Newsletter- Issue 10
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Newsletter- Issue 10
EBRAT MUSEUM NEWSLETTER NO:10 Sep 2014 1 Hazrate Masoomeh (AS) 01 Dhu al-Qa'dah marks the Birth Anniversary of Lady Masoumeh! Happy Daughter’s Day! Publisher:Ebrat Museum of Iran Editor –in- Chief:Qasem Hasanpoor Language :English Website:www.ebratmuseum.ir Mail:[email protected] 2 Of course, you can cancel your subscription at any time. The Ebrat Museum Newsletter will always be free of charge. Please keep in mind that we send out at most one monthly special issue which is dedicated to Ebrat Museum projects and products. We appreciate your support, and we’ll make sure to keep your subscription worthwhile. This newsletter issue was sent out to our newsletter subscribers throughout the world. If you are not subscribed yet, feel free to subscribe for our newsletter anytime. ________________________________________ For subscribing to our newsletters kindly visit Ebrat Museum website and send your request for us so that to receive our free newsletters. IN THIS ISSUE: Hazrate Masoomeh (AS) Editorial Events News Methods of Torture New Book Hazrate Masoomeh (AS) In this holy city of Qom, pilgrims come from all over the world to meet this great figure in Islam (and 10 days later they go to Mashhad to see her brother on HIS birthday) 3 Short Bio: Fatimah, daughter of Imam Musa Kadhim, was born on the first of Dhul Qa’dah in the year 173 Hijra (816 a.d.). She was raised by her pious mother and Imam Kadhim until her father’s shahadat. This caused great grief for her but she was comforted by her brother’s presence. Fatimah Masoumeh was so close to her brother that they say her relationship was that of Hazrat Zaynab to Imam Hossain. Unfortunately he was forced to Migrate to Mashhad as part of the caliph’s treacherous plans. Her sadness had returned until one day she received a letter from the Imam inviting her to Mashhad. Hazrat Masoumeh was very eager to meet her brother so she took off from Madinah as a group with 5 of her other brothers and the servants. She became severely sick on the way and asked the people around her to take her to the Holy City of Qom. The devoted Shias of Qom welcomed her and invited her to stay but this stay did not last very long. She passed away 17 days later. The whole city mourned for her. A story regarding Hazrat Masoumeh’s knowledge: During Imam Musa’s Imamate period, muslims would come from far to have their questions answered by the holy Imam. One day, a group had come to see the Imam but he wasn’t present. They were returning home with great sorrow when Hazrat Masoumah went up to them and took their paper. She answered all their questions and so the group was returning home happy. They ran into Imam Kadhim on the outskirts of town and explained to him what happened. Imam Kadhim asked to see the answers that his daughter had given and after 4 expressing his happiness and praising her, he said “May her father be sacrificed for her.” Today she is visited from all over the world because she is known for answering the people who come to visit her. From Imam Jawad: <Man zaara ammatee biqom falahoo jannah> (whomever visits my aunt in Qom, Surely jannah is theirs.) E ditorial Ebrat Musuem adheres to its purposes so that to create the advancement and education of youth in all manner of good literature, arts, and history; that may conduce to the education of people throughout the world. In brief: Ebrat Musuem is interested to create knowledge, to open the minds of people to the political knowledge, and to enable new generation to take best advantage of their educational opportunities. To these ends, the Musuem encourages youth to visit the museum as historical site. Ebrat Musuem seeks to promot excellent knowledge of political prisoners, so that individuals may explore their capabilities and interests and may develop their full intellectual and human potential. Ebrat Musuem expects that visiting of this historical museum will lead them in their later lives to advance knowledge, to promote understanding of their contemporary history. 5 E vents Thursday, August 24, 1978 The martyrdom of Seyyed Ali Andarzgo, the revolutionary warrior Seyyed Ali Andarzgo was murdered in clashing with gangs’operations of Joint Committee of Savak Martyr Seyyed Ali Andarzgoo was born in Ramadan of 1939 in Tehran. Poverty and hardship of livelihood made him to dropout of education to work, but at the same time he turned to religious sciences and accomplished Fiqh and Usol courses. He made acquaintance with Martyr Navab Safavi in his adolescence and became highly inspired by his anti-oppression spirit. During the uprising of June 5, 1963, he joined anti-Regime struggles and so was pursued and then comprehended by SAVAK hirelings. He suffered savage tortures but remained steadfast in his way. After release, he joined the military branch of Islamic Motalefeh (Islamic Coalition) and, in the first action, took part in revolutionary execution of Hassan Ali Mansour, the proAmerican subservient and the contributor to the passage of Capitulation and Imam Khomeini’s exile. Despite being as young as 19, Martyr Andarzgoo played a prominent role in the assassination. Thereafter, he was highly wanted by the Regime and forced to constantly move from one place to 6 another. In order to avoid being identified by SAVAK, he was to appear in public in different disguises and with different pseudonyms. Andarzgoo played a colorful role in importing weapons to the country for the sake of armed struggle and, accordingly, he conducted some trips to other countries. After years of chase and escape, SAVAK eventually located him and recognized that he was invited to house of a friend in the eve of Ramadan 19. The place was surrounded by Savak and Martyr Andarzgoo who found no way of escape swallowed the documents he was carrying in order to avoid them being accessed by SAVAK. The Regime officers could injure him after an armed conflict, but at the same time they were alarmed in the media that he was carrying explosives. During this struggle on August 24, 1978, the eminent Martyr Andarzgoo, only 39, was martyred and reached his old aspiration while he was still fasting. Martyr Andarzgoo was planning to assassinate the Shah, but his martyrdom obstructed him. Sunday, August 30, 1981 Assassination of Mr.Rajaii and Dr.Bahonar in a bomb explosion and the Government Week in Iran Prior to the Islamic revolution, President Rajai and Prime Minister Bahonar were political prisoners in Joint Committee of Savak 7 Subsequent to Bani Sadr’s impeachment for political incompetence, his dismissal from Presidency and then his scandalous escape, counterrevolutionary forces increased their efforts to overthrow the Islamic government and so resorted to widespread terror and violence, aiming to remove the devoted forces of the system. Hence, after the event of 7 Tir (June 28 1981) and martyrdom of Ayatollah Beheshti and 72 of his revolutionary companions, they exploded a bomb in Prime Minister’s office, leading to martyrdom of popular President Rajai and his thoughtful Prime Minister Bahonar. Contrary to illusion of the enemies of Islam who believed such proceedings would lead to isolation of people and fall of the system, the assassination, like the explosion of June 28, backfired, causing increasing enlightenment and active presence of people and absolute isolation of the terrorists. To commemorate the memory of these martyrs who were the pure example of governance in Islamic system, the week leading to August 30 was named the Government Week to reminisce the committed and sympathetic figures who employed all their powers to remove and settle the problems and difficulties of the deprived and oppressed people. Monday, September 10, 1979 Demise of Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmood Taleghani 8 “He was for Islam, Abuzar of the time. His expressive tongue was as trenchant and pounding as the sword of Malik Al-Ashtar.” (Imam Khomeini) The late Ayatollah Taleqani was born to a educated and anti-oppression family in 1910. He began acquiring Islamic concepts under the tutelage of his father Seyyed Abulhassan and continued his studies at Razavieh and Feyzieh schools to achieve the level of Ijtihad. He expressed his anger towards Pahlavi Regime, for the first time in 1939, with issuance of a declaration in protest to ban on hijab which resulted in his arrest and imprisonment. After August of 1941, he created multiple political groups to formally struggle against the regime. He played a prominent role in the movement for nationalization of oil industry and did many efforts to fulfill the rights of Iranian nation. Subsequent to coup of August 19, Ayatollah Taleqani continued his struggles so as he was once again arrested and imprisoned by SAVAK for sheltering Navab Safavi in his house. He joined anti-Pahlavi movement of Imam Khomeini upon its formation and for the very same reason was imprisoned in the same year. After release, he was comprehended once again during the uprising of June 5 and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. The indefatigable Ayatollah Taleqani never abandoned struggle even in prison. His speech and behavior even positively influenced prison officers. During the very same time in prison, he authored “A Light of Quran” interpretation to make people acquainted with the greatness and grandeur of Holy Quran. Thanks to domestic and foreign pressures on the Shah, Ayatollah Taleqani was released in 1967, but he continued his struggles and at the threshold of 1971 and coincident with the 2500 year celebration of the Persian Empire he was rearrested and exiled to Zabol, for 3 years, and then Baft, for 18 months. SAVAK comprehended him once again in 1975 and sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment. He was released at the threshold of the victory of Islamic Revolution and did all his best to contribute to its victory. After the victory, he was appointed the head of the Council of Revolution. He also was elected the representative of Tehran to Assembly of Experts. In the late July of 1979, he was missioned by Imam Khomeini to perform the first Friday Prayer of postIslamic Revolution era. The indefatigable Ayatollah Taleqani eventually died of heart attack in the early morning of September 10, 1979, after years of scientific activities and political struggles. 9 Sunday, August 26, 1979 Martyrdom of Hajj Mehdi Araqi and his son Hesam by Forqan terrorist group Mohammad Mehdi Hajj Ibrahim Araqi was born in 1930 in Tehran. He was a committed and combatant Muslim who accompanied Fedayeen (Devotees) of Islam in August of 1941, bringing him imprisonment and two times of exile. He also strenuously participated in the movement for nationalization of oil industry led by Mohammad Mosaddeq and Ayatollah Kashani. He accompanied Fedayeen of Islam in their plan for revolutionary execution of Hassan Ali Mansour and so was sentenced to life imprisonment. Araqi was released after 13 years of imprisonment in the months leading to victory of the Islamic Revolution. Then, he departed for France, visited Imam Khomeini and accompanied himon his flight to Iran. Subsequent to victory of the Revolution he was appointed the head of Qasr Prison. Eventually, he who was a devoted soldier for Imam Khomeini and the Revolution did not remain safe from the hatred of the hypocrites and was martyred, besides his son Hesam, by Forqan terrorist group and buried besides Hazrat Masoumeh Holy Shrine. In his message on the occasion of Araqi’s martyrdom, Imam Khomeini said, “Araqi must be martyred. Death in bed did not deserve him.” 10 N Ews 83 cultural activists from England both men & women visited Ebrat museum of Iran. The guide of the museum, who was one of the political prisoners prior to the Islamic Revolution explained that how brutal reality of physical and mental torture were crushed. 11 The Prayers of of Imam Ali (AS) Mosque from Ahwaz, visited Ebrat museum of Iran . The Depatment of History for Ebrat Museum of Iran invited Mr. Ali Aosat Fakhimi for recording his memories in Joint Committee of Savak .He was one of the political perisoners prior to victory of Islamic revolution in Iran. 12 The Depatment of History for Ebrat Museum of Iran invited , Mr Davood As’adi Khamaneh for recording his memories in Joint Committee of Savak. He was one of the political perisoners prior to victory of Islamic revolution in Iran. The officials of Headquarters for Islamic Revolution Front from all over the country visited Ebrat museum of Iran. 13 The Depatment of History for Ebrat Museum of Iran invited Dr. Alireza Kashani for recording his memories in Joint Committee of Savak. He was one of the political perisoners prior to victory of Islamic revolution in Iran. Twenty-one commanders of education and training center from Martyre Major General Feyzollah Amani visited Ebrat museum of Iran. 14 75 members of Baseej-e Fatemyvoon from west rigon of Tehran visited Ebrat museum of Iran. The members of cultural & Artistic center of Hojjat Mosque from Omidiyyeh city of Ahwaz visited Ebrat museum of Iran. 15 The Short film by the title of British lighter recorded in Ebrat museum of Iran. The members of Baseeje from Velayat Mosque from city of Ahvaz visited Ebrat museum of Iran. 16 Mr. Jamal Kamyab , The Chief of Tehrans’s Beautification Organization (TBO) visited Ebrat museum of Iran. Producing of documentary series (Beautiful Revolution) recorded in Ebrat Museum of Iran. The series explain that how brutal reality of physical and mental torture were crushed against political prisoners prior to the Islamic Revolution . 17 M ethods of Torture Solitary Cells These cells were initially designated to incarcerate one single individual. Upon entering the Joint Committee, the inmate was then transferred to such cells. The cells were typically 2 by 1.5 meters which sometimes housed more than five people. In such cases, they had to sleep in turn due to the lack of sufficient space. In cold winters, the only apparatus which kept the cells warm was a factory heater placed at the end of the hall and which lacked any chimneys. Thus, the cells were flooded and black. 18 N ew Book Title Author No. of pages Publishing Year Language ISBN “Anarak" the place for exiled people who were defenders of religion & leadership(guardianship) Yaqoob Lotfi 216 Pages - paperback 2014 Persian 968-600-04-0430-7 Product Dimensions Price 8.5X5.5 inches 6 $/ 5 EUR (€) This book describes the city of Anarak, memories of exiled activists , function of exiled ones and reactions of people in three chapters. All rights Reserved by Ebrat Museum 19