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| 9 September 1980 |
To National Spiritual Assemblies
261.1 ANNOUNCE WITH DEEP SORROW HEARTRENDING NEWS MARTYRDOM ON MORNING MONDAY EIGHT SEPTEMBER IN YAZD SEVEN DEVOTED STEADFAST BELIEVERS TWO OF WHOM WERE AUXILIARY BOARD MEMBERS AND FIVE PROMINENT BAHÁ’ÍS YAZD INCLUDING ONE SEVENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD BELIEVER. LOCAL REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS WHO PERPETRATED THIS DASTARDLY ACT CHARGED INNOCENT FRIENDS ON LOCAL RADIO WITH FALSE IMPUTATIONS SUCH AS SPYING AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES. THIS EPISODE WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ANOTHER EVIDENCE PATIENCE LONG-SUFFERING INNOCENT PERSIAN BRETHREN IN FACE OF UNABATED HATRED VIRULENT MALICE INVETERATE ENEMIES FAITH. . . .
261.2 NAMES MARTYRS AS FOLLOWS:
- ‘AZÍZU’LLÁH DHABÍḤÍYÁN
- FIRAYDÚN FARÍDÁNÍ
- NÚRU’LLÁH AKHTAR-KHÁVARÍ
- JALÁL MUSTAQÍM
- MAḤMÚD ḤASANZÁDIH
- ‘ALÍ MUṬAHHARÍ
- ‘ABDU’L-VAHHÁB KÁẒIMÍ-MANSHÁDÍ. . . .
- UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
