Taleghani Was Cultivator, Anti-Imperialist and Idealist
Reported by Maryam Rajabi
Translated by Ruhollah Golmoradi
2016-09-18
As reported by Iranian Oral History Website, a ceremony titled ''The 37th Anniversary Commemoration of Abuzar of the time, Ayatollah Taleghani'' was held in Ebrat Museum of Iran in the evening Friday, September 9, 2016.
In the ceremony, Mohammadmehdi Abdekhodaee, a member of Fada'iyan-e Islam, Seyed Mehdi Taleghani, Ayatollah Taleghani's boy, and Qasem Tabrizi, expert and researcher of contemporary Iran history, made speech about a man who struggled against despotism and colonialism for a lifetime and his effort and endeavor was in order to freedom and emancipation of humans.
Holding two grand projects in the Ebran Museum
In the beginning, Qasem Hasanpoor, Ebrat's Editor -in- Chief, welcomed gusts and commemoration of memory of Ayatollah Taleghani, meanwhile announced holding two grand projects in the setting; '' initiating hallway of history since Constitutional age to victory of Islamic Revolution by using art language'' and ''publishing memories of political prisoners before the revolution in the form of biography story.''
He wished Quran culture to be existed in the society
Then Abdekhodaee, as the first lecturer, explained atmosphere of the age of campaign: ''after September 1941, there were three groups who intended overturn foundations of religion in Iran society: 1) Anti-theists (Tudeh Party members and Communists) 2) the irreligious 3) Anti- Shiites (Ahmad Kasravi). There were oppositely three other groups: 1) cultivator (founder: the deceased Ayatollah Borujerdi) 2) Anti-colonialist (lead by Ayatollah Kashani) 3) Idealist (martyr Navvab Safavi).''
He mentioned two main features of Ayatollah Taleghani, Anti-oppressiveness and chivalry, and continued as followed: Ayatollah Taleghani was cultivator, anti-colonialist and idealist. He was cultivator because after September 1941 he was the first person who posed interpretation of Quran and wished Quran culture to be existed in the society. He was anti-colonialist because when he was questioned about republication of Allamah Naini's book and writing introduction about them, he answered now is despotism, it should be cleared that what is a shite Marja' perception on freedom. He was idealist because he supported idealists.
In the following, Mohammadreza Azimi, read a poem for audiences on the occasion of death anniversary of Ayatollah Taleghani and then a film about meeting of headquarter members of commemoration for Ayatollah Taleghani with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, was broadcasted. His speech about Ayatollah Taleghani was this: ''he usually made new religious-driven ideas and with more focus on Quran and Nahj al-Balagha …. Another facet of Taleghani that in my idea shouldn't be forgotten was his sincerity. The man was so sincere and honest and openhearted in greetings that everyone was astonished of the much purity…. .''
Then Seyed Mehdi Taleghani talked about his father relation, especially in age of exile, with family and that how he, at the childhood, would go to see his father and take declarations and distribute them.
A Fighter Who Struggled by Pen and Utterance
In continuation, Qasem Tabrizi came on stage to made his speech and stated: Ayatollah Taleghani was the prominent features of our history, tasted oppression in era of Reza khan _1939_the same prison (place of Ebrat Museum) and as Khomeini stated he spent his era from a prison to another and of an exile to another exile.
After the introduction, he shortly counted features of Ayatollah Taleghani:
- He was a prominent clergy who played an effective role in the contemporary history;
- Interpreter of Quran and explainer of Nahj al-Balaghe, who believed that by bringing the books into the society, advancement and transcendence of the society would be sured;
- He was a fighter clergy who spent all of his life in struggle against Reza khan and his boy's despotism and never tired in confront of despotism.
- A main preacher who all of his statements in his lifelong, both in terms of content and style of speech, were worthy;
- Teacher of school Sepahsalar and translator of Nahj al-Balaghe and … Congregational Imam of Hedayat Mosque since 1948 to his death;
- A fighter who struggled ominous triangle of international Capitalism, Communism and Zionism by pen and utterance;
- Defender of Anti-colonialist movements of the World especially the Movement of Kashmir Muslims, Egypt Muslims and specifically Palestine and making a role in contemporary Iran movements, the nationalization of the Iran oil industry movement and Imam Khomeini movement.
Ayatollah Taleghani as Narrated by SAVAK's Documents
The expert and researcher of contemporary history added: '' because of the features that were mentioned, he was one important case of SAVAK; the sentiment aggravated when his relation with Fada'iyan-e Islam was started since 1955. The information is published in three volumes book titled ''Hazrat Ayatollah Taleghani Narrated by SAVAK's Documents''. The first document is about the meeting of two Egyptian doctors and students with him in Hedayat Mosque. They arrested him during onset of Iran-Egypt disputes and were looking for his hidden relation with Egyptians but were not succeeded.
The volume I documents content is mainly subjects about colonialism of Britain, USA, and international Zionism. In his idea, Pahlavi rule was consistently depended to colonialism, and generally addressing government he treated colonialism as the factor of Iran backwardness. Referring Tobacco Protest in which Mirza Shirazi stood against colonialism and it was preliminary step of Constitutional Revolution, he argued rising Communism in the region was due to colonialism of Britain
The volume II documents content, starts since 1964, in fact restated age of arrestment and prisoning of Ayatollah Taleghain. The volume III documents content is also about Hedayat Mosque that in absence of Ayatollah Taleghani, Ayatollah Zanjani and Mohamadtaqi Shariati were Congregational Imam.''
Tabrizi added: ''Ayatollah Taleghai would also interpret Quran in jail and send it out covertly and publish. He also made lecture about Imam Zaman(1) (era) as future of human based on our school.
When he was exiled Zabol he was sent Saravan penitentiary because of large-scale acclamation of people and Shite, after that he was exiled Kerman because of Security reasons and he finally came Tehran and started struggle more strongly''.
In ceremony of '' The 37th Anniversary Commemoration of Abuzar of the time, Ayatollah Taleghani'' who was held in Ebrat Museum of Iran in the evening Friday, September 9, 2016, international vocal group of Asra operated a song. As well as, detainment card of Ayatollah Taleghani during Pahlavi regime, as a history document, was symbolically awarded his son in a large version as a commemoration and was distributed among guests who were of political prisoners before the revolution and their families as a memorial.
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