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Tehran’s authorities destroy Sunni worship space

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tehran Sunni worship place destroyedWhile most Iranians follow the Shiite branch of Islam, there are millions of Sunnis who also call Iran their home. However, in the capital Tehran and major cities like Isfahan, Shiraz and Mashhad, this minority religious community is forbidden from having its own mosques. Now, authorities in the capital have also started destroying unofficial prayer Sunni spaces.

In 1997, Iran’s last official census recorded about five million Sunnis. The number has grown since then: today, an estimated one million Sunni Muslims live in Tehran province alone.

There are 47,291 Shiite mosques and 10,344 Sunni mosques in Iran, according to official statistics. Many of these mosques on the official record are tiny spaces serving small villages. However, there are no Sunni mosques at all in Iran’s large cities.

Sunni place of worship destroyed in Tehran
Sunni place of worship destroyed in Tehran
For decades, Tehran’s Sunni minority has sought to build a mosque but authorities have always prevented the construction. The Pahlavi dynasty, which ruled Iran from 1925 to 1979, refused to grant the Sunnis building permission. During the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomenai originally promised to let them build a mosque. However, after he took power, he changed his mind. Post-revolution, Shiite clergy gained power under the Shah’s rule and Tehran’s Sunnis lost hope of building a mosque.

Deprived of a mosque, Tehran’s Sunni minority use quasi-secret worship rooms. These rooms are usually mostly empty, void of the same objects and decoration found in a real mosque, and just used to gather and pray. According to our Observers, there are about four or five such worship rooms scattered throughout different neighbourhoods. However, Iranian authorities closed some of them on Thursday, July 29, though it was impossible to confirm how many were shut.

Sunni place of worship destroyed in Tehran
Sunni place of worship destroyed in Tehran
Tehran municipal officials went even further when they went to the large worship room in the Pounak neighbourhood, the only such space in the west of Tehran. Authorities, backed by security officials, systematically destroyed the room, knocking down walls and reducing much of the space to rubble.

Outcry after the destruction was widespread. Iranians—including both Shiites and Sunnis, people from different political parties and both political and human rights activists— have also openly criticized the government action. Grand Molavai Abodlhamid, Iran’s most prominent Sunni mufti, wrote a letter about it to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini and President Hasan Rouhani. Neither has reacted to the incident or responded to Abodlhamid’s letter.

“Some Shiite hardliners believe that Sunni Muslims have no right to have a worship room in a ‘Shia country’”, Saeed Tehran a prominent member of the Iranian Sunni community said.

Saeed lives in Tehran and has attended religious events held in the Pounak worship room.

Article 12 and 13 of the Iranian constitution says that all branches of Islam and Christianity have right to worship as do Jews and Zoroastrians. However, conversion from Islam to any other religion is completely “haram” [foribben] and illegal. Those who do convert risk execution.

Observers /France24

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20 responses to “Tehran’s authorities destroy Sunni worship space”

  1. arzatna1 Avatar
    arzatna1

    Article 12 and 13 of the Iranian constitution says that all branches of Islam and Christianity have right to worship as do Jews and Zoroastrians.

    What happened to the Bahá’í Faith?
    Freedom of worship in Iran is a joke .
    Amnesty International and others reported that hundreds of Bahá’ís have been killed since the Islamic Revolution with many more imprisoned, expelled from schools and workplaces, denied various benefits or denied registration for their marriages. Additionally, several Bahá’í holy sites were destroyed in the revolution’s aftermath, including the house of the Báb in Shiraz, the house of Bahá’u’lláh at Takur (in Mazandaran), and the resting place of Muhammad-Ali Barfurushi (Quddús) inTehran

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    ASSad buys oil from ISIS … but ISIS has a variety of money-making methods … a true hypocrisy of a world of purchases of antiquities as well, along with taxes for everything.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ztwctEXtQxo&spfreload=10

    1. zabada Avatar
      zabada

      how much isis sold antiquities since they destroyed many of its.it is not enough to fund wars with selling antiquities….isis destroy all idol antiquities.they hates idols..god have no image to be draw…it is fake news by Zion..Zion know western scholars like history..so they want the world to blame isis in order to destroy them..why Israel not send their brave armeis to stop isis..why Jews only using it,s proxy armeis..the Americans..now the Shiites Iraqis..If they are coward to fight to death..likely o isis..they will lose..they just started the game..so go on..why scare to isis..?

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Listen to how they fool you with their videos, while they loot ancient treasure. Their whole YouTube Propaganda Show is to create the ‘Great Aura’ of Righteous Power .. and they are really not capable of running a country, but only of creating fear – to get the money. And like all the Businesses, they love those American Dollars. And as Anyone knows, this is not Islam.
        Power, Money, Girls.

        1. zabada Avatar
          zabada

          you are far from understand..you are going deep to Zion made believe and thinkings..any way good religious Christian have more sense.If you believe in Zion propaganda your brain is going deteriorated badly..so avoid zion propaganda to clean your head as well as before.I swear..I know them and you better ..

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Well, I’m not scared of them. I’m too old. And I wouldn’t be slaughtering people like they do either. Either way you see it, if you think they will change the world to something better for humanity, then you have gone off the deep end yourself. Have a drink on me.

          2. zabada Avatar
            zabada

            he he he.thanks .i drink coffee only..if not drink alcohol..Zion made too many propaganda..i m not oppose you..Zion last game will fail badly.I read many history books,scared books in many religion..not only islamic books..so I know more secrets in human kind fates.

          3. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            One thing NOT secret … they have a shit-load of trouble from Kurdish Women. :-))
            And yes, this is coffee-time … I’m out.

          4. zabada Avatar
            zabada

            o.k..thanks a lot..Kurds girls really beutiful.America armies really likes them.

      2. nagy_michael2 Avatar
        nagy_michael2

        How notable of ISIS destroying idols but beheading is God’s given orders. comon you Zabada you are full of it. there is not religion on earth without sin or double standards but you and your ISIS have outdone all forms of religions and there are nothing but a cult of death. they the Caliph even announced it. stop the bullshit damn it. you are an educated man are you? stop saying ZIon is pitting shiites against Sunnis nobody went to tehran and told them to destroy sunnis house of worships? I am sure israel would love nothing but the see the arabs against each other. but also Israel is not stupid too much because it will backfire on them as they will see on ISIS and eventually al Nusra. Your ISIS are not anywhere near God and they are nothing but bunch of hired assasins.

        1. zabada Avatar
          zabada

          he he he..Zion in America did.not Israelis civilians…they force America to divided Iraq in two side …Shiites and Sunnis..Nehtahayu just said to Obama..we want Syria divided in two..they always plan that way…to prevent muslims to unite..Jews learn that from colonial force at the past.Many jews are good people..it is their politicians who are bad….America also full of fine educated scholars and fine civilians..also it,s politicians who are really bad..bombing Iraq to protect israel.Now what happen with American democracy in Iraq ?

    2. zabada Avatar
      zabada

      fake isis prisoners..I know isis face men..he is a Shiites..his face show me that..i m also a good psychologist..kah..kah..kah.

    3. zabada Avatar
      zabada

      thanks..i see how Zion planted wars among shites and sunnis Iraqis..so i saw it,s Zion nwo game are killing them..not them selves.

    4. zabada Avatar
      zabada

      because i knows some Arabs words ..this Sunnis uprising really will destroy evil Zion force forever..no body are able to stop them…nor any force in universe.No.

  3. zabada Avatar
    zabada

    Nwo still on hard working to bring Iran and Sunnis countries to engage in war on each others in Middle Est.destroy and weaken them first before invade the area.Some of them will call America to help..so they can,t avoid our influence on them.. the winner will sided us..we will over come them by that way…who are lose also will force to obey us by the winners..Favor politic to the Shiites Iraqis..at the same we let Sunnis militants operate in Iraq…in order to defend their believe and brothers..all Shiites in Iran,Yemen will engage in wars on Sunnis.Sunnis also will fight the Shiites to do the same…then Sunnis coalition will destroy Iran..we then killing the strong enemy to Israel after we finished Saddam..also the strong enemy to Israel,only our master country to live in.Than we will replace Iran politicians with Iraqis Shiites who will sided us..since we are helping them with weapons,money and ect.Sunnis is always with us..Saudi ,Egypt,AlSisi and all Sunnis are all secular state,even Saudi monarchy and all monarchy Arab countries always with America or not oppose us.This is the plan by Zionist nwo before they are going to destroy America wtc..9 11..and blame.Muslims on that.Plan A is to destroy Saudi..that why all terrorist are from saudi..terrorists i.c cards are founded in wtc rubble and not burnt out by fire,by God bless,to destroy all muslims..the whites Zion oppose the Jews..it is too hard to destroy Saudi and mecca,the heart of Muslims world..Muslims will unite them selves..Then Zion twist it to plan B..destroy Iraq and planted uprising on both Sunnis and Shiites..they will fight to death…using their own hand to killing the selves..and it is Iraq war..Isis war..anyway Zion games turned another side..out of their Plan….Iran has wisdom and not engage in war..anyway Saudi declare on Yemen rebels..no war Iran and Sunnis coalition war..and there are in news urging Iran and Sunnis to fight each others.Zion news said Iran are bombing Iraqis Sunnis..Iran attacked Sunnis Iraqis and so on.Regime change in Iraq is successful after Saddam was gone.But now failed..and Zion regime change plan in Iran also failed..their wise Isis uprising is a night mare to Zion nwo and America..anyway they will let Isis to destroy others before they are going to destroy Isis..Zion will observe to situation day by day and adjust their plan..their last plan really very big mistake..if Zion force are not able to prevent Isis to fight in Israel and massacred Israelis on behalf of Palestinians..Zion nwo and Zion armeis,America in great danger..all Muslims nearly 2 billion, will unite because all Muslims hates Israelis and Jews..all Zionist haters also will sided the Muslims..it is too many Christians in the west who are really hates Zion nwo Jews,Israel and America..I know Zion force will make more mistake..arrogant people always make big mistake.Thanks to Zion arrogance that will annihilate them .nwo Israel Jews..and their whites force..Zion game on Arab really is a moron game by a moron organization the world ever seen.

    1. Barry Avatar
      Barry

      The medications that your doctor prescribed: please take them.

      1. zabada Avatar
        zabada

        my medicine for nwo and Zion America.

    2. Rascal Avatar
      Rascal

      “zion” 20 times in that delusional speech. For such a tiny country that can barely be seen on the world map and an extremely small population, they certainly have a high priority among radicals.
      Jealous much?

      1. zabada Avatar
        zabada

        Zionist banks in America.Federal money in America ..also in Jew,s hand..IMF is in the hand of Jew…they bribed the Whites to do their dirty games.

  4. O Avatar
    O

    “other religion is completely “haram” [foribben] and illegal. Those who do convert risk execution.”

    Exactly like Isis. Where’s man o??

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