Rahmán Kulayní Mamaqání
Rahmán Kulayní Mamaqání | |
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| Born | c. 1916 Mamaqán, Iran |
| Died | September 26, 1953 Dulrud, Iran |
Rahmán Kulayní Mamaqání (c. 1916 - September 26, 1953) was a Persian Bahá’í who was martyred.
Biography[edit]
Mamaqání was born in Mamaqán, Iran, in 1916 where he established himself as a tailor owning his own workshop. He was a devout Muslim in his youth and assisted with the organization of religious ceremonies for Muharram in the town. He became respected in the community and was arbitrating community disputes by the time he was twenty-five including some involving the Bahá’í community.[1]
In 1935 a Bahá’í youth invited Mamaqání to attend a Bahá’í gathering and he began associating with the Bahá’í community although he was initially not interested in the teachings of the religion. He did begin studying the Writings under Áqá Zaynu’l-Abidín in 1937 and declared in 1938. His conversion alienated him from his family and the wider community of Mamaqán and he closed down his workshop. He married Zaynu’l-Abidín's daughter, Huma, and moved in with his father-in-law's family.[1]
In 1941 Mamaqání enrolled in the Railroad Technical School. His wife, Huma, passed away in 1942 survived by their son Parvíz. Zaynu’l-Abidín had also passed away by this time and Mamaqání cared for his son and mother-in-law. After several years he re-married and had another son and daughter.[1]
As of 1951 Mamaqání had pioneered to Dulrud where he assisted with efforts to expand the Bahá’í community and worked for the railways, being appointed the Technical Inspector of the railroad rolling stock that year. In August 1953 a campaign against the Bahá’í Faith began to gain traction in Dulrud and many Bahá’ís left the town. Mamaqání was visiting Andimishk for his work at the time but returned to Dulrud, while his family remained in Andimishk, despite the danger.[1]
After arriving back in Dulrud the windows to his home were smashed by a mob and the railroad secured a new house for him. As he was moving into the new home he was attacked by one man, stabbed several times, and passed due to his injuries.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 12 (1950-1954), Pg(s) 710. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 12 (1950-1954), Pg(s) 711. View as PDF.
