Bahrám Yaldá’í
Bahrám Yaldá’í (1955 - June 16, 1983) was a Persian Bahá’í who was martyred in the wake of the 1979 Revolution in Iran.
Biography[edit]
Yaldá’í was born into a Bahá’í family in Shiraz in 1955.[1] He studied economics at Shiraz University graduating with a degree in 1978 and became an assitant professor at the University and enrolled to complete a doctorate in economics.[1][2] He also worked as an accountant for the Zeynabiyeh Hospital,[1] and in his spare time taught classes on Arabic and the relationship of the Qur’án to the Bahá’í writings.[3]
On October 23, 1982, Yaldá’í and his parents were arrested with his father being released after a short time but his mother, Nusrat Ghufrání Yaldá’í, remaining imprisoned causing him concern about her situation. He defended the Bahá’í Faith during his interrogations while imprisoned utilizing his extensive knowledge of the Bahá’í writings and the Qur’án and was transferred to an isolated prison cell and underwent harsh treatment including torture for seventy days.[3]
Yaldá’í was executed by hanging in Shiraz alongside other Bahá’ís on June 16, 1983.[2] His mother was executed by hanging two days later.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/archive/bahram-yaldaie-executed-hanging-shiraz-16th-june-1983
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 178. View as PDF.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 180. View as PDF.
- ↑ https://iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/archive/nosrat-ghufrani-yaldaie-executed-hanging-shiraz-18-june-1983
