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Ayatollah that stood up to Iran
Topic Started: Jul 15 14, 5:47 (1,827 Views)
jjmuneer
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Ayatollah Bourjendi is a very famous Shia scholar and he stood up to the Shia clerics ruling the country. Proving this Iranian regime is both illegimate from a Shia perspective and corrupt.

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An ayatollah under siege � in Tehran
Nazenin Ansari
4 - 10 - 2006
The Tehran regime's persecution of a dissident Shi'a cleric and his supporters reveals not just its own ruthlessness but the depth of opposition to its rule, says Nazenin Ansari.

28 September 2006, 8am, Avesta Street, Tehran: seven women and thirty-four men, aged between 23 and 60, leave the modest house after having spent another cold night in its courtyard guarding Ayatollah Sayyid Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi - a cleric who has become a thorn in the side of the ruling ayatollahs in Iran. Unbeknownst to them, they are each followed by a number of plain-clothed agents and security officers. Once they reach their individual destinations, they are ambushed separately and taken to section 209 of Evin prison.

A further thirty-three people were arrested the following day. These seventy-four individuals are among hundreds of followers and supporters who have been shielding the ayatollah from arrest by the security forces since 30 July, when his house was attacked, his relatives arrested and tortured for twenty-one days in Evin prison. Indeed the security forces returned to the house on 3 August to arrest the holy man himself. But the ayatollah's devotees forced them to retreat.

Ayatollah Sayyid Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi, born in Tehran and educated in Qom, is the author of numerous books and treatises on ethics, spirituality and the Qur'an. The ayatollah adheres to the official state religion in Iran, "twelver" Ja'fari Shi'a Islam. This form of Shi'ism is founded on the concept of the twelve imams who were the rightful spiritual and political leaders of Muslims following the death of the Prophet Mohammed. It is believed that the twelfth (or "hidden") imam, known as the Mahdi, lives in "occultation" but will one day return and resume the leadership of the faithful. Until that moment arrives, Bouroujerdi and fellow traditional Shi'a believe that political and religious authority should remain separated.

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Protest among Ayatollah Boroujerdi's devotees


Kazemeini Boroujerdi, speaking under conditions of siege, maintains: "There is only one individual who has not erred and has no flaws. He is the lord of the age, the imam Mahdi. Only he has the legitimate competence to rule and pass judgment."

In other words, in the absence of the Mahdi, a theocracy such as the one ruling Iran today is illegitimate both ideologically and theologically, and as such all religious laws are null and void.

In fact, many Shi'a religious leaders and their followers in Iran have opposed the fundamental tenets of the present political system, established following the 1979 revolution. As a result, they have been imprisoned, tortured, publicly humiliated and put under house arrest. For many years little was known outside religious circles about the treatment inflicted on these individuals.

Meanwhile, as divisions between the traditional religious hierarchy and those in power intensified, the wider public gradually became aware of this schism, turned away from the state's prescribed version of Islam and took increasing refuge in traditional Shi'a Islam.

A call to the world

Despite being monitored and put under pressure, the defiant ayatollah has succeeded in spreading his message across a wider field. His followers come from all walks of life and political beliefs. By July 2006 he was communicating with them via 100 land and mobile lines, and had begun leading prayers in stadiums which could accommodate the many who wished to worship with him.

On 7 September, a representative of Gholamhussein Mohseni Ezhei, Iran's minister of information, visited the defiant ayatollah. During the meeting - which included heated exchanges - the ayatollah was ordered to either present himself before the special court of clergy or face dire consequences.

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"By July 2006 he had begun leading prayers in stadiums"

Kazemeini Boroujerdi protests: "the regime is adamant that either people adhere to political Islam or be jailed, exiled or killed. Its behaviour is no different from that of Osama bin Laden or Mullah Omar."

Now, the ayatollah is appealing to Pope Benedict XVI, Kofi Annan and Javier Solana for assistance. "This is not about me. It is about the freedom of worship. We hope that the international community supports Iranians' right to follow their traditional faith. We pray for the day when the United Nations Security Council passes a resolution in support of freedom of religion in Iran."

Ayatollah Kazemeini Boroujerdi insists that his demands are not political but rather humanitarian. "I do not wish to get involved in politics. But at a time when Iran is engulfed in so much chaos, the regime has to realise that now is not the time to create yet another crisis."

Iran: At least 40 followers of Ayatollah Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi arrested

Source: Amnesty International



At least 41 followers of Shia cleric Ayatollah Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi were reportedly arrested in the courtyard of his house in Tehran during the morning of 28 September. They are thought to have been taken to Section 209 of Evin Prison in Tehran, which is run by the Ministry of Intelligence. One was reportedly later released. There are fears that the Ayatollah may be at risk of imminent arrest.

On 30 June 2006 the Ayatollah conducted a large religious ceremony at the Shahid Keshvari stadium in Tehran. On 30 July, the security forces reportedly arrested several of his family and followers at their homes. The security forces also reportedly tried to arrest the Ayatollah himself, but were prevented from doing so by his followers.

Those arrested were taken to Section 209 of Evin Prison where they were held for about three weeks. Some may have been tortured, including Nader Khodadad, who is said to have suffered a heart attack possibly as a result and was transferred to the Taleqani hospital in Tehran. One of those detained told Amnesty International, "I was arrested at home by armed men who broke down my door. I was taken to Section 209, where I was held in solitary confinement for 22 days. I was not even allowed to telephone my family to let them know where I was. I was threatened although I was not physically harmed. I was not even allowed to have any reading glasses, so I could not read. I was accused of being a spy for European countries. I was eventually released after being taken to the Special Court for the Clergy. I did not have a lawyer, it was just a judge, the Etela'at (Ministry of Intelligence) and me. They summoned someone to come for me, and after paying a large bail sum, I was released".

On 3 August, the security forces reportedly tried to arrest the Ayatollah but were again repelled by his followers. They reportedly took up positions outside the house, where they have remained since. On 7 September, representatives of the Special Court for the Clergy visited the Ayatollah in his house and told him to appear before the Prosecutor for the Special Court for the Clergy, which he refused to do. Between 18 and 21 September, the Ayatollah sent appeals to Council of Europe Secretary General Javier Solana (which can be read in Persian at http://www.irancpi.n...aderzahedi.pdf), the Pope and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. In his letter to Javier Solana, the Ayatollah described his history of persecution and the recent events and said he feared he would be killed if he went to the Special Court for the Clergy as instructed. Around the same time, another of his followers, Ms Nourbaksh, was reportedly arrested and taken to an unknown place of detention, possibly Section 209 of Evin Prison.

Edited by jjmuneer, Jul 15 14, 5:47.
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Fairytales and Myths have polluted your mind

Imam mahdi really?
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Well i ee this positive because i would like to see a civil war in iran so kurds there can get autonomy/joining independence
#PROMOTEWOMENRIGHTS
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Diako
Jul 16 14, 2:05
Fairytales and Myths have polluted your mind

Imam mahdi really?
I don't understand how thats all you got from the entire article.
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Long live Ayatollah Bourjendi! He could have restored some hope among Rojhelatis. Anything is better than their current situation.
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jjmuneer
Jul 16 14, 6:44
Diako
Jul 16 14, 2:05
Fairytales and Myths have polluted your mind

Imam mahdi really?
I don't understand how thats all you got from the entire article.
I didn't bother reading it

A summary or intro would've been nice to see if I would be interested or not into further reading the article

So I concluded that it was just a bunch of mumbo jumbo about religion and something to do with a small and useless rebellion from an Ayatollah in Iran. In which I have no interest in, further backing up why I didn't read the article in the first place. Because religion is illogical so logic cannot be applied to arguments because you are coming from a bias point of view whilst I have no bias because I don't believe in god nor do I deny his existence? But I don't deny religion but I don't believe in it. Ya see :)

So having a Bias is almost always being incorrect because and for example when historians look for information they try to find the 'least' bias information possible to determine the most correct event. So when you defend your religion your defending your beliefs in which I believe to be man made, because if god wanted to send you a message it would be more clear and logical. I grew up with no beliefs, I wasn't taught a system unlike you were so I am the least bias here.

I disapprove your beliefs but you encounter with illogical answers such as 'miracles' can happen and that science cannot explain it. So please tell me how did mOHAMED split the moon in half with the point of his finger?

Oh please and the return some homie from thousands of years ago?
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Diako
Jul 19 14, 12:47
jjmuneer
Jul 16 14, 6:44

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I didn't bother reading it

A summary or intro would've been nice to see if I would be interested or not into further reading the article

So I concluded that it was just a bunch of mumbo jumbo about religion and something to do with a small and useless rebellion from an Ayatollah in Iran. In which I have no interest in, further backing up why I didn't read the article in the first place. Because religion is illogical so logic cannot be applied to arguments because you are coming from a bias point of view whilst I have no bias because I don't believe in god nor do I deny his existence? But I don't deny religion but I don't believe in it. Ya see :)

So having a Bias is almost always being incorrect because and for example when historians look for information they try to find the 'least' bias information possible to determine the most correct event. So when you defend your religion your defending your beliefs in which I believe to be man made, because if god wanted to send you a message it would be more clear and logical. I grew up with no beliefs, I wasn't taught a system unlike you were so I am the least bias here.

I disapprove your beliefs but you encounter with illogical answers such as 'miracles' can happen and that science cannot explain it. So please tell me how did mOHAMED split the moon in half with the point of his finger?

Oh please and the return some homie from thousands of years ago?
This isn't about religon butas I've told you a miracle isn't something that isn't scientifically impossible, it's possible but done so in an extradionary way. It's like saying we cannot emprically prove the existence of gravity, thus it cannot exist. That is an illogical approach.

I've still yet to see what is illogical about religon, the concept of believe in finite matter coming into existence by itself it far more illogical than any religious argument of existence.

That's the problem you think you know everything and assume my viewpoint is bias, that's why you didn't read the article; due to arrogance.

No one is here forcing you to believe in a divine entity or even mentioned religon, you randomly spouted "the mahdi fairly tales...".

I already put a sentence to what the article was about. It actually shows up the Iranian regime as contridicting itself on both a political and religious level.
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Oh please and the return some homie from thousands of years ago?

Honestly you were too scared to continue the debate on 'religon chit chat', and now you think you are going to continue the discussion on here. This isn't a religon debate, whence why it isn't on the chay xane section.
If you want we can continue this in PM.
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Biji Diako!

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