261. Martyrdom of Seven Bahá’ís in Yazd
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Martyrdom of Seven Bahá’ís in Yazd
9 September 1980
To National Spiritual Assemblies
261.1 ANNOUNCE WITH DEEP SORROW HEARTRENDING NEWS MARTYRDOM ON MORNING MONDAY EIGHT SEPTEMBER IN YAZD SEVEN DEVOTED STEADFAST BELIEVERS TWO OF WHOM WERE AUXILIARY BOARD MEMBERS AND FIVE PROMINENT BAHÁ’ÍS YAZD INCLUDING ONE SEVENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD BELIEVER. LOCAL REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS WHO PERPETRATED THIS DASTARDLY ACT CHARGED INNOCENT FRIENDS ON LOCAL RADIO WITH FALSE IMPUTATIONS SUCH AS SPYING AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES. THIS EPISODE WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ANOTHER EVIDENCE PATIENCE LONG-SUFFERING INNOCENT PERSIAN BRETHREN IN FACE OF UNABATED HATRED VIRULENT MALICE INVETERATE ENEMIES FAITH. ...
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261.2 NAMES MARTYRS AS FOLLOWS:
‘AZÍZU’LLÁH DHABÍHÍYÁN
FIRAYDÚN FARÍDÁNÍ
NÚRU’LLÁH AKHTAR-KHÁVARÍ
JALÁL MUSTAQÍM
MAHMÚD ḤASANZÁDIH
‘ALÍ MUṬAHHARÍ
‘ABDU’L-VAHHÁB KÁẒIMÍ-MANSHÁDÍ. ...
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