Footnotes
Rain in Dessert
Hezbollah On 6th of Ramadan 1387 SH (Dec 8th 1967), Abbas Agha Zamani[1] a friend of mine in INP came to my home and after the greetings asked me to go with him somewhere in Tehran suburbs to tell some important to me. When I came out of the house, I...
Prison No. 3
After about 4 months, they sent me to Prison No. 3 where the other INP members were held as political prisoners. There, we had fewer problems because of being beside other friends who were all political. Something that I should narrate here are...
Prison No. 2, Row No. 4
Our deadline was going to be over and we were ready to go on hunger strike. Major Teymouri came and said: “Don not thinks that we are frightened of your threat; since there some room is being freed, we are taking you to Prison No. 3. However, 3...
Qasr Prison
When the trail was over, they transferred us to Qasr Prison[1] on Thursday. There, they separated 15 of us whose verdicts were death, life or long imprisonment sentences and sent them first to a newly constructed school and then to a big but dirty room...
INP Members Trial
In late January, after a hundred days of silent in the press, the regime broadcasted the news about INP members arrest along with great propaganda. My picture was printed on the first page of Ettela’at and Keyhan newspapers (Documents no.1 &...
Jamshidiyeh Prison
On early days of January, all INP members were transferred to the prison of Jamshidiyeh Garrison. This prison had better equipment such as a big hall, double or triple stairs beds, blankets and heater. There were two prisons, one for the officers and...
Police Temporary Custody
The Police Custody had a round courtyard and a three-story building around that yard. They had put a group in each cell, but the ones who had resisted, including me, had put in solitary confinement. My cell had a window opening to the courtyard. The...
INP Revealed
During early days of my arrest, I could not find the reason behind uncovering INP; later I found it in prison. Mr. Mohammad BaqerSenobari, a new INP member, was so enthusiastic in expanding the party and was so active. In a mission in the city, he had...
Ambiguities
When we reached the police office, they did not take me to my brother and we were separated. It seemed my brother had understood from their talks that the problem was with me. An hour later they would tall my brother that he could go. He had asked:...
Marriage “No!”, Arrest “Yes!”
Being a teacher and working with the children were my personal interests. So, political activity was not an impediment for keeping these interests. I was teaching sports in several schools and had contacts with many teachers and students. It was...
Concurring with Islamic Nations’ Party
When I was officially accepted as a member of INP[1], I participated in some secret meetings. The first 3 meetings were held in Mr. Mir Mohammad Sadeghi or in the mosque. In these meetings, he would talk about my status in the party and my connections....
The New Arenas
A familiar invite, but secretly After meeting with Imam Khomeini and knowing his point of view about the activities of Hojjatiyyeh Society, I stopped my activities there. However, I got acquainted with people such as Seyyed Mir Mohammad Sadeghi, Javad...
Female Pioneers of Fight
When the families of Coalition members or the free ones became aware of the prisoner members situation, their first priority was to free their comrades or at least make a better condition for them in the prison. A month after the martyrdom of the ones...
Mehdi Ahmad Arrest
After June 5th 1963, “Islamic Councils Coalition” began its military activity. By this new policy in February 1965, Hassan-Ali Mansour[2], the prime minister who approved the Capitulation Bill[3] was assassinated by four brave young men...
Cortege of Sheikh Javad Foomani
The late Ayatullah Sheikh Jadad Foomani was one of famous southern Tehran clergy and pioneer in political protesting movements. He had a sharp and expressive tongue and had no fear to talk about the regime’s corruption. He had been arrested for...
The Everlasting Rise
On March 22nd 1963 Grand Ayatollah Golpaygani held mourning ceremony for Imam Sadeq's martyrdom anniversary. The regimes commandos and agents attacked this ceremony. Some students were killed or injured. Most of Iranian people particularly the clergy...
Meeting with Imam Khomeini
The rise in opposition with "Provincial Councils" bill made an opportunity for me to have a visit with Imam Khomeini. From that day I became devotee follower of this knowledgeable old man. My brother did much better than me in this field. He...
The Seventh-Day Adventists
The Seventh-Day Adventists "The Seventh-Day Adventists"[1] were a Christian movement which was proselytizing Christianity with the goal of confronting Islam. This movement was located in a church at the crossroads of Rasht Street and Pahlavi...
Trembling Believes
I was not well aware about the doubts that Baha’is would make about Islam and knowhow to answer them. I thought that being informed about Sheikh Ahmad Ehsa’i, Bab and Baha are enough for me to take part in Baha’i circles that were full...
Entering Anti-Baha’i Society
After the mentioned events, I felt some developments in my mind and emotions. It was like becoming thirsty and wanting to find a spring to be watered. During this period of thinking, my brother told me there was a society called...