The first writing of martyr Mofatteh
Jafar Golshan Roghani
Translated by M. B. Khoshnevisan
2016-09-18
After learning from his father Hojjat-al Eslam Mirza Mahmoud Mofatteh part of religious sciences literature, Martyr Ayatollah Mohammad Mofatteh (June 17, 1928 – December 18, 1979) decided to continue his education in religious sciences with the completion of his elementary school. He entered the seminary of Akhund Molla Ali Ma'soumi in his birthplace in Hamedan around the year 1941 in order to learn religious sciences. After learning part of religious sciences, he felt necessary to continue his education in a better school and with more prominent professors. Thus, following consulting with his father, friends, and professors, he left his birthplace for the holy city of Qom in 1945. He started studying in Dar-al Shafa School under such prominent scholars as Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi, Mohaqeq Damad, Seyed Mohammad Reza Golpaygani, Allamah Tabatabaee, and Imam Khomeini (God bless his soul), and promoted to the degree of Ijtehad or independent reasoning based on Holy Qur'an and Prophet's Hadith. During his education, he married Mrs. Fatemeh Jaber Ansari in 1949.
His presence in the holy city of Qom and studying in the field of religious sciences created special conditions for him. Apart from educational issues and learning religious sciences from prominent scholars, the thriving scientific atmosphere, and much debate and the dynamic atmosphere of the clergies who were interested in social and religious issues provided the grounds for him to pay more attention to social issues in linking with religious ones in a way that his knowledge and presence boosted this arena. He also turned to writing and found out that it was sometimes necessary to write articles and comment on legal, social and political issues. This dynamic atmosphere in the city of Qom caused the young Mofatteh to make familiar with the press and journals published in the community of that period (1940s). Therefore, he decided to publish his interested issues in the journals. Thus his first article was published in 1946.
Influenced by the cultural and social atmosphere ruling over the society in 1940s especially the increasing growth and expansion of groups and associations and the presence of religious figures in contrast to the wave of promotion of atheism and irreligion, he felt necessary to write a frank article in one of the religious journals about the issue of Hijab (veiling) and the necessity of safeguarding Hijab and standing against unveiling. Thus, given the Parcham-e Eslam Daily headed by Dr. Abdulkarim Faqihi Shirazi had a reputation among the interested people in religious issues, he found out that the grounds were ready to publish an article in this regard.
Thus, in issue 33 of Parcham-e Eslam Daily (28th of November 1942), he wrote an article entitled "The harms of Kashf-e Hijab or unveiling from the viewpoint of society and its corruption" and signed at the bottom. Undoubtedly, this was the first writing of martyr Mofatteh at the age of 18. In fact, he started writing in his youth and with higher courage, commented on the legal and social aspects of veiling and unveiling in a solid writing. It can be said that the article showed the basis for his thinking and was proof of his concerns and thinking in the first of year of his presence in Qom Seminary. Also, it can be guessed that it suggested the atmosphere ruling over Qom seminaries especially among the clergies and scholars toward social issues. In other words, it was a turning point in the debates raised in religious seminaries which approved the need to counter against the Kashf-e Hijab and promotion of atheism.
Of course, it can be claimed that the article of the young Mofatteh is among the first writings and the public reaction of the writers and religious activists and scholars in this regard which can be considered as the pioneers of this arena.
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