Seyyed Hamid Rohani, the historian of the Islamic Revolution expressed concerning veiling and the function of Reza Khan: Reza Khan didn’t possess authority and he also didn’t possess intellectual independence in decision making. He was a vulgar and illiterate person tried to achieve his goals using violence and dictatorship.
Pointing out Reza Khan’s order for unveiling, he said: In this regard, England tried hard to take off the traditional cloths of Iranian people. One of their measures was making cloths uniformed.
This revolution historian pointed out the British aims in editing new covering rules and said: England was going to change Iran into a market for its cloths. If Iranian people were to bond with their own identity covers, so the British cloths and goods would remain unsold.
Rohani Continued: The British insisted on this issue to fulfill the rule for making cloths uniformed and to take off people’s cloth to replace them with the British ones.
He clarified stating this issue that they wanted to take off Iranian people’s traditional cloths which were beautiful and covered: In this manner, the Iranian nation would be accustomed to foreign clothe and would put them on. However, the main aim was to confront against Islam as the mere way for England to have a base in Iran and to preach the western culture.
The role of Bahaism in unveiling:
Concerning the role of the deviant cult of Bahaism in unveiling and its influence on Reza Khan, he stated:
Bahaism was the spy and was of the agents of England in Iran. One of those who tried hard to expand unveiling in Iran was Tahireh Qoratul Ein.
He also said: Tahireh Qorratul Ein herself was one of the British elements and England was proceeding its aim using its spies and Bahaism helped England to achieve its goals in the field of unveiling… All people who were pursuing in the British puzzle of the policies of unveiling were accustomed to the western culture and had educated in the western universities of the Country.
This revolution historian continued: The issue which is following these days and some are following unveiling or compulsory or optional veiling is totally false and when nearly 98 percent of people have voted the Islamic Republic it means the Islamic rule must be fulfilled. when Islamic Republic was established; that is, the Islamic rules are being fulfilled and compulsion or not is meaningless. When we have voted for the Islamic republic for it means we have voted the rules of the Islamic republic and veiling is a part of Islamic rule based on the text of the holy Quran.
He continued to say: Veiling is a social issue and it isn’t personal like prayer.
Source: The comprehensive recognition of Bahaism site
