Footnotes
The Last Word
Mr. Ahmad, the indefatigable struggler could finally conduct his broken, weak, drawn body to the victory shores by passing through dark dangerous intricate straits. Despite paying a heavy price for; he could overcome his pains by tasting the victory....
Beacon of Light
Refah School became the headquarters of revolution leadership after the arrival of Imam. Although I could not take part in the activities as others because of my physical conditions but I was enthusiastic to do something and leave away the...
Public Moves
The initiative by palls in Islamic Councils Coalition and INP in making contacts with me after my freedom and their vast spiritual support saved me from the danger of losing my believes and getting back to the struggle. As Ayatollah Khamenei said:...
Remarriage
From the very early days after my freedom, in all the meetings and gathering I had, I was eager to hear something about Fatima; news that may clarify what had happened to her. I was deeply thoughtful about whatever that had passed to us. Some of my...
Carpet Shop
Three weeks after my freedom, Haj Yousef Rashidi –one of INP pals of mine- called me and said: “Ahmad! You should not stay at home. You should work. I have a shop near to Emamzadeh Ma’soum at Qapan Siding. Go and sit there.” I...
Hope Melodies
Defeated Plot I analyzed the situation as SAVAK aimed to crush my nerves and force me into a mental war. They repeatedly had not succeeded in defeating or crushing me in previous prisons by tortures and interrogations. SAVAK had concluded that my...
Freedom and Boycott Delusion
In my previous imprisonments, despite all the tortures and interrogations and trails, I hoped to be free and continue my struggle. But this time it was different; no tortures, no interrogations, no trails and no hope. I was mixed up mentally and quite...
The Unforgettable Day of Visit
The visiting days in prison had a quite different feeling. After visiting families, the prisoners would become more determined and patient. So, my friends would ask me to let them inform my family to visit me. But I did not like to because I thought that...
Ayatollah Motazeri and Ayatollah Taleghani in Evin Prison
Ayatollah Montazeri, Ayatollah Modarressifar and I were in the same cell. Mr. Montazeri's had a special kind of personality and behavior. He had been misbehaved and tolerated a lot of tortures in prison. Since we were in the same room I would witness...
Evin, Row No.1
In the middle of February, the agents came and made me blindfolded and took me along without saying anything. I guessed I would be shot by death squad. I was saying my Shahadatain (religious phrases that a Muslim should say before death). On the way...
Evin Prison
The day after Eid-ul-Fitr I was told to ready to go to prison. First I called Mrs. Moslehi and thank her for her helps during those days particularly for the help she did to keep me there in the hospital in Ramadan; she thanked me I prayed for her a...
Meeting Mehdi Bukharai
The interrogators in the hospital behaved softer when they were assured the picture they had did not belong to me and I had separated from MKO because of inter-group dissensions and opposing the Marxist trend in MKO; my previous interrogations and...
Ramadan in Hospital
It was about five months that I had been bedridden in Shahrbani Hospital. It was getting closer to Ramadan that SAVAK asked the hospital to afford the arrangements for my transference to prison. The hospital advised that I still needed more treatments...
Foul Smell and Resistance
About a fortnight or more I was abed in The Police Hospital and still tolerating pain. They had not done any particular treatment for me except some pain relief injections. The bullets were still in my body. I was burning in pain. My injuries...
The Police Hospital
After arriving in hospital, they put me on a stretcher. The agents would not lose any chance and persistently would ask: “What’s your name?” When the pressure of their questions would increase I would faint. They would wake me up...
Conflict with SAVAK
After the complete separation from Mohsen Tarighat in the winter of 1976, I increased my contacts with Meysam and his friends. I had to be more careful about myself in this new condition. So, I always had cyanide capsule and Colt Pistol 7.65mm along with...
Betray…
By the advice of the late Andarzgou, I called Farhad Safa, Mohsen Tarighat and their branch to separate from MKO and told them that I would support them. Farhad said: "Ahmad! If we cut from MKO we would be hurt very soon." I said: "I...
“The Relief is so close”
The late Andarzgou would gather and connect Muslim kindred spirits to reinforce the activities. So, he introduced the late Majid Tavassoli Hujjati[1] to me with the pseudonym of Meysam to cooperate with him in Movahedin Group. Andarzgou said:...
Declaring war against MKO
It was some time that I had not heard from my daughters, Maryam and Fatima. Mohsen Tarighat who was in contact with me would give some news about their health to me, but it was some time that he would give me any news. One day I asked him to set a...
Revelation of a Crime
After the separation from MKO and making contacts with the late Andarzgou, I needed money. I decided to go the last team-house that I had rented in Gorgan Street to get back my deposit. So, I went to the landlord’s coffee shop. Visiting me, he did...