Zarrín Muqímí-Abyánih
Zarrín Muqímí-Abyánih (August 23, 1954 - June 18, 1983) was a Persian Bahá’í who was martyred in Iran.
Biography[edit]
Muqímí was born into a Bahá’í family in Abyaneh in 1954 with her father, Hossein, being born into a Bahá’í family himself and her mother, Ummehani Salehi, having become a Bahá’í after marrying. Her father was a notable artist and was commissioned by the Bahá’í community of Iran to assist in repairing the House of the Báb in Shiraz in 1972.[1] The family moved to Tehran shortly after Muqímí was born and she completed her schooling and then a degree in English Literature at Tehran University in 1975. After graduating she began working as a translator for petrochemical plants, first in Marvdasht then in Shiraz.[2]
After the Revolution in Iran in 1979 Muqímí was fired from her job due to her beliefs and on November 29, 1982, her family home was raided and she was arrested alongside her parents. Her mother was released after five months however Muqímí was executed by hanging alongside nine fellow Bahá’í women on June 18, 1983 and her body was not returned to her family for burial. Her father was later released in late 1984.[2]
