The political terrorism in the contemporary history of Iran started since mid 1840s A.D. / 1260 A.H. and bonded with Babism in such an extent that it was synonymous with the names of “Babi” and “terrorist” late Qajar periods of time.
We know that the Babis plotted Amir the great’s s assassination and committed aborted assassination of Naser Al-Din Shah which ended in group detention of them. From that time on, this process continued in Iran and soared after that particularly during Constitution periods of time.
The terroristic activities of Constitution revolution periods of time and after that are joint with the name of the warlord Mohyee (Abdul Hussein Khan Moezz Al-Soltan), Ehsan Allah Khan Doustdar, Asad Allah Khan Abul Fath Zadeh, Ibrahim Khan Monshi Zadeh, Muhammad Nazar Khan Meshkat Al-Mamalek.
Abul Fath Zadeh, Monshi Zadeh and Meshkatul Mamalek were the members of the Baha’i cult. Abul Hassan Alavi, “Bozorg Alavi’s” grandfather writes: “Nearly 1328 S.H., Abul Fath Zadeh took short trip to Europe and after returning in 1329 S.H. when Belgian Monsieur Marnar became the head of treasury, he became the agent of Malit Savojbolagh and Shahriyar after a short time, he was removed from office due to abusing the poor. In this time, it was ascertained that he has become of the Baha’is and is working day and night to develop that group.”[۱]
These three people had close relationship with Heydar Amoghli, the famous terrorist from Caucasus. According to me, those who have introduced Heydar Amoghli mogli as the leader of terrorism during the Constitution period of time are quite wrong. In contrast, Heydar Amoghli was working under the supervision, direction and order of Abul Fath Zadeh and Monshi Zadeh and Meshkatul Mamalek.
The hidden activities of Asad Allah Khan Abul Fath Zadeh, the brigadier-general of Cossack troop and Muhammad Nazar Khan Meshkatul Mamalek started since 1323 A.H. when he became the member of the secret association called Bein Al-Tolonein whose meeting were held in Ibrahim Hakim’s (Hakim Al-Molk) house, the next prime minister of Pahlavi periods of time. Most of its members were Azali and Babi and some were Baha’is. This is the very note that Akhond Khorasani, Sheikh Abdullah Mazandarani figured out late (5 years later).
The membership in this association and the next activities of Abul Fath Zadeh and Monshi Zadeh and Meshkatul Mamalek (Baha’i) and the Azalis who were the members of Bein Al-Toloueyn association must be evaluated as a part of the function of the confederate net related to Ardeshir reporter. For this reason, the presence of the members of two conflicting cults of Azali and Baha’i in that committee is worthy to be explained.
It should be added that the members of this association including Azali and Baha’i joined it after the establishment of Masonry organization from awakening Iran (1325 A.H. /1907 A.D.). For example, Meshkatul Mamalek was the cashier of awakening of Iran lodge.
Since Ziqa’deh 1323 A.H, these activities were continued with the membership of Asad Allah Khan Abul Fath Zadeh and his brother Seifullah Khan and Ibrahim Khan Moshi Zadeh in the second hidden association. In this association, Seyyed Muhammad Sadegh Tabatabaee (Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Tabatabaee’s son), Sheikh Mahdi (Ayatollah Sheikh Fadh Allah Nouri’s son) had memberships.
During this period of time, the terroristic tendencies of some of the members of this association was quite obvious. For example, in one of sessions of the association, the problem of Ayatollah Seyyed Abdullah Behbahani was posed by Seyyed Muhammad Sadegh Tabatabaee. After a short time, Jamshid Jamshidiyan (the close and intimate friend of Ardeshir Reporter) became the member of the association.
The above-mentioned terroristic group finally found its final form and committed the chaotic and divisive operation like the aborted assassination of Sheikh Fadhl Allah Nouri (Zi Hajjeh, 16, 1326 A.H.). The agent of this assassination was “Karim Dawatgar” who was related to Hussein Qoli Khan Nawwab, Abbas Qoli Khan’s brother, the employee of British embassy to assassination during these interrogations. Hussein Qoli Khan Nawwab was of the close and the intimate of Ardeshir Reporter, the head of intelligent service of the Indian government of Britain in Iran.
Abul Fath Zadeh and his brothers and other members of this terrorist and agitator group including Karim Dawatgar resided in Qolhak village where was possessed by the British embassy and the Iranian government supervised it. On Jamadiul Al-Thani 1327 A.H., Abul Fath Zadeh and Monshi Zadeh formed a new terroristic group along with Zeinul Abedin Khan Mostaánul Molk called “Jahangir” committee. Abul Fath Zadeh, Mostanul Molk and Mirza Muhammad Nejat were of the members of the revolutionary court who issued the death verdict of Sheikh Fadhlullah of Nouri. The prosecutor of this court was Ibrahim Zanjani who was the member of the Baha’i cult influenced by Mirza Mahdi Khan Qaffari Kashi (the minister).
On the lunar month of Rajab, 1328 A.H. Seyyed Abdullah Behbahani was murdered by the dependents of terroristic net of Abul Fath Zadeh and Monshi Zadeh. One of the killers of Behbahani was a person called Hussein Allah who then cooperated with Abul Fath Zadeh, Monshi Zadeh in punishment committee. After this event, Abul Fath Zadeh escaped to Europe. Then, he came back to Iran and appointed as the tax collector of Savojbolagh and Shahriyar and then he was dismissed. As we said, Abul Hassan Alavi considers this dismissal to be due to Abul Fath Zadeh’s Bahaism proselytizing.
Source: Majid Mahdavi, the land of darkness; a criticism over Bahaism function, pp. 135-139.
Keep in touch with us: bahaismiran85@gmail.com
[۱] Abul Hassan Alavi, the Constitution era men: Tehran: Asatir, 1363 S.H, p.16.
