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Sheikhan Cemetery
Sheikhan cemetery (means scholars cemetery) is the second historical cemetery in the Islamic world and one of the oldest cemeteries in Qom, Qom Province, Iran which is located near the Fatima Masumeh Shrine. The cemetery dates back over a thousand years. This cemetery is currently the burial place of some Shiite scholars such as Zakaria ibn Idris Ash'ari Qomi, Zakaria ibn Adam Ash'ari Qomi, Mirza-ye Qomi, Mohammad Ali Modarres Khiabani and Mahmoud Ansari Qomi, as well as those killed during the Iranian Revolution (1979) and Iranian soldiers killed during the Iran-Iraq war. The eight victims of the June 28, 1981 terrorist attack in Tehran, Iran, along with their families, as well as Dr. Mohammad Gharib (father of Pediatrics in Iran) are buried in this cemetery. Also, Mirza Jawad Maleki Tabrizi, the famous Faqīh and Mysticism as well as Fakhr al-Sadat Borghei, one of the victims of the Chain murders of Iran, are buried in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafte Tir Bombing
On 28 June 1981 (7 Tir 1360 in the Iranian calendar; fa, هفت تیر, ), a powerful bomb went off at the headquarters of the Islamic Republican Party (IRP) in Tehran, while a meeting of party leaders was in progress. Seventy-four leading officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran were killed, including Chief Justice Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, who was the second most powerful figure in the Iranian Revolution (after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini). The Iranian government first blamed SAVAK and the Iraqi regime. Two days later, on 30 June, the People's Mujahedin of Iran was finally accused by Khomeini. Several non-Iranian sources also believe the bombing was conducted by the People's Mujahedin of Iran. Bombing On 28 June 1981, the Hafte tir bombing occurred, killing the chief justice and party secretary Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, four cabinet ministers (health, transport, telecommunications and energy ministers), twenty-seven members of the Majlis, including Mohammad Monta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imamzadeh Abdollah, Ray
Imamzadeh Abdollah ( fa, امامزاده عبدالله) is a cemetery and one of many imamzadeh shrines in Iran. It is located in Tehran's southern Ray district. Notable burials *Hossein-Qoli Khan Nezam os-Saltaneh ( ru) (1832–1908) – Prime Minister of Iran (1906–07) *Agha Baba Khazeni (1850–1920) *Reza-Qoli Khan Nezam os-Saltaneh ( fa) (1867–1924) – politician *Adib Pishavari ( ur) (1844–1930) – Pakistani scholar and poet * Javad Khan Saad od-Dowleh (1856–1930) – politician *Abdolhossein Teymourtash (1881—1933) – politician *Emad ol-Kottab ( ru) (1868–1936) – calligrapher * Sheikh Khazal (1863–1936) – politician *Taqi Arani (1903–1940) – Marxist activist *Prince Mohammad-Hashem Mirza Sheikh ol-Raees ( fa) (1880–1940) – Qajar prince and poet *Ebrat Naeini ( fa) (1865–1942) – poet *Vahid Dastgerdi ( fa) (1879–1942) – poet *Taghi Shayegan ( fa) (d. 1943) – musician *Soleiman Eskandari (1877–1944) – politician *Habibollah Zolf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibn Babawayh Cemetery
Ibn Babawayh cemetery ( fa, گورستان ابنبابویه or ), also spelled as Ebn-e Babviyeh, Ebn-e Babooyeh, is located in Iran in the town of Rey (which is now inside Greater Tehran metropolitan area). About The cemetery is named after the most famous occupant, Ibn Babawayh (d.991 CE) a scholar of Shia Islam. He taught in Baghdad and lived in Rey at the end of his life. His works (more than 300 volumes) are used as valid sources in Jurisprudence. His most famous book is ''Man La-yahzar al-faqih''. He died in 381 A.H. and his tomb is in Ebn-e Babooyeh. Many Iranian giants of sports, literature, arts, culture, religion, and politics are buried there. The reason for this is Rey being a Shiite pilgrimage site because of the Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine, which led many pious people to be buried near to this place. Notable graves * Ibn Babawayh (d. 991) – medieval scholar * Tughril (900–1063) – founder of the Seljuk Empire (Tughrul Tower) * Abdolbaghi Monajjemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doulab Cemetery
Doulab Cemetery is a historical cemetery situated in the eastern suburbs of Tehran, Iran. One of the most important Christian cemeteries, it consists of five sections: * Armenian Apostolic * Eastern Orthodox (Russians, Georgians and Greeks) * Roman Catholic * Armenian Catholic * Assyrian (Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic and Protestant) History of the Roman Catholic Cemetery The origins of the Doulab Catholic Cemetery go back to the middle of the 19th century. In 1855, the young Dr. Louis André Ernest Cloquet, personal physician to Nasser al-Din Shah, died and was buried in a field situated in the Tehran district of Doulab, close to the Armenian cemetery. This patch of land was to become the burial site for all Catholics of Tehran, foreigners and locals. Dr. Cloquet's tomb, bearing a small brick cupola, can be seen up until the present day. From the time of their arrival in Tehran in 1862, the Lazarists, being the only Catholic priests in town, took charge of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behesht-e Zahra
Behesht-e Zahra ( fa, بهشت زهرا, lit. ''The Paradise of Zahra'', from Fatima az-Zahra) is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1. History In the early 1950s, all the cemeteries in Tehran were supposed to be replaced by several large new ones outside the then precincts of the capital. Behesht-e Zahra was built in late 1960s on the southern side of Tehran towards the direction of the city of Qom and opened on 29 June 1970 by mayor of Tehran, Gholamreza Nikpey. It was named by Ayatollah Ahmad Khonsari. The first person buried in Behesht-e Zahra was Mohammad-Taghi Khial on 25 July 1970. Many of the deceased soldiers of the Iran–Iraq War were buried in the martyr's section of the graveyard. Notable burials Royalties ** Prince Abdol-Ali Mirzā Farmānfarmāian (1935–1973) – industrialist and nobleman ** Badr-ol-Molouk Vālā (1895–1979) – wife of Ahmad Shah Qajar ** P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chain Murders Of Iran
The chain murders of Iran ( fa, قتلهای زنجیرهای ایران) were a series of 1988–98 murders and disappearances of certain Iranian dissident intellectuals who had been critical of the Islamic Republic system. The murders and disappearances were carried out by Iranian government internal operatives, and they were referred to as "chain murders" because they appeared to be linked to each other. The victims included more than 80 writers, translators, poets, political activists, and ordinary citizens, and were killed by a variety of means such as car crashes, stabbings, shootings in staged robberies, and injections with potassium to simulate heart attack. The pattern of murders did not come to light until late 1998 when Dariush Forouhar, his wife Parvaneh Eskandari Forouhar, and three dissident writers were murdered over a span of two months. After the murders were publicized, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei denied the government was responsible, and blamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakhr Al-Sadat Borghei
Fakhr, also Fakhar or Faḵr ( ar, فخر), may be a given name or a surname. It literally means "pride", "honor", "glory" in Arabic. It may also be a part of a given name such as Fakhr al-Din, "pride of the faith". Notable people with the name include: Given name *Fakhr al-Din, multiple people * Fakhr al-Mulk Ridwan, ruler of Aleppo * Fakhr-un-Nisa, Islamic scholar and calligrapher * Fakhr-un-Nissa, first child of Mughal Emperor Babur *Fakhr Fakhr, Lebanese Maronite army officer and politician *Fakhr Azam Wazir, Pakistani politician *Fakhar Hussain * Fakhar Zaman, multiple people Surname *Darvish Fakhr, Iranian American artist *Fakhr Fakhr, Lebanese Maronite army officer and politician *Marouane Fakhr, Moroccan footballer *Sana Fakhar See also * * *Saqr Abu Fakhr Saqr Abu Fakhr ( ar, صقر أبو فخر) is an Arab writer living in Lebanon. He is a researcher and author specialized in Arab Affairs, with special focus on Palestinian Affairs. Started writing in 1973, Abu Fakhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysticism
Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute, but may refer to any kind of ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or spiritual meaning. It may also refer to the attainment of insight in ultimate or hidden truths, and to human transformation supported by various practices and experiences. The term "mysticism" has Ancient Greek origins with various historically determined meanings. Derived from the Greek word μύω ''múō'', meaning "to close" or "to conceal", mysticism referred to the biblical, liturgical, spiritual, and contemplative dimensions of early and medieval Christianity. During the early modern period, the definition of mysticism grew to include a broad range of beliefs and ideologies related to "extraordinary experiences and states of mind." In modern times, "mysticism" has acquired a limited definition, with broad applications, as meaning the aim at the "union with the Absolute, the Infinite, or God". This li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faqīh
A faqīh (plural ''fuqahā'', ar, فقيه, pl. ) is an Islamic jurist, an expert in ''fiqh'', or Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic Law. Definition Islamic jurisprudence or ''fiqh'' is the human understanding of the Sharia (believed by Muslims to represent divine law as revealed in the Quran and the ''Sunnah'' (the teachings and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad). Sharia expanded and developed by interpretation (''ijtihad'') of the Quran and ''Sunnah'' by Islamic jurists (''Ulema'') and implemented by the rulings (''Fatwa'') of jurists on questions presented to them. ''Fiqh'' deals with the observance of rituals, morals and social legislation in Islam. In the modern era there are four prominent schools (''madh'hab'') of ''fiqh'' within Sunni practice and two (or three) within Shi'a practice. The historian Ibn Khaldun describes ''fiqh'' as "knowledge of the rules of God which concern the actions of persons who own themselves bound to obey the law respect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Jawad Maleki Tabrizi
Mirza Jawad Agha Maleki Tabrizi or Mirza Jawad Maleki Tabrizi (1857 Tabriz – July 3, 1925 Qom) was a scholar of Islamic jurisprudence, principles, ethics, wisdom and Islamic mysticism. Birth and lineage ''Mirza Jawad Agha Maleki Tabrizi'' was born in 1857 (1274 AH) in Tabriz, Iran, although the exact date of his birth is unknown. He was from a family of nobles and aristocrats, and his father was from the family of "Malek ol-Tojjar" and was a wealthy merchant. The reason for naming him "Maleki" is the family relationship with the "Malek ol-Tojjar" family of the Tabriz merchants. Education and career ''Mirza Jawad Maleki Tabrizi'' learned the sciences of morphology, syntax, rhetoric and expression, and the basic level of the Islamic seminary courses in Tabriz. Then he went to Najaf and studied there under the great scholars and masters of that time such as: * Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi * Reza Hamadani Najafi * Muhammad Kadhim Khorasani * Husayn Quli Hamadani: ''Mirz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pediatrics
Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the age of 18. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people seek pediatric care through the age of 21, but some pediatric subspecialists continue to care for adults up to 25. Worldwide age limits of pediatrics have been trending upward year after year. A medical doctor who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician, or paediatrician. The word ''pediatrics'' and its cognates mean "healer of children," derived from the two Greek words: (''pais'' "child") and (''iatros'' "doctor, healer"). Pediatricians work in clinics, research centers, universities, general hospitals and children's hospitals, including those who practice pediatric subspecialties (e.g. neonatology requires resources available in a NICU). History The ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
