INTOLERANCE

Dear Alborz ...

Thanks for translation.

With Loving Baha'i Greetings, 

Mona :)

Dear Mona 19 ...

... you have come through once again !

Calling on others to also find the source, the approved translation was found:

Beware the weeping of the wronged and orphaned children, and the sighing of victims of oppression, lest their tears should turn to floods and their breaths should turn to fire.

Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Alborz

البرز عزیز

از قلم مبارک مرکز میثاق، حضرت عبد البها

//reference.bahai.org/fa/t/se/TM2/tm2-271.htm...

//reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/GTB/gtb-437.html...

با احترام فراوان،

مونا ؛)

TO:Faribors what does MD stand for?

Good luck my friend, many of us tried it for so long....it just doesn't work !

You ever heard of "sang e paay e ghazvin" ? 

Some people consider themselves as "sar ghofli" here, you just can NOT run them out of town even with a mirror...LOL

You just made him happy......"  Ma...look what I found! there's another one here who spells words just the way I do"  ! Greeting

Dear Mona, can you tell me...

?the source of the quote in your first comment...

"از سرشک ديده يتيمان ستمديدگان حذر لازم زيرا سيل خيز است و از دود آه مظلومان پرهيز بايد زيرا شررانگيز است

:If I understand it correctly, it means

It is necessary to avoid the tears of the oppressed orphans (or those abandoned) since it can turn into a flood, and the smoke from the cries of the wronged ones must be avoided since it can lead to many sparks (or an (.inferno

While the concept of retribution is lost from our modern day commentaries, .you have reintroduced it

...Many thanks

Alborz

Ali Jaan, Pahlavis Missed Momentous Opportunities...

Ali Jaan,

At last, I mean at last, Iranians who first received the progressive message of Baha'u'llah are beginning to pay attention and recognize how the innocent have been sacrificed, first by self serving backward Shia cleric and secondly, by opportunist politicians for self survival ,and at the expense of the Iranian nation's social and spiritual progress.

It remains for the individual reader to grasp the sheer weight of the missed opportunity both Pahlavis had in addressing the root cause of iran's backwardness. It was first the Qajars shahs who despite the swelling support for the Bab, chose to allow the massacre of the Babis and the exile of Baha'u'llah to Baghdad.

I am sorry to say that even the fearless Reza Shah succumbed to the power of the Shia establishment , when in 1937 he closed the Tarbiat School which was Iran's premier educational institution for primary through to secondary school. Tarbiat school was the first school of its kind to teach a spectrum of subjects in a country where previously formal education was the study of poetry and the Quran. Tarbiat school was the first to offer full education for girls. Although inspired by the Bahai sandard for education and klnowledge; most of its pupils were not Bahais, some, the children of the elite. Even Mohmmad Reza Shah breifly attended its classes.

If Reza Shah and later his son had realised the value,true intent and purpose of the Bahai Faith, with its respect and love and loyalty for Iran;

We would all be holding our heads a lot higher as "eyeranians" :)....a lot higher !

Had the Pahlavis not succumbed to the backward shia elements and given recognition to Iran's largest religious minority , The Bahais would have been able to openly speak about their beliefs, they would have spoken against superstition, ignorance  and prejudice, the spiritual disease currently spread by the Godless Mullahs.

If the Bahais could have defended themselves against the Mullhas' baseless lies and accusations; If Bahais had been given publishing rights, iranians would have had the benefit of reading about more relevant and progressive principles and not the nonsense, heresay and discredited conspiracy theories by various antagonistic authors like Kasravi whose fallacies became the basis for little known inaccuracies the average iranian might know about Bahais.

If the Pahlavis had not succumbed to the Mullahs, and given the Bahais the freedom they deserved in the land of Baha'u'llah's birth, We would undoubtedly have a much more enlightened society, where dogma, empty ritual , superstition and the greedy Mullah would be confronted with loving,progressive, principles , relevant to the needs of the century and in total affinity with  the Persian soul.

Of course the Mullahs have known this, and devised every method to poison the mind of Iranians and avoid such an eventuality. The emancipation of the Bahais and the exposure of Bahai ideals to the Iranian population is the Mullahs worst nightmare.

Baha'u'llah has promised that the time will come for the Mullahs, just as he did before to Nasiridin Shah, Sultan Abdul Aziz of Turkey, Napoleon III, Czar Alexander and Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. Every single one of these all powerful nineteenth century monarchs met their own untimely end.

If The Pahlavis in later years gave the Bahais  relative freedom compared to the Qajars, Any progress a Bahai made in Iranian society was due to hard work, exemplary character, loyalty,education, trust, and sense of service as a religious duty, the like of General Khademi, the head of Iran Air who was assassinated in 1979

Unfortunately, even the surviving members of Pahlavi family, especially Shahzadeh Reza, who in person is impressive, genuine and most amiable, but for whatever reason in his public statements has never been able to utter the word "Bahai" in public, when at times the headlines have been screaming about the plight of the Bahais in Iran.

Perhaps this can be one of many legacies to be corrected in memory of his beloved Father and Grandfather not to mention the Pahlavi name.

humbly

faryar 

Maleknaseri, Develish one is

Maleknaseri,
Develish one is the one that;
is blinded by hate,
is crule
is angry
is violent
is intolerant
is unjust
is dishounest
is crafty
is full of grudge
is afraid
is murderous
is fanatic
is....
the develish one lacks all the God like qualities, that is the develish one is jaahel, one who is unaware of Gods kindness, grace, love and justice.
You will know the develish one by his words and actions as you would know a tree by its fruits.

Are we also not letting go of the dead !!!!

Do you see that without bulldozers to raze a cemetery or an axe to cut trees at one, the discussion here has once again turned to a deceased and deposed King?

Is it not the consequences of Islamic Jurisprudence, in Iran, and how each one of us needs to reexamine the framework in which we view the world and interact with each other, that should be debated and discussed respectfully?

The factors that have nurtured a morally decrepid society in which all Iranians suffer and can shamelessly engage in such acts without any reprecutions, is indeed a concern for us all, and we need to debate the fundmentals of the morass that we are in, as Iranians.

While I enjoy reading respectful exchanges,  somewhere along the way, our obsession with proving points and making counter points about a checkered past has led us to "paralysis by analysis".  Should we not move beyond this?  It has yet to yield anything of value so far and has pitted us against one another. 

In the Table of the World (Lawh-i-Dunya) Baha'u'llah says: "Let your vision be world-embracing, rather than confined to your own self."

You are invited to read this on your own and see how these tragic events will not only stand in the way of a New World, but also that what we are experiencing is nothing but the birth pangs of this New World.

//bahai-library.org/writings/bahaullah/tb/6.html

Alborz

Dear Ali P. I love your

Dear Ali P. I love your logic! Some people just wont learn! I guess, to teach old dogs new tricks is a fair comparison. WOW! Imagine Life in Alabama in 1955!

Faribors; you dont make sense

Allo Allo Faribors...

I vazent shorrr hawe to espell Akaaber to ask u veeech von you vent too..
beecaaz i vant to von of doze MDs u poot afterr yor naym..

PEE ES

veech plane is morr toroo loooftanza ya ....

Ali P, you can not be an apologist for the evil Shah

The Shah was the man who approved brutality against the peace loving Bahais. It was during the monarchy that the Bab was executed. It was during the monarchy that Baha'ullah was exiled from Iran. It was during the Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's time as Shah that the Bahai house of worship was destroyed. The monarchy in Iran was very anti-Bahai.
Why are you putting yourself in the place of an evil dictator who ruthlessly killed people for no reason what so ever? Why don't you compare yourself to Ghandi or Mother Teresa? The Shah was evil. He was given ample opportunities to spread love and peace through Iran. Instead, the Shah banned books, persecuted people, and in '79 when he knew his time was up, he roobed the treasury of its money and fled to live a cozy life overseas. The Shah was arrogant and selfish. In the end, it was the Shah that destroed himself. I hope one day, you open your eyes and understand that it was the same Shah that handed the country over to Khomayni in 1979. It doesn't matter if he was foreign educated, he followed the same policies of Iranian Monarchs of the past. He followed the orders of a few in order to stay in power. The Shah can not say that his hands were tied. The Shah is accountable for the deaths of innocent Bahais. Like Adolf Eichman, the Shah will be held accountable in all history books for that matter.

Dear Faryam

   Imagine, you are living in Europe, or the US, going to school, enjoying everything the Western civilization has to offer, and then you are suddenly tapped, to sit in your father's seat, and lead a deeply religeous, and traditional, Middleastern country. The country is in crisis, and the elite, the military, the clergy- who say the last word in societies like this- want you!

  I am not talking about the late Shah. I am talking about the mild-mannered, British educated eye doctor, Bashir Asad, who took over for his father about 10 years ago. Have you seen a change in the Syrian social structure, government, or policy?

What if it was me, or you, who was chosen to take over as the King of Persia?

 I wonder how long we would have lasted , if we put the issue of seperation of church and state on the agenda, as the first order of the day. No more "ta'leemaateh-deenee" at schools. No more state funded religion activities. No more religeous holidays for this Imam and that Imam. No more loud speakers from the mosques. Wouldn't that be great??

  The Shah of 1955 was not the Shah of 1975. He was surrounded by "Yes,sir" ministers and generals in 1975, but the 35 year old Shah, was not an absolute ruler in 1955. He had just survived the Mossadegh dillemma, and had not yet established his rule. He was well aware of the power of Islamic mob. There has never been a shortage of "moreedeh khar" in our country.

   Didn't they kill Kasravi, at midday, in the courthouse, in front of the judge, and the murderers were released under the pressure from the clergy?

   Didn't they kill Prime minister Razmara, and the killer was officially pardoned, by pro-Mossadegh parliament?

 Didn't we all, as a nation, turn a blind eye on their record in 1979, just to see the Shah go? 

 Every ruler in Iran , past, present, and future has  to deal with the power of Shiite clergy, and their followers.

 The first Pahlavi chose to stand firm, and the second chose to compromise.  I just hope the next ruler, or leader, knows how to deal with this bunch, without compromising his principles, and still survive.

I appreciate your posting, as I do all your postings.

Yours,

Ali P.

Dear Ali,

Unfortunately , no matter the disappointment with the image one had of the Shah, when it became critical, to save himself,soon after his coup, the Bahais as always were "expendable"..ready to appease the Mullahs, he gave his blessing.

It is naive to think that, his generals would do anything that high profile without his implicit orders.

The Shah, who cared much about his international prestige, shocked and surprised by the thousands of telegrams by non Iranian Bahais from all corners of the earth,  as well as represenations made on behalf of the Bahais by the UN, quickly, gave the order to Faslsafi to go back on the Radio to calm things down,. By then many Bahais, their homes, businesses

had been attacked and many lost their lives; sadly none of these murderers were ever prosecuted.

faryar 

ps.

please read the story of Dr Berjis, a Bahai doctor to the poor in Kashan, who was murdered.

Some Digging in History...

...Let's face it~

The 99 percent Shia majority in iran came into existence as a nationalistic movement during safavid period to ward off the perdominantly sunni neighboring ottman empire with a greate appetite for expansion.

That All or nothing monopoly of "Light" may have worked out quite well in that period. But today it may very well prove that it is absolete as it has outlived its historical mission in preseving the Iranian identity due to major changes since the savafid dynasty came to an end.

Therefore, trying by all means to preserve that near on ehundred percent monopoly may not only prove as reckless mind set but utterly unproftable in the age of global economy and urgent need for innovation and transformation.

What it was fit yesterday may not be fit today and therefore a quick response to diversify the "religion Portfoleo" by recognizing Bahai as a legitimate faith and by recognizing that putting all the eggs in one basket may sometimes be disastrous.

Now having said that let me know the ripple effect of global finacial crisis on my pocket that I can only find three lices fighting each other for championship...

:)

The Shah's Persecution of the Bahais

What does this have to do with President Eisenhower? The US President was too far to lead such a detailed internal atrocity. President Eisenhower could only help re-install the Shah in 1953. And President Eisehower received the aid of Shabaan Jafari, General Nasiri, General Zahedi, Ayat'Allah Kashani, Ashraf Pahlavi, Asadollah Rashidian and a few other Iranian people. The only American that had a large role was Kermit Roosevelt. One American, and a mess of Iranians following blindly in order to re-install the dictator, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The Shah was the person who approved the persecution of the Bahais in order to prolong his dictatorship. That was what the Shah was about. He was always looking out for himself. The Shah was a selfish man.

The Shah was involved.............

in none of the actions which happend short before and after CIA coup 1953. Only americans "experts" decided and performed, only they "knew" what is good for "their" Iran. It is true that the bahai house of worship was destoied, but it was not planed by his majesty. His majesty planed only for his own purse. Of course after his masters had taken away what they wished to and were able to take. The intention of bombing the worship house was: moslems should be encourraged to sympathitize with american devils and their slave. Fortunately their planes did not come true.
The simple bahais had just as simple jews no good chance in Iran in the devilish aera. But single bahais and single jews had a fine life. For example it was known that the HOVAIDA was a bahai. Mr. hovaida was for a long time the chief of civil SAVAK and primeminister. he did a good job for devils.
For bahais now is the united states of america a safe place. Hier every body can base his own church, his own religious. every boy can ask for being registered as a bishop. Now it is better to go to america. They will find soon a lot of friends. For example the scientologists. They think similar to bahais.
In the united states most human cadavers are burned to ashes and the relatives can get the small botlle home. No grave or only a small number of graves exist. Consequently no grave can be destroied. Greeting

Guilty!

"The people who question or disagree with this matter are liars", according to Mr. Jamshid.

Guilty as charged, I profess I am going to question this assertion.

  This reminds me of a formerly communist friend, turned monarchist. He told me he turned against the former Iranian regime, because a local police officer had slapped him once. He hated that Shah for that!! He thought in his mind, he told me, that the Shah had signed an executive order, empowering all police officers to abuse citizens!

   Well, don't we also think the Shah was the servant of the US? Why don't we hold President Eisenhover responsible for the destruction of Bahaii house of worship? After all, those thugs received orders from their local leader, the local leader from some army officer, some army officer from General Bakhtiar, andGeneral Bakhtiar took his orders from the Shah, and the Shah took his orders from the US ambassador, who took orders from President Eisenhover!

  I certainly do not defend everything the late Shah did, but almost 30 years after the revolution, I, while disagreeing with some of his works and decisions, have begun to understand them.

 The vision Shah had for Iran, whether you and I liked it or not, was not realized until the mid-70's. I just have a hard time believing the Shah, on a personal level, had any animosity towards Bahaii's.

   The King of the only Shiite country of the world, had to somehow come in terms with the Shiite clergy, and in politics, as disgusting as it is, that sometimes means sitting idley, though reluctantly, and watch these atrocities take place, and just hope that some day, when you are powerful enough, put an end to them.

Respectfully,

Ali P.

got to love the way

you got to love the way how islamo facists change the subject whenever it's convinent for them or blame the dead shah for some inaction or action of some fifty years a go! while all the atrocities are done by this regime. I got it hand it to you guys: you guys are number one in lies, shamlessness and poorrouie!!

The Shah's Complicit Order in 1955

".......He (General Batmanghelich) lifted his head and responded, “I had no motives. It was the chief’s order.” And by that he meant the late Muhammad-Reza Shah."

Below is an excerpt from a very detailed historical account by by Dr. Bahram Choubine on 13-Jan-2008, full with references by both the clergy as well as high placed military brass of His Majesty Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s army.

For those of us who innocently thought The Shah to have had no part in "sacrificing of the innocent", this was a big shock, now that history has unearthed plenty of evidential documents including letters and signatures from that time .

I hope you will not be too disappointed.... 

Beginning of 1955 Opposition to Baha’is
It was stated earlier that after the 28 Mordad coup d'état [4], the mullas insisted on their significant share in the revolt, and this was only possible by suppression of the Tudeh Party and Baha’is. The furtive and renowned preacher, Hujjatu’l-Islam Muhammad-Taqi Falsafi, has stated in his memoirs that his sermons against the Baha’is took place with the prior consent of Ayatollah Borujerdi and Muhammad-Reza Shah. In an interview on 19 Urdibehesht 1334 [10 May 1955] with a reporter of “Itehad-e Melli” Journal, Falsafi described his meeting with Ayatollah Borujerdi in these words:

Before the blessed month of Ramadan, I went to Qum where I met Ayatollah Borujirdi and found him deeply distressed. He stated, “Now that the situation of the Oil industry has been resolved and the Tudeh Party has been neutralized, we must make plans for Baha’is and arise to this challenge.”

In Khaterat va Mubarezat [Memories and Struggles], Muhammad-Taqi Falsafi writes:

Ayatollah Borujerdi sent a message for me to convey the issue [of Baha’is] to the governmental authorities. … Eventually, after Ramadan 1332 [May 1953], he sent a letter for me to meet with the Shah and to express the Ayatollah’s disapproval and displeasure over the situation of [the relative freedom of] Baha’is. … Before Ramadan of 1333 [May 1954], I asked Ayatollah Borujerdi, ‘Are you supportive of the idea that I discuss the situation of Baha’is during my radio sermons which are broadcast live from Masjed Shah?’ He thought for a moment and then responded, ‘If you were to say so, it would be good. For now, the authorities are heedless (of suppression and annihilation of Baha’is). At least that would suppress them [Baha’is] in the field of public opinion.’

He added further, ‘It is necessary to mention this beforehand to the Shah so that he would not have an excuse later to intercede, ruin everything and terminate the radio broadcasts. If the latter were to happen, that would be most unfortunate for the Muslims and would embolden the Baha’is.’

I called the Shah’s office and requested an appointment. When I met the Shah, I stated, ‘Ayatollah Borujerdi has consented that the issue of Baha’is, which is a cause of worry for the Muslims, be dealt with and discussed in my radio sermons during the month of Ramadan. Would your majesty consent as well?’

Falsafi relates that the Shah remained silent for a moment and then stated, “Go and preach accordingly.” [5]

From 1327 [1948], each Ramadan, Falsafi used to deliver sermons against the Tudeh Party. Elimination and annihilation of the Babis and Baha’is was the cherished desire of the mullas and their partners in the government. During those days, it was widely said that strikes against Baha’is and destruction of their administrative and religious centers was one of the government’s objectives. However, this had to wait until Ramadan 1334 [May 1955].

1955 Baha’i Persecution
In accordance with Ayatollah Borujirdi’s wishes, immediately after the 28 Mordad [coup], the attack on Baha’is started with Falsafi’s sermons delivered in Ramadan 1334 [1955]. He commenced a brutal attack on Baha’is and the government confiscated Baha’i properties in every city. In Tehran, in front of the cameras of both foreign and domestic reporters, General [Nader] Batmanghelich, the chief of staff of the Iranian army, along with [General] Taymour Bakhtiar, the military commander of Tehran, took pickaxes and demolished the dome of the Baha’i Center. For many years, that building was impounded by the military and used for its own command center.

General Muhammad Ayarmalu, the deputy-chief of the most powerful branch of government, namely, the Department for Security and Information [SAVAK], writes the following in his memoirs:

One morning, General Batmanghelich, the chief of staff of the army, along with General Taymour Bakhtiar, the military commander, ascended the dome of the Baha’i Center [in Tehran] and with pickaxes started to demolish the dome of the building.

The next morning, the military attaché of the United States came to my office and with an infuriated voice stated, “What was this act that the chief of staff committed? Why would the chief of military pick up an ax, and before everyone’s eyes, demolish a building? Furthermore, he targeted a building that is greatly respected and cherished by many of your citizens! My country is assisting Iran to repair the ruins, and now you turn a beautiful building into a ruin?!”

As I, too, was puzzled over this illogical destruction – particularly by the hands of such a high-ranking officer – I remained quiet and said nothing.

A few hours later, the late Batmanghelich summoned me into his office and impatiently asked, “What are the military attachés saying about yesterday’s occurrences?”

Straightforwardly I shared the comments of the American military attaché and added, “Several more of the military attachés have expressed their perplexity and disappointment over this incident.” When I saw him overcome with sorrow, I asked, “General, what truly motivated you to undertake this act?” He lifted his head and responded, “I had no motives. It was the chief’s order.” And by that he meant the late Muhammad-Reza Shah.

As later I read in various monographs, Muhammad-Reza Shah had given this order in order to appease several influential akhunds [clerics], particularly Siyyid Abu’l-Qasem Kashani. … It is interesting to note that twenty-five years later, the late Muhammad-Reza Shah witnessed the result of giving room and yielding to the akhunds. Also twenty-five years later, when General Batmanghelich was seized and prosecuted at the height of the 1357 [1978] Revolution, he recounted this incident in his nearly-successful defense.” [6]

Clerical Influence over the Government
The activities of Ayatollah Borujerdi, and essentially the entire efforts of the Shi‘a ecclesiastic order against Baha’is, were not only aimed at securing the “foundation of the luminous religion of Islam”. In fact, this undertaking was an instrument for the clerics to portray themselves as partners in the 28 Mordad coup d'état and the Thorne.

By yielding to the illegal wishes of the religious and clerical establishment, the Shah and various governments, in effect, placed a stamp of approval on the clerics’ partnership in government’s authority after the 28 Mordad coup d'état. Through a study of documents, letters and communications of the clerics after the 28 Mordad coup d'état until the 1357 [1978] Revolution we can see how intertwined and aligned are the relations of the royal court, the government and the clerics. This affable relationship reached the height that in order to realize his satanic dreams, Ayatollah Borujerdi asked the Shah and Prime Minister Hossein Ala’ to change the nation’s constitution through parliament. This is the text of his letter:

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

To his honored [Hossein Ala’] the Prime Minister, may his glory last!

The letter of your honored self dated 5 Tir 1334 [27 June 1955] conveying the necessary instructions of his majesty to the government regarding my suggestions as communicated in my letter of 27 Shavval 1373 [29 June 1954] was received through Haj Qa’imu’l-Mulk Rafi. The essence of my suggestions, as noted in your letter, are:

1. The Baha’i sect must be prevented from propagation [of its teachings] which is against the luminous religion of Islam.
2. Their centers and gatherings, wherever found across the country, must be closed.
3. Any governmental worker who is not of one of the religions mentioned in the Constitution must be expelled after due investigation. Consequently, the Baha’is would fall into this category [and be expelled].

May God, exalted is His Station, protect holy Islam and the independence of Iran from the harm of accidents and attack of the enemies. And may He confirm and succor his majesty and the authorities in their work of protecting the country and supporting the sacred religion [of Islam].

Upon thee be peace, the Mercy of God and His Bounties.

7 Dhi’l-Qa’dah 1374/7 Tir 1334 [28 June 1955]
Husayn Tabataba’i [7]

During that time and subsequently, Muhammad-Taqi Falsafi would shout and proclaim in every mosque and place of worship that he attended in Tehran or other cities:

Merchants, employees, students, and brave workers of Iran! Arise and fight these irreligious people [8] and Baha’i-sympathizers [9] and thoroughly exterminate them, so that it will be proven that (Imam) Ali is alive, the Prophet (of Islam) is alive and the religion of Islam will not fade away.

Full Article : 

//iranian.com/main/2008/sacrificing-innocent

Faryar

To Jamshid Niavarani

Jamshid jaan;

Please either wake up or grow up.

The Shah's regime came to an end CERTAINLY not because of intolerance (since we know of a whole lot of regimes in the world that are even more intolerant than the Shah's regime ever was and continue to rule with an iron fist e.g. Libya, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. etc.) but because the Shah had become quite a nuisance to the mighty oil Cartel and had crossed their red lines.

Thank you dear Ebi

Liberty would be more attainable when a non Bahai voices our plight.

God bless,

Tahirih

Rest In Peace (RIP)

...Even if you build mighty pyramids for the Pharoah still the living will not let the dead to have a safe journey in his resting place...

Sack, sacks, sacked, sacking...

Peace? A word that man brought to life and added to his disctionary out of utter ignorance...

The Shah was involved in Bahai persecution

The New York Times article says it all:

//select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F2...

TEHERAN, Iran, May 23 (AP) -- Gen. Timur Bakhtiar, military governor of Teheran, has ordered the dome of the Haziratulghodes Temple, center of the outlawed Bahai religious sect, destroyed.

Who was Timur Bakhtiar?

He was one of people who took orders only from the Shah.

Who ordered the General to do such a evil deed in destroying the Bahai house of worship? The Shah.

The people who question or disagree with this matter are liars.

آقای امیر کبیر...

در ویدئو که ملاحظه کردید مناجاتی از حضرت عبد البها (پسر ارشد حضرت بها الله) با صدا خانم "سنبل" تلاوت شد.

# ۱۲
//www.sonboltaefi.com/alb_ihr.htm

خدا رفتگان شما را هم بیامرزد و روحشان شاد.

مونا

Simplistic thinking

Mr Alborz:
Thanks for the reference.
Now we know where and when, what was destroyed by whom.
This is a far cry from what Jamshid Niavarani states:" Mohammad Reza Pahlavi permitted the destruction of the Bahai house of worship. That is why the Pahlavi dynasty came to an end."

Ahh..so THAT's why Pahlavi dynasty came to an end!

Obviously this Jamshid character has a chip on the shoulder about the late Shah, otherwise, as many of us know, just because something happened under his rule, doesn't mean he permitted, or somehow approved it!

And this is 1955, not 1975! The Shiite clergy establishment has always been powerful in Iran, especially in that era.
In the picture you referenced, you see Mullah Falsafi running the show, and not Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
With the rise of the power of the Shah, Bahaii's were more and more tolerated, and even accepted, into the Iranian society, as they should have been.

The dedication of this wronged community ....

... continues unabated and with resolve.

An account of the activities of the Baha'i Youth in Shiraz, for which 3 of them remain imprisoned.

Alborz

جناب امیر کبیر،

جناب امیر کبیر، از شما ممنونم ، ولی‌ اسم خواننده را نمیدانم. ارادتمند، البرز

Reza K - Jamshid is correct...

... in referencing the persecutions of the Baha'is during the time of the Shah and more specifically the destruction of the Baha'i Center in Tehran in 1955. 

See B/W photo towards the bottom of this page showing its dome being destroyed, while Falsafi looks on.

 //question.bahai.org/005.php

And here it is again as reported in the May 23, 1955 edition of New York Times.

 //select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20712F6385E107B93C6AB178ED85F418585F9

I suggest that you (Reza K.) become better informed if you are going to critique others and express any views on this subject. 

Alborz

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سپاس بر شما که این آهنگ بسیار بسیار زیبا را برای گوش کردن فراهم نمودید. پیشنهاد بنده به همگان آنستکه در این شرایط بجای خشم و عصبانیت، برای شادی روح آن رفتگان بر خاک دعا کنید.

روحشان شاد.
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Why do you think they are afraid of dead Baha’is?

Why do you think they are afraid of dead Baha’is?
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