Exiling Hujjat al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Mohammad Mahdi Roshan to Zabul

“Mr. Sabah”, a city police officer, was seen in Kamaliyeh Seminary. He came to me and took me back to prison. I was sure that I would be exiled. At night, they put me in one of the solitary cells of my imprisonment. It was 12 p.m. when I was informed of arresting Hujjat al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Seyyed Fakhruddin Rahimi. Exile was definite.

Memories of Muhammad Nabi Rudaki About Operation Muharram

Operation Muharram ranged from Abu Ghraib to Bayat checkpoint. The forces of Imam Hossein (a.s.) Brigade, who were shock troopers, faced the flooding of the Doirej River in Chamsari area and most of their three battalions were washed away. Hossein Kharazi and I went there in the next morning. Their martyrs were often martyred with rescuers' backpacks, stretchers and guns in their hands, and ...

Night raid and brutal arrest

They took me out of the room and did not let me put on my shoes. I said slowly: Why are you pulling me? Let me put on my shoes. He said: pull him. They pulled me with a shirt and a jacket that I was wearing. It was just like trying to pull a sack. They almost took me like this for a long distance until we reached the end of the street. There, they pushed me into the car like a sack. I told them: I will get in myself, why are you bothering me?

Imam’s Announcement in the Barracks

It is interesting that I [Hujjat al-Islam Akbar Hamidzadeh Givi] did not know until that day when I was sent to military service and I entered the barracks that Imam had a well-known reputation in Kazeroon. [In answering] the question that how I received the Imam's announcements [I should say] that at that time, inside the barracks, we received the Imam's announcements through the guys of Kazeroon;

Memoirs of Batool Borhaneshkouri

Wife of Martyr Mohammad Javad Tondgooyan

She stirred the food and tasted it. Everything was ready. She turned off the stove. She took out cucumber, lettuce, and tomato from the refrigerator and placed them next to the salad bowl, then got busy making the salad. This afternoon, Somayeh-Hoda and Youssef were coming for lunch, and she had cooked Youssef’s favorite dish.

General Ramtin's Account of How to Store Weapons

I remember that we were in Bakhtiar's Palace on the night of 22 Bahman (10th February). There was also wireless telephone. Two or three of my colleagues and I were in the telephone room, and according to the words of the police officers whose wireless telephone was on; We heard that the police station fell down somewhere, the police station fell down here and there.

A section of Maryam Behrouzi memories

Jewelry Gift of Brothers from South

At the beginning of the [The Iran’s Islamic] revolution, I used to give lectures about the Islamic government in the Quba Mosque; many people attended the lecture sessions. Once, a group of women from Naziabad, Tehran, came to the mosque to participate in a speech session, among them were some of the martyrs' families, and they told me: ...

A Memory of Working in the Bank

During the time when I was working in the bank, I participated in some gatherings and I hopped that one day they might come to me. Coincidentally, the day I went home, I opened the letter box behind the door and found a letter in it, and nothing was written on the back, it was just written: "Mr. Hussain Mumtaheni", I took this letter and put it in my pocket.

Life in Khorramshahr

Narrated by the Wife of Martyr Seyyed Mohammad Ali Jahanara

Khorramshahr was one of the country's key commercial hubs. Consequently, the goods available in its markets were not only of superior quality but also far more affordable compared to other cities. I distinctly recall how much cheaper products were in Khorramshahr than in Tehran for the same items.

Exposure against the Pahlavi Regime

Another thing we did to expose was to inform the people in the streets and the bazaar. Since the bazaar was a shopping center, we could well awaken the feelings of the faithful people who were passing by to shop or had shops there. The active bazaaris also emphasized that the bazaar was the best place for exposing. We made an appointment with the ladies at home, and the next day we went one by one in front of ...
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Destiny Had It So

Memoirs of Seyyed Nouraddin Afi
It was early October 1982, just two or three days before the commencement of the operation. A few of the lads, including Karim and Mahmoud Sattari—the two brothers—as well as my own brother Seyyed Sadegh, came over and said, "Come on, let's head towards the water." It was the first days of autumn, and the air was beginning to cool, but I didn’t decline their invitation and set off with them.
Oral History School – 7

The interviewer is the best compiler

According to Oral History Website, Dr. Morteza Rasoulipour in the framework of four online sessions described the topic “Compilation in Oral History” in the second half of the month of Mordad (August 2024). It has been organized by the Iranian History Association. In continuation, a selection of the teaching will be retold:
An Excerpt from the Narratives of Andimeshk Women on Washing Clothes During the Sacred Defense

The Last Day of Summer, 1980

We had livestock. We would move between summer and winter pastures. I was alone in managing everything: tending to the herd and overseeing my children’s education. I purchased a house in the city for the children and hired a shepherd to watch over the animals, bringing them near the Karkheh River. Alongside other herders, we pitched tents.

Memoirs of Commander Mohammad Jafar Asadi about Ayatollah Madani

As I previously mentioned, alongside Mehdi, as a revolutionary young man, there was also a cleric in Nurabad, a Sayyid, whose identity we had to approach with caution, following the group’s security protocols, to ascertain who he truly was. We assigned Hajj Mousa Rezazadeh, a local shopkeeper in Nurabad, who had already cooperated with us, ...