307. Execution of Eight Members of the Iranian National Spiritual Assembly

307

Execution of Eight Members of

the Iranian National Spiritual Assembly

29 December 1981

To National Spiritual Assemblies

307.1 WITH HEAVY HEARTS INFORM FRIENDS THROUGHOUT WORLD EIGHT MEMBERS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IRAN ARRESTED 13 DECEMBER WERE EXECUTED 27 DECEMBER. THEY ARE:

MR. KÁMRÁN ṢAMÍMÍ

MRS. ZHÍNÚS MAḤMÚDÍ

MR. MAḤMÚD MAJDHÚB

MR. JALÁL ‘AZÍZÍ

MR. MIHDÍ AMÍN AMÍN

MR. SÍRÚS RAWSHANÍ

MR. ‘IZZATU’LLÁH FURÚHÍ

MR. QUDRATU’LLÁH RAWḤÁNÍ

307.2 FAMILIES NOT NOTIFIED OF ARRESTS, TRIAL, EXECUTIONS. BODIES BURIED UNCEREMONIOUSLY IN BARREN FIELD RESERVED BY GOVERNMENT FOR INFIDELS. INFORMATION DISCOVERED FORTUITOUSLY. GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES TOTALLY SILENT, UNCOOPERATIVE.

307.3 THIS HEINOUS ACT CAUSES US FEAR THAT MEMBERS PREVIOUS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND TWO AUXILIARY BOARD MEMBERS WHO DISAPPEARED AUGUST 1980, AS WELL AS TWO OTHERS WHOSE WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN OVER TWO YEARS, HAVE SUFFERED SAME FATE. NAMES THESE HEROIC DEDICATED SERVANTS BLESSED BEAUTY ARE:

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AUXILIARY BOARD MEMBERS

DR. YÚSIF ‘ABBÁSÍYÁN

DR. HISHMATU’LLÁH RAWHÁNÍ

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS

DR. ‘ALÍMURÁD DÁVÚDÍ

MR. ‘ABDU’L-ḤUSAYN TASLÍMÍ

MR. HÚSHANG MAḤMÚDÍ

MR. IBRÁHÍM RAḤMÁNÍ

DR. ḤUSAYN NAJÍ

MR. MANÚCHIHR QÁ’IM MAQÁMÍ

MR. ‘ATÁ'U’LLÁH MUQARRABÍ

MR. YÚSIF QADÍMÍ

MRS. BAHÍYYIH NÁDIRÍ

DR. KÁMBÍZ ṢADIQZÁDIH

MEMBER LOCAL ASSEMBLY TEHRAN

MR. RÚHÍ RAWSHANÍ

PROMINENT TEACHER

MR. MUḤAMMAD MUVAḤḤID

307.4 EXEMPLARY CHARACTER THESE SELFLESS GLORIOUS SOULS SOURCE INSPIRATION TO BAHÁ’ÍS OF WORLD. WHILE NOT ABLE WIN CROWN MARTYRDOM LIKE PERSIAN BRETHREN, VALIANT DETACHED FRIENDS EVERY LAND UNDOUBTEDLY ARE ENDEAVORING EVINCE SAME SPIRIT FOLLOW SAME PATH CONSECRATION DEDICATION GOD'S HOLY FAITH. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT SANCTIFIED BLOOD OF THESE DESCENDANTS DAWN-BREAKERS WILL SERVE STRENGTHEN BODY CAUSE GOD THROUGHOUT GLOBE, PRODUCE UNPRECEDENTED VICTORIES TO COMPENSATE LOSSES SUSTAINED CRADLE FAITH....

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