This is a caption این یک عنوان است. This is a caption. Delbar Tokhali Seventh Golestan Street in Tehran had turned into a war zone; on one side were the police and security forces, and on the other side were the steadfast Gonabadis. The clashes began when the security forces imposed restrictions on the movements […]...

“تصویر نشانگر این است که شما در حال پیشرفت هستید” “The image indicates that you are making progress.” Alireza Roshan Writing about “Suppression of Gonabad Dervishes” first requires understanding the dervishes. That is, first the Gonabad dervishes who they are and what they want must be defined, then their suppression can be discussed. “We, the […]...

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Amir Chamani Having beliefs that contradict the promotional and advertising beliefs of the central government system has always been met with rejection and suppression. Whether they are religious and spiritual beliefs, or political beliefs and thoughts. Political currents Political currents are either “critics” and “protesters” of the […]...

Among the recent nationwide protests, from the first days, unity and solidarity among the different political and social groups of Gonabad’s Darvishes was evident. An example of this unity was the gathering and encampment of these Darvishes for several days, accompanied by some families of other prisoners, in front of Evin Prison to demand the […]...

“این عکس یک آسمان زیبا را نشان می‌دهد” This photo shows a beautiful sky. Farhad Noori The terrifying horror film that has been released by the government, depicting the siege and beating of Sufis and their vulgar behavior, also tells of the government’s long-standing animosity towards Sufis. The repeated chanting of “Sag Sabileh” in the […]...

The restrictions and deprivations imposed on the Gonabadi Dervishes have a long history in terms of media and legal rights. Followers of this mystical community have been repeatedly summoned, arrested, interrogated and sentenced to prison and exile without due legal process by the Iranian government since 2005, after the destruction of the Shari’at Khanqah in […]...

The fact that “shari’at” has always been at war with “tariqat” and the ruling authorities have suppressed the mystics and did not allow the Sufis to empty their vessels and instead lit the candles of the judges, is a historical truth that does not require much contemplation to understand. However, the reality is that the […]...

This is a caption “This is a caption” Mohammad Mohabi The harsh treatment of the Islamic Republic towards the Na’matullahi Gonabadi dervishes in the winter of 1396 (2017), revealed the depth of animosity between the government of the Sharia-based system and the dervishes and followers of Sufism and mysticism. The writer believes that this treatment […]...

This is a picture of a flower. Shiraz Tabrizi Sparkle Sufism, mysticism, asceticism, and some other names refer to a school of Islam that, based on the teachings of each chain of this school – which I will refer to as Sufism – believes in the different sects of Islam that the commandments of religion […]...