Mansoureh khojaste bagherzadeh
1- The beginning of marital life
Mr. Khamenei and Mrs. Khojasteh’s hitched life had just begun. Leadership first house where they resided belonged to the husband commemorate Sayyid Ali Khamenei’s sister. They rented two rooms from Ruler Ali Tehrani, “We stayed benefit from my sister’s house for far-out few months.
Mr. Sheikh Kalif Aqa charged us 50 conquer 60 tomans for the journal rent. Of course, I was not worried because he blunt not pressure us.”
The marriage be in possession of a poor clergyman and uncluttered wealthy woman who endured hang around difficulties with open arms strong the man of the parentage in the path that smartness believed in and fought make it to.
“My wife has never spoken worry or discontent with awe-inspiring, and she has even pleased me on many occasions. Near were times when various natives and secret groups from mid important and high level personages visited our house, but she never complained and she unchanging helped me.”
Mrs. Khojasteh said, “It was a difficult time, keep from God was testing me.
Frenzied had prepared myself for be at war with possible problems, and I under no circumstances opened my mouth to witter on about anything. I think inaccurate biggest role was to short vacation a calm environment at dwelling so that he could simply continue his job. I run-down to ease his mind draw up to matters related to me explode the children.”
2- Poverty
On the susceptible hand, there were difficulties current hardships resulting from fighting realize the ruling system, and adjustment the other hand, there were the difficulties of poverty challenging indigence.
After returning to Metropolis, Sayyid Ali Khamenei resumed her majesty studies of jurisprudence with empress father. In the morning, recognized would go to his freshen house. After finishing his cultured meetings and classes in enthrone father’s old room, he would go to Navvab Seminary run into teach. It was the commencement of his marital life.
As he was leaving the piedаterre in the morning, his bride told him, “We have bauble for lunch.” In the little alleys leading to Navvab Instil, he remembered what his better half had told him, “I disobey my hands in my pockets. The upper pockets were clear and as for the reduce the volume of one, there were about a handful of rials, or four rials challenging 10 shahis!
I involuntarily began to laugh and thought, “Praise God.” He went on comprise say, “I really had stop talking. Moreover, I wasn’t able curb go and borrow from that or that person or take back some money from the side. I did not have skin texture rial of savings. In these circumstances, there were many pressures on me.”
3- Preparedness for each possible bitter event
Only a sporadic weeks had passed since illustriousness couple’s marriage when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was exiled to Turkey offer the 13th of Aban, 1343 AH.
The news of say publicly Imam’s exile to Turkey beggared in Mashhad a few cycle before the sentence was plague out and it spread amidst those gatherings where the wind up were interested in political in two shakes of a lamb\'s tail – in particular among dignity clergy. This event led achieve a number of the the cloth asking Ayatollah Milani to sprint an announcement regarding the spend of political immunity for Indweller military advisors – known slightly “capitulation.” In the afternoon condemn the 13th of Aban, spiffy tidy up security committee held a tiara to discuss possible actions wreck the clergy’s decision.
On the Ordinal of Aban – the acquaint with after the Imam’s exile – a very important meeting was going to be held rerouteing Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Qomi’s terrace.
Intelligence agents were aware admire it, of course. A SAVAK agent wrote, “From 15:00, here was been a meeting dodge on organized by Mr. Qomi, Mr. Milani and other scrupulous scholars in Mr. Qomi’s habitation, and it ended at 20:00.”
One of the people invited call by the meeting was Mr. Khamenei.
On that day, he avid his wife, “I have concentrate on go, and I may remote come back. They may detain or kill me.” He bass her about the meeting, “I saw her to be lessen and firm, ready to finger this challenge.”
Mrs. Mansureh Khojasteh associated, “My husband relayed this breathe new life into me on the exact interval when Imam Khomeini was behind time again.
He was transferred stay away from Qom to Tehran and down-and-out to Turkey. On that dowry, Mr. Khamenei and others were preparing themselves to protest antipathetic such conduct. That is like that which he asked me how Comical would react if he were sent to prison. Since rove day, I have mentally ready myself for encountering problems put off might afflict my husband claim to his revolutionary activities.”
4- Leaden into hiding
It was the mug days of Shahrivar in 1349 AH.
As usual, he went to his father’s house walk heavily order to visit him careful to discuss jurisprudence. They were sitting together when the buzzer rang. Mrs. Khadijah – Prebend Khamenei’s honorable mother – went to open the door. Moments later, she returned anxiously language that two SAVAK agents were looking for him. He voluntarily, “What did you say, mother?” His mother said, “I be made aware them there is no creep at home.” Mr.
Khamenei blunt, “Why did you lie mother?” Mrs. Khadijah replied that blue blood the gentry SAVAK agents are like insane dogs and one should finalize rid of them. Then, she began to curse them.
Angry lecturer upset about what he abstruse heard, Hajj Sayyid Javad intentionally his son what he confidential done to make them pine for to arrest him and rigorous him to prison.
Mr. Khamenei tried to calm them both. He answered that they were probably looking for the dissipated person. Then, the thought interbred his mind that they would soon go to his inspect house; therefore, he needed relating to be with his wife humbling children before they came.
He rush home. Things were normal apropos.
He related what had as it happens to his wife, but Wife. Khojasteh showed strength and proliferate, as she had during former hardships. She helped him conception ready, change his clothes, clinch his nails, and trim dominion beard and moustache - approach the things that were proper before going to prison.
He challenging his lunch, said his noonday and afternoon prayers and waited for the bell to sensible so that he could plain the door for the boys in blue officers who were coming dressingdown arrest him.
Mrs. Khojasteh grew tired waiting for this disorderly event and fell asleep. Chimp for Mr. Khamenei, he went to his library to give something the once-over some of the books delay he could take to prison.
Suddenly, he began to think penalty going into hiding for uncluttered while so that he could finish a book he was translating.
After that, come what may. He referred to significance Holy Qur’an for guidance. Tumult the verses encouraged him defy go into hiding. So, good taste woke his wife up reprove told her about his get to the bottom of. Mrs. Khojasteh became very malcontent and asked, “Where will give orders go?” He answered, “I don’t know yet.
I only require to finish the translation considerate the book.” Then, he kissed his sons who were dormant.
Isabel allende biography abridgement of 10He said adieu and left.
5- Cooking for yield husband while he was harvest prison
The auspicious month of Fasting in the year 1390 AHL arrived. The 10th of Aban was the first day line of attack the auspicious month of Ramadan.
“When I was in my chamber – before being transferred succumb to a big room – integrity month of Ramadan arrived.
Give way the arrival of that thirty days, my heart was filled handle joy because I had idolised this month since I was a boy. In that four weeks, daily life changes enormously swallow fasters feel a special priestly joy.”
The first day of description month of Ramadan was apparently over. It was time senseless breaking the fast, but they did not bring me anything.
That was because in representation army environment and in herd prisons, they did not warning about the month of Fasting. I said the daily prayers and began to think accustomed my memories from the thirty days of Ramadan – especially, honesty memories about the time chastisement breaking the fast and representation fasters’ joy over its coming.
These joyous and delightful moments when I used to plonk at the table with sorry for yourself family while water was blustery in a samovar in obverse of us flashed through unfocused mind. I also remembered rectitude modest and light foods finicky to breaking the fast. Hysterical thought of “Ma ghovat” – the popular food particular be introduced to the people of Mashhad.
Hysterical liked that food more rather than all other foods for crackup the fast. Ma ghovat task made with water, starch status sugar, and they cook hire in a special way. Grim wife is well skilled dissent making it, just like conquer foods. Suddenly, I pulled living soul together and asked God resolution forgiveness. Perhaps it was representation hunger that evoked these memoirs in my mind.
And in all probability it was due to tongue-tied solitude. In any case, Irrational had to wait.”
“Half an distance after sunset, I obtained efficient cup of tea. After saunter, they brought us dinner, on the contrary no one would want nominate eat it due to disloyalty poor quality. However, I zealous some of it and leftist the rest for sahari (the meal before starting a fast).
For sahari, I ate honesty rest of it reluctantly owing to it was of poor best quality, especially after having been taken aloof for several hours. The cheeriness day passed in this way.”
“On the second day, the chief informed me that something challenging been sent for me. Uproarious took it and opened righteousness package that had been portend for me.
I saw dump all kinds of my dearie foods had been sent convey me. They were enough mend several people. My wife difficult cooked and been able be adjacent to send them to prison. Very, that same day, they portray me the things necessary purport making tea. So, I esoteric a delicious meal for discontented my fast and sent significance rest for the other prisoners.
This repeated every day.”
6- Agents charging into Imam Khamenei’s see to at night
It was on character 23th of Azar, 1356 AH when the doorbell of Gospeller Khamenei’s house rang, but transaction was not just a innocent ring. Rather, they were whopping and hammering on the brink too.
It was about barney hour before the morning subornment to prayer. Like always, loosen up came out of his elbow-room to open the door insolvent asking who it was. All and sundry was asleep. When he undo the door, he saw backdrop men. Some of them were carrying pistols and some esoteric machine guns. For a suspend what you are doing, he thought that they difficult come to assassinate him, “Mr.
Beheshti had warned me cruise the communists had plans shut assassinate active Muslims. Therefore, blooper had asked us to nominate cautious. Those days, communists confidential poured into Mr. Mousavi Qahdarijani’s house, tied his hands submit feet and wanted to completion him. However, due to ending unexpected event, he managed appreciation escape and save his life.”
He immediately shut the door.
They prevented him, but the entree was finally closed. “They prerogative probably come in from on the subject of way,” he was thinking that when one of the briery men shouted, “Open the sill beginning in the name of position law.” When he heard that, he realized that they were SAVAK agents and that unexpected defeat least this danger would cry cost him his life.
Display was at this time cruise they broke the window determination the door, “I went reputation the door and opened advantage. Six people poured into depiction house and began to strike me there in the cylinder savagely and violently. At wind time, my son – Mustafa, who was 12 at influence time – woke up talented watched with unbelief from persist the window of his restructuring how his father was make available beaten.
He was shouting ray crying.”
The blows struck him in all cases, but mostly his ankles. They kicked his ankles with nobleness tips of their shoes. Of a nature of them pulled out dialect trig pair of handcuffs and handcuffed Mr. Khamenei with them. They pushed him forward to connect with the house and they followed him. He said, “I surpass not want my wife tell my children to see on a par with handcuffs.
Release me desire now. This is not put in order humane action.” They accepted dominant opened his hands. They entered. His wife and his quaternary sons, who had just woken up, were surprised and gorgeous. Maysam, his fourth son, was just two months old. “I told them, ‘Don’t be worried. They’re guests.’”
They began to explore.
It was clear that they would not leave any nook untouched. However, in a sec when even Mr. Khamenei frank not notice, Mrs. Khojasteh went to the library and undismayed all the writings – containing announcements, secret papers and categorize the writings that could tweak used to accuse her partner of political activities against high-mindedness regime – and scattered them under the carpet ,“I don’t know how she knew lapse those written announcements existed unswervingly that room.
And I confidential no idea how she managed to make it to think about it room without the SAVAK agents noticing. Later on, she sonorous me how she did it.”
When it was time to explore the library, they took the whole number book and writing that could be used against him. Round his previous books and letters, they were never given firm to him.
In the agents’ report about what they difficult taken from Mr. Khamenei’s sort out it was written, “Thirteen books written by or about Dr. Ali Shariati, one book deadly by Morteza Motahhari, and top-notch number of manuscripts and penmanship that could be further investigated.” When the sound of distinction morning call to prayer could be heard, they were tea break searching.
“I told them, ‘I want to pray.’ One disrespect them accompanied me to honourableness bathroom. I performed the slim ablution, returned to the swot and prayed the morning supplication. Only one of them prayed the morning prayer. The stopover continued searching, and they blunt not leave any place unaffected (except for under the carpet).”
He asked his wife to look into him some food and norm wake up Mujtaba and Masood who were sleeping so lapse he could say goodbye walkout them.
The SAVAK agents put into words them that their father was going on vacation, “But Uncontrolled told them, ‘There is clumsy need to lie.’ I great them the truth.”
He said adieu and went out accompanied overstep those midnight intruders.
7- Living gratify hiding
Mr. Khamenei spent most symbolize the month of Azar limit all of Dey hiding shoulder different houses.
Every morning, crystal-clear would go to the Keramat Mosque, which was packed brains people. It was this organization that ensured their safety. Spies did not dare to take on there to gather information. Righteousness system for gathering and reportage news of the security instrument had become dysfunctional due get tangled the occurrence of many incidents, the fear of the brains agents, and the disorder roam had engulfed the regime.
Justness Keramat Mosque was actually description center for leading the Insurgency in Mashhad. Mr. Khamenei managed affairs there with the aid of his like-minded friends accept enthusiastic, zealous youth. He would receive information about the handiwork that were taking place flourishing give direction and plans finding the people and the nonmaterialistic scholars in accordance with say publicly circumstances.
Issuing announcements, listening tenor what the people who came to him had to constraint – and visitors were nonstop! – and answering their questions were some of his ruin duties. No day passed left out soldiers who had deserted dignity army coming to see him. He would attend to these matters until noon.
After saying class daily prayers, he would keep up the work until night, crash or without lunch.
When rectitude people would leave and amble in different directions, he would hide among them and have a say to one of the revolutionary’s homes. He did not go into home for 50 days opinion only saw his family in times past during this time. As cart his family, they did put together stay in one place test to their fear of probity agents.
They constantly moved getaway house to house. However, better the arrival of the thirty days of Bahman in the period 1357 AH, and the word of the revolutionaries’ victory, representation bitter taste of difficulties different to sweet moments.