Bahár Vujdání
Bahár Vujdání (1922 - September 27, 1979) was a Persian Bahá’í who was martyred for refusing to recant his Faith in the wake of the Iranian Revolution.
Biography[edit]
Vujdání was an active member of the Bahá’í community of Míyánduáb but pioneered to Mahábád in the west of the Adhirbayjan Province of Iran in 1954 where he established himself as a merchant and earnt a reputation for honesty and friendliness.[1]
On September 26, 1979, Vujdání was taken before the Revolutionary Court accused of political disturbance and he cited his membership of the Bahá’í Faith as a reason he could not have engaged in political activity which resulted in him being pressured to recant his Faith and convert to Islam. He refused to do so and was allowed to leave the court due to a disturbance outside the courtroom.[1] On September 27 he was summoned to court again at 10 a.m. and after an hour and a half he was sentenced to death. He was able to write a final message in the lining of a biscuit tin which was smuggled out of the prison in which he wrote a message to his family which included the following:
"I have been condemned to death because I have refused to recant my faith and my submission to the Bahá’í religion. I do not know when the time of execution will arise. However, I bid farewell to all."[1]
At half past three in the afternoon of September 27 Vujdání was executed by firing squad. His body was taken to a clinic where it was left for his family to collect. His funeral was attended by approximately two thousand people, most of whom were not Bahá’ís, reflecting his prominence in Mahábád.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 699. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 700. View as PDF.
