, and later, he participated in the classes of famous scholars and ayatollahs, such as Makeram Shirazi, Hossein Vahid Khorasani, Safi Golpaygani, Ja'far Sobhani, and so on.[6]

Kaabi frequently gives speeches in Arabic.

Positions

In 2018, Kaabi gave a speech in Arabic in which he said, "Moving the U.S. embassy in the Zionist entity from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem undoubtedly constitutes a new Balfour declaration."[7][8]

In 2022, he said: "Israel is sending medical delegations to some Persian Gulf littoral states for a biological war against Islamic Ummah through gaining control over DNA of Muslim nations".[9]

In 2022, he advocated for the death penalty for the protesters during Iranian_protests.[10]

In a December 2022 Arabic speech, Kaabi decried the death of “martyr” Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis while promising vengeance.[11]

Works

Abbas Ka'abi has written several books, such as:

• Al-Hasilah fi Hokm Al-Jahad Al-Ebtedaye fi Asre Al-Gheibat
• Feqh Al-Alaghat Al-Dovaliah fi Al-Islam
• Falsafeye Hoqooq
• Mardomsalary Dini
• Hoqooqe Asasi
• Hoqooqe Beinolmelale Islami
• Mosader Al-Hadis
• Azadi va Din, Azadi va Edalat
• Ahkam Al-Mayet
• Derase fi Elm Al-Hadis
• Zemanathaye Ejraee Ghanoone Asasi
• MardomSalarie Dini
• Ejraye Amalieh Hodud Wa Ejraye aan[12]

References and notes

1. Hujjat Al-Islam valmoslemin Ka'bi tebyan.net
2. Hujjat Al-Islam Abbas Ka'bi Nasab shora-gc.ir
3. Abbas Ka'bi Nasab majlesekhobregan.ir
4. Hujjat al-Islam Abbas Ka'bi Nasab irna.com Retrieved 30 December 2017
5. Results of Assembly of Experts elections in some provinces – Irna Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
6. Abbas Ka'bi Nasab hawzah.net Retrieved 30 December 2017
7. Ayatollah Abbas Kaabi of the Iranian Guardian Council: The U.S. Embassy Is Satan's Stronghold, Israel Weaker than a Spider Web
8. transcript
9. Iran International English [@IranIntl_En] (September 10, 2022). ""Israel is sending medical delegations to some Persian Gulf littoral states for a biological war against Islamic Ummah through gaining control over DNA of Muslim nations," said Iranian cleric Abbas Ka'abi, who represents Khuzestan province in Iran's Assembly of Experts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "Hardliner Clerics in Iran Demand More Executions, Amputations". 4 January 2024.
11. "Iranian Official Ayatollah Abbas Kaabi in Baghdad Address: Attacks Against U.S. Forces in Iraq Will Continue 'With Force and Determination'; Qasem Soleimani Will be Avenged with the Collapse of America, Zionism".
12. Ayatollah Ka'bi al-amir.ir