Mr. Asghar Haydari was born in 1345 S.H. in Tabriz city. He is B.S. in history field of study from Tabriz university and M.S. degree in Iranian Studies from Iran studies foundation and martyr Beheshti university, Tehran. He has compiled various books and articles one of which is as follows: Bahaism in Azerbaijan narrated by documents; Tehran, the center for Islamic Revolution documents, 1399 S.H.
Here is an interview between Mr. Heydari and Baha’i research:
Baha’i research: Introduce yourself, your background and compilations?
Heydari: I am Asghar Heydari. I was born in Tabriz [1] city. I have B.S. degree in history in 1368 from university of Tabriz and I took my M.S. degree in Iran studies from university of martyr Beheshti and Iran studies foundations. When I was study in Tehran city, I became familiar with one of my classmates who was active in the center for Islamic Revolution center. We went to Islamic Revolution center with my friend and I became familiar with late Mr. Nikbakht who was originally from an Sarab. He suggested me to work on documents related to Bahaism specially in Azerbaijan domain. I accepted and proceeded. After several years, it was published in the form of a book called Bahaism in Azerbaijan. It took 7 years for it to be done and published. I became interested since then to expand my researches in Bahaism. Using these documents and other ones, I wrote a book entitled the method of recruiting in Bahaism.
Baha’i research: Explain about the violence of the Baha’is?
Heydari: The Baha’is [2] are intrinsically violent. Since Yahya Nouri and Hussein Ali Nouri couldn’t tolerate each other in Iraq and then their followers killed each other in Turkey. Even, Hussein Ali Nouri and Yahya Nouri wanted to kill each other with poison or other means.
That is, they are really terrorists. They are truly terrorists. Then, there were many massacres between Babis, Baha’is and Azalis very much. For example, Naseruddin Shah’s assassination. They tried hard to kill Amir the great, too. If they could, they would kill all Muslims.
-Baha’i research: During Pahlavi period of time, the atmosphere of community was in favor of the Baha’is. Explain about the conditions of Baha’is during Pahlavi periods of time?
Haydari: According to documents from various archive, the first measure of Bahaism organization late Qajar dynasty; that is Ahmad Shah’s period of time, was that it introduced Reza Khan to the English as a person that he could destroy Qajar dynasty which was a seditious system of government and make another system gain power. Then, Reza Khan supported Bahaism as long as he could.
During Muhammad Reza’s period of time, the prime minister was a Baha’i. SAVAK head was Baha’i formally. Parviz Sabeti, the head of third department of SAVAK was Baha’i. Several torturers of SAVAK such as Fereydoan and Arash were Baha’is. The economists were Baha’is.
The politicians were Baha’is. If the Islamic Revolution didn’t actually happen, Iran would head off towards a Baha’i country. They hate the Islamic Revolution. They ston They stood against it. They are active against in international economic and palitical are gain foundations. In this way, the Islamic Revolution forbade changing Iran into the first Baha’i country headed by late Imam Khomein (P.H.).
The Baha’is are real terrorists. They Killed several Muslims in Yazd city violently. There was an old woman who damned the Baha’is after the group prayer. She damned Hussein Ali Nouri and the Bab. They killed the old woman and made her daughte fire. In 15th of Kherdad, 1342 S.H., the Baha’is killed some people and clergymen at Feyzich school. It is interesting to be said that some people from Sisan village complained and wrote after the revolution that Rahman Mohabbati and Zekrullah Fani, the chairman of the assembly of the Baha’is of Sisan said to us that we went to Qom city in 1342 S.H. and each killed two Mullahs and came back.
Iran studies conference, Tehran 1383 S.H., when I studied M.S. in Iran Studies
From right: late master Ayati, the famous translator, Asghar Heydari, late master Ibrahim Bastani Parizi (the master of history of Iran), master Cyrus Baradaran Shokouhi, Bahman Aghaee
Bahai studies: Please, explain about the relationship between Israel and the Baha’is and also about sending money to Israel by the Baha’is?
Haydari: The clergyman Bahmani who is now residing in Qom city was the commander of the Islamic Revolution committee of Bostan Abad. He said: When we went to Sisan and arrested their organization, there were many receipts of money that they had sent to Israel.
Bahai studies: Is this action spying?
Heydari: All these gardens and buildings in Acre and Haifa taken over to the Baha’is are not free. The Baha’is are spying for them instead of these facilities.
Bahai studies: How do you analyze advocating Israel by the Baha’is in Israel and Arabs war?
Heydari: Abdul Baha was residing in a part of the then Palestine. Then, the English attacked during World War I to capture there. They encountered the lack of foodstuff and other required items. Abdul Baha gave them food supplies and supported them economically.
When the English faked possession of Palestine, they let the Baha’is be free to be active and proselytize there. An Ottoman commander decided to attack Acre to kill the Baha’is including Abdul Baha, but the English didn’t let. Everywhere that America has gone, Israel has gone too. Every where Israel has gone, Bahaism has that gone, too and grown.
Baha’i studies: What is your opinion about insulting Turks by Abdul Baha? Are these insults in accordance with Abdul Baha’s slogan of the oneness of humane world?
Heydari: They humiliate everybody who stands against them using various titles such as insuling, making and casting comical and etc. in order to make him/her surrendered. They are acquisitive and totalitarian. They don’t accept anyone except themselves. According to them, the oneness of humane world means the establishment of Baha’i community and country in order for the rest of countries to join them.
Baha’’i Studies: Bahaullah has said: My friends are the pearls of the faithand and others are the earth gravels.” or it is said: “leave the Turks even if he is your father.”
Heydari: They oppose The Turks, too. I said: The Ottomans stood against them, anyway. The Ottomans didn’t let them be active and proselytile. So, the Baha’is opposed the Turks and were their enemies.
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