The Bahá’í Writings

305. Demolition of the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Tákur; Seizure of Cemetery in Tehran

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305

Demolition of the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Tákur;

Seizure of Cemetery in Tehran

10 December 1981

To all National Spiritual Assemblies

305.1 DISTRESSED REPORT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IRAN EVIDENCE FURTHER PERSECUTIONS ATROCITIES AGAINST DEFENSELESS BELIEVERS CRADLE FAITH:

  1. HOUSE OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH IN TÁKUR, PREVIOUSLY CONFISCATED, HAS NOW BEEN TOTALLY DEMOLISHED AND THIS BAHÁ’Í HOLY PLACE INCLUDING LAND AND GARDENS OFFERED FOR SALE TO PUBLIC BY AUTHORITIES.
  2. BAHÁ’Í CEMETERY TEHRAN SEIZED ON SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER BY ORDER REVOLUTIONARY COURT, 5 CARETAKERS AND 8 TEMPORARY WORKERS ARRESTED, AND CEMETERY CLOSED. BAHÁ’ÍS FEARFUL DESECRATION GRAVES. TENS OF THOUSANDS BAHÁ’ÍS TEHRAN NOW WITHOUT BURIAL GROUNDS. THIS RECENT DEVELOPMENT INDECENT ACT STILL ANOTHER EXAMPLE EVIL DESIGNS ELIMINATE BAHÁ’Í COMMUNITY THAT COUNTRY.
  3. OTHER PERSECUTIONS SUCH AS SUMMARY ARRESTS, HARASSMENT, CONFISCATION PROPERTIES, CONTINUE....

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