بسم الله
لا إله إلا الله
محمد رسول الله
علي ولي الله
Feb 10 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Debunking the Myth of Iran-'Israel' "Clandestine Cooperation" During the Iran-Iraq War.
A Common Anti-Iran Talking Point
critics often bring up so-called "clandestine relations" between Iran and 'Israel', usually referring to alleged arms deals during the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988). But do these claims hold up to scrutiny? Let's examine.
Jan 5 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
Dr Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
1964-2024
A thread
On 23rd April 1964, he was born in Damghan, Iran. He lost his father at a young age.
Aug 27, 2024 • 27 tweets • 15 min read
Red Shi'ism (the religion of martyrdom) vs. Black Shi'ism (the religion of mourning)
By: Dr. Ali Shariati, 1933 - 1977
Islam is a religion which made its appearance in the history of mankind with the cry of "No!" from Mohammad (PBUH), the heir of Abraham, the manifestation of the religion of the Unity of God and the oneness of mankind; a "No" which begins with the cry of "Unity", a cry which Islam reiterated when confronted with aristocracy and compromise.
Aug 22, 2024 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Yousef Kolahdouz
1946 - 1981
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Kolahdouz was an Iranian general during the Iran-Iraq War. He is also one of the founders of the IRGC.
Aug 17, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Sayed Jawad Zaker Tabatabai
1976-2006
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Sayed Jawad was born in 1976 in the village of Firuraq, Iran. He is the pioneer of the modern-day style of matam/Latmiya known as Shoor.
Jul 29, 2024 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Martyr Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh
1967 – 1980
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Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh was a young man from Qom who left his home without his parents knowing during the beginning of what became the Iran-Iraq war during the First Battle of Khorramshahr. He joined the army to fight for Iran.
Apr 21, 2024 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Ayatollah Sayed Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
1935-2010
A thread.
Sayed Fadlallah was a controversial leader who had many views which were considered 'liberal' and problematic but he was an excellent leader.
Apr 16, 2024 • 19 tweets • 5 min read
Often it is falsely claimed online, that Iran is only 30% Muslim despite its government being an Islamic Republic, this thread will aim to refute this notion. Analysing statistics from different research polls and surveys.
The figures from the "Gamaan 2020 survey" although Shiite Muslim being still the religion with the highest percentage, there are various issues with the survey that will be discussed below.
Apr 4, 2024 • 15 tweets • 2 min read
Al Azhar fatwa on Shia
Regarding the relations between Shia and Sunni Muslims a lot of the time especially on social media and public discourse you see mass ex-communication however a historic fatwa from Sheikh Mahmud Shaltut gives reasons to unify the 2 sects.
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And as for Shaikh Shaltoot’s declaration:
Apr 3, 2024 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
al-Shahid al-Khamis
1935 – 1980
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Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr was born in the al-Kazimayn neighbourhood in Baghdad, Iraq to the prominent Sadr family, which originated from Jabal Amel in Lebanon. He was a cousin of the famous leader Musa Al Sadr.
Apr 1, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Shaheed Mohammad Reza Zahedi
1960-2024
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Zahedi was born in 1960 and joined the IRGC in 1980, one year after the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Apr 1, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Shaheed Mostafa Khomeini
1930-1977
A thread:
Shaheed Mostafa was the son of Imam Khomeini.
Mar 30, 2024 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
Sayyid Musa Al Sadr
1928-1978
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Born in the Chaharmardan neighborhood in Qom, Iran in 1928. His education was both secular and Islamic. He left Qom for Najaf to study theology and returned to Iran after the 1958 Iraqi coup d'état.
Mar 30, 2024 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Shaheed Morteza Motahhari
1919–1979
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His year of birth is disputed, some sources giving 1919 and others giving it as 1920.
Mar 28, 2024 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Shaheed Mohammad-Ali Rajai
1933 – 1981
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai was born in 1933 in Qazvin, Iran. Rajai moved and settled in Tehran in the late 1940s. He graduated from Tarbiat Moallem University with a degree in education in 1959 and pursued a career as a teacher in Mathematics.
Mar 26, 2024 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Thread on Shaheed Mohammed Beheshti 1928-1981.
Beheshti was an Iranian jurist who was known as the second person in the political hierarchy of Iran after the Revolution. born in Isfahan in 1928. He studied both at the University of Tehran and under Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei in Qom. He then went to Germany to teach Islam.
Mar 25, 2024 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
Thread on Sayyid Mahmoud Alaei Taleghani 1911-1979
Taleghani was born to a religious family in the village of Galird of Taleqan County in Alborz Province on 5 March 1911.
Mar 24, 2024 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Thread on Shaheed Mohammad-Javad Bahonar 1933-1981.
Bahonar served as the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran 🇮🇷 for less than 1 month.
Mar 23, 2024 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
Today's thread is Shaheed Qassem Soleimani 1957-2020.
Soleimani was born on 11 March 1957 in the village of Qanat-e Malek, Kerman Province.
Mar 22, 2024 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Going to do a thread on martyrs of the Islamic Revolution. Today's thread is Mostafa Chamran
1932-1981
Chamran was born in Tehran.
He was a student of Ayatollah Taleqani and Ayatollah Morteza Motahari. He then pursued electromechanics at University of Tehran and gained bachelor's degree.