31:
917:
148:. He describes this situation in this manner: "You have no idea what this group (the Baháʼís) did to me. I didn't have a place to relax in. I didn't have a loaf of bread to fill my stomach. I didn't have any clothes to protect myself from the cold and the heat. Nor a corner that (I could hide) so as to not see them or hear their tongue lashings." (
899:
143:
A few years after returning to Tehran, he was excommunicated from the Baháʼí Faith and was forced to leave his father's home due to constant threats he and his father received from the Baháʼí National
Spiritual Assembly of Iran. For two months, he lived on the streets and would eat whatever scraps of
354:
appointment as a
Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith was reported to Shoghi Effendi. In a letter dated 19 October 1927 to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Iran, Shoghi Effendi wrote that Sobhi and his kind who are found to be engaging in satanic whispers, should be encouraged to return to
275:
According to Sobhi "We were promised the finest of spiritual foods in the Baháʼí faith, but we came away hungry." As he mentions throughout his book, Sobhi states that he had witnessed many immoral acts from the Baháʼí community and missionaries in both in Iran and abroad and these always irritated
41:(1897–1962) was an author, story-teller, and teacher in Iran and is considered as one of the most important researchers and collector of Iranian folk tales for children. He gained popularity as a story-teller through his job in Radio Tehran. Sobhi authored two autobiographies (
403:
A continuation of His first book for rejection of the Baháʼí Faith, 1956. He states in the introduction of this book that the first book is inadequate in responding to the many questions that his audience have and he has written this book to respond to these
288:
was treated by 'Abdu'l-Baha and his followers he devised a plan to extend his 19-day stay in Haifa to investigate the truth, and presented 'Abdu'l-Baha with his writing skills. 'Abdu'l-Baha immediately asked him to stay as his secretary
355:
the Baháʼí way, and if they decline they would be excommunicated and it would be forbidden for all Baháʼís to socialize or speak with them. Finally, In 1928, the Baháʼí council in Iran expelled him from the Baháʼí community.
30:
206:
as a story-teller and started broadcasting his children' story program. He had a vast collection of stories from different cultures. He was specialized in comparing
Iranian version of stories with other versions such as
327:
for two years while he was a secretary of 'Abdu'l-Baha, Sobhi could not accept that Shoghi had taken the reins of the Baháʼí community that came as a complete surprise to many who closely knew him (p
256:
in his free time under the supervision of a number of prominent Baháʼí teachers. He would debate with
Muslims and was even punished a number of times at school for engaging in similar discussions (
183:
in Tehran where he taught
Persian language and literature. Even here the non-stop harassment from Baháʼís continued and he wrote his first autobiography and refutation of the Baháʼí Faith called
160:
As Sobhi himself states, wherever he would apply for work the Baháʼís would tell his employers that this man is unworthy and dishonorable, until finally he started working as a teacher in the
433:: A collection of 26 Short stories in Persian. One of the stories called the Legend of Uncle Nawrooz narrates the story of Uncle Nawrooz who is the symbol of spring and a new year.
331:). He recounts in many places of his book what he had witnessed from Shoghi including his constant bad-mouthing and cold behavior towards his closest family members (pp
708:
712:
214:
His program became very popular, especially among children. He continued this job for 22 years. He is known to be one of the most well-known radio personalities in
867:
780:
746:
280:). His first real doubts started after seeing 'Abdu'l-Baha for the first time and realizing that he was nothing like how he was described by Baha'i missionaries (
439:: Story of three men who set on a journey to win a Chinese princess's hand in marriage. The story is based on a poem with the same name from the Persian Poet
881:
507:
339:), and spending the money sent by Baháʼís to the Holy Land without the consent of 'Abdu'l-Baha (including a large sum of money that he had taken from
684:
340:
246:
249:, Gawhar. Subhi's mother was from a Muslim Family and secretly a Baháʼí too. She was in a bigamist relationship with Sobhi's father.
941:
517:
836:. Vol. 3 (1922-1948). Tehran: Muassasih Milli Matboo'aat i Amri (National Institute for Baha'i Publications). pp. 48–49.
946:
408:
The second category included collections of folk-lore and fairy tales. The following list enumerates a number of these works:
285:
194:
When Radio broadcasting was started in Iran, the section on music and children was delegated to the Higher
Academy of Music
961:
73:
had remarried a few times. His life took a turn for the worse after his father divorced his mother at the age of six (p.
810:
427:َ A collection of stories from different countries such as Iran, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Denmark, 1948.
368:
308:), 'Abdu'l-Baha's close relatives indulged in leisure and living off the money sent by Baháʼís from abroad (p
304:), accepting Knighthood from the British crown while a number of Muslims had rejected it at the same time (p
57:, the hardships he endured and what he witnessed that ultimately led him to turn away from the Baháʼí Faith.
253:
124:
of Tehran. When the first World War ended, he set off with a number other Baháʼís to visit the Holy land. (
120:
After returning to Tehran in 1918 by the insistence of his father, he started a career as a teacher at the
34:
Front row (L to R) : Sobhi, 'Abdu'l Baha's
Secretary, 'Abdu'l Baha, Jalal Azal and Aziz'u'llah Bahadur
383:
Sobhi's works can be divided in two categories. The first are autobiographies that he wrote to refute the
533:
300:
Sunni and attending the Friday prayers at the Muslim mosque and denying he was part of a new religion (p
316:) and 'Abdu'l-Baha's constant belittling of the people of Iran in his letters to the western Baháʼís (p
276:
him. However, they were never a cause of doubt for him for he was always told these are tests from God (
848:
761:
727:
398:
384:
344:
336:
332:
328:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
290:
281:
277:
269:
257:
242:
199:
188:
173:
149:
145:
137:
133:
125:
90:
78:
74:
54:
50:
956:
951:
77:) and he was continuously harassed by his stepmother. His mother passed away when he was eleven (p.
17:
861:
774:
740:
702:
655:
343:) that had ultimately led to 'Abdu'l-Baha losing trust in him in the last years of his life (p
198:
where Sobhi was employed and the children's section was immediately put in the hands of Sobhi (
690:
680:
616:
571:
513:
172:
by faith) and sometime later he started teaching at the
American High School in Tehran, Iran (
144:
leftover food he could find, until one of his former teachers hired a room for him to live in
106:
97:
for a few years. Finally, due to the constant harassment from his stepmother, he was sent to
831:
647:
636:"Appropriating the Masses: Folklore Studies, Ethnography, and Interwar Iranian Nationalism"
272:, the second leader of the Baháʼí Faith, who appointed him as his secretary for two years.
592:
85:
who taught him to read. However, after threatening to beat him, he was transferred to the
233:َAccording to Sobhi's autobiography, his paternal grandfather was a Muslim scholar from
351:
324:
935:
659:
364:
101:
by his father and after a few months set on to a missionary journey that led through
241:
that had converted her children to Babism then Baháʼísm and Sobhi was born into the
114:
459:
who tries to kill a girl that he has fallen in love with but refuses to marry him.
312:), bias and discrimination in favor of western pilgrims over Iranian pilgrims (p
296:
He recounts many things that troubled him in
Palestine. 'Abdu'l-Baha posing as a
651:
203:
110:
102:
694:
463:
Afsanehay-i
Bastani Iran wa Majar (Ancient Iranian and Hungarian Fairy Tales)
264:
as a Baháʼí missionary. He returned to Iran in 1918. In 1919, he traveled to
635:
483:
81:). At the age of six, his first teacher was a Baháʼí woman by the name of
676:
Conceptualizing Iranian anthropology : past and present perspectives
261:
674:
509:
International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, Vol. 1
372:
297:
234:
98:
70:
66:
238:
415:
A collection of Persian stories and fairy tales, Two volumes, 1946.
456:
265:
208:
169:
129:
29:
453:
Dastanhay-i Divan-i Balkh (Stories from the Courthouse of Balkh)
440:
215:
65:
According to his autobiography Payam-i Pidar, Sobhi was born in
363:
Sobhi did not marry, he lived a simple life, alone. He died of
221:
Also for a brief time in 1937–38, he taught at the Law College
49:) that also explains in detail his life as a missionary of the
455:: The story of a corrupt judge working in the courthouse of
237:
by the name of Haj Mulla Ali Akbar. His wife was secretly a
387:
and his reason for leaving it. He published two books:
179:
In 1933, he started work at the Higher Academy of Music
252:
While a pupil at the Tarbiyat school, he would attend
819:. United States: Tuttle Company. pp. 201–210.
187:. This book considerably reduced the harassment. (
140:who appointed him as his secretary for two years.
211:stories, from Tajikistan, Afghanistan and India.
394:His first book refuting the Baháʼí Faith, 1933.
512:. Abingdon, England: Routledge. p. 1095.
8:
707:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
640:International Journal of Middle East Studies
796:The Baha'i Faith: Its History and Teachings
335:), his inclination toward homosexuality (p
866:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
833:Tawqi'at-i Mubarakeh (The Blessed Letters)
779:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
745:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
711:) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
534:"Sobhi's life memories and Baha'i history"
437:Deje Hoosh Roba (The Mind Stealing Castle)
425:Dastanha-i Melal (Stories of the Nations):
465:: A collection of nineteen stories, 1943.
419:Afsanehay-i Kuhan (Ancient Fairy Tales):
392:Kitab-i Sobhi (The Book of Sobhi) :
475:
69:and his father who was originally from
859:
812:The Baha'i Religion and It's [
772:
738:
700:
673:Nadjmabadi, Shahnaz R., 1947- (2012).
89:to continue his primary education (p.
816:] Enemy - The Baha'i Organization
798:. William Carey Library. p. 276.
7:
587:
585:
566:
564:
562:
560:
558:
556:
554:
501:
499:
168:(a prominent political activist and
847:Fazlollah, Mohtadi (Sobhi) (1956).
760:Mohtadi (Sobhi), Fazlollah (1956).
726:Mohtadi (Sobhi), Fazlollah (1956).
245:. This grandmother was the aunt of
18:Draft:Sobhi Fazl'ollah Mohtadi
25:
202:). Thus in April 1940, he joined
918:"افسانه های باستان ایران و مجار"
794:Miller, William MCElwee (1974).
229:Connection with the Baháʼí Faith
484:"Photos | ABDU'L-BAHA'S FAMILY"
679:. Berghahn Books. p. 32.
421:A collection of stories, 1949.
367:in 1962. He was buried in the
1:
350:Sobhi's strong opposition to
431:Amoo Nawrooz (Uncle Nawrooz)
284:). Finally after seeing how
196:(Honarestān-e ʿāli-e musiqi)
181:(Honarestān-e ʿāli-e musiqi)
617:"DAWLATĀBĀDĪ, SAYYED YAḤYĀ"
572:"ṢOBḤI, FAŻL-ALLĀH MOHTADI"
136:, the second leader of the
978:
593:"Sobhi, Fazlollah Mohtadi"
260:). In 1916–17, he went to
652:10.1017/S002074381200044X
942:Iranian radio presenters
922:Iranak Children's Museum
830:Effendi, Shoghi (1973).
634:Vejdani, Farzin (2012).
369:Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery
247:Baha'u'llah's third wife
166:Sayyid Yahya Dawlatabadi
39:Fazl'ollah Mohtadi Sobhi
735:. Tehran. pp. 1–2.
413:Afsaneha (Fairy Tales):
401:(The Father's Message):
323:Having socialized with
128:). In 1919, he reached
904:Iranak Children Museum
900:"داستان های دیوان بلخ"
886:Iranak Children Museum
35:
33:
962:Iranian Shia Muslims
856:. Tehran. p. 1.
809:White, Ruth (1929).
769:. Tehran. p. 5.
621:Encyclopædia Iranica
576:Encyclopædia Iranica
506:Hunt, Peter (2004).
268:, Palestine to meet
223:(Dāneškada-ye ḥoquq)
132:, Palestine to meet
286:Mírzá Muhammad ʻAlí
93:). He attended the
53:and a secretary of
447:Hajj Mirza Zulfali
117:(pp. 13–44).
36:
686:978-0-85745-651-9
597:bahai-library.com
16:(Redirected from
969:
926:
925:
914:
908:
907:
896:
890:
889:
878:
872:
871:
865:
857:
855:
844:
838:
837:
827:
821:
820:
806:
800:
799:
791:
785:
784:
778:
770:
768:
757:
751:
750:
744:
736:
734:
723:
717:
716:
706:
698:
670:
664:
663:
631:
625:
624:
613:
607:
606:
604:
603:
589:
580:
579:
568:
549:
548:
546:
545:
530:
524:
523:
503:
494:
493:
491:
490:
480:
352:Shoghi Effendi's
21:
977:
976:
972:
971:
970:
968:
967:
966:
932:
931:
930:
929:
916:
915:
911:
898:
897:
893:
880:
879:
875:
858:
853:
846:
845:
841:
829:
828:
824:
808:
807:
803:
793:
792:
788:
771:
766:
759:
758:
754:
737:
732:
725:
724:
720:
699:
687:
672:
671:
667:
633:
632:
628:
615:
614:
610:
601:
599:
591:
590:
583:
570:
569:
552:
543:
541:
532:
531:
527:
520:
505:
504:
497:
488:
486:
482:
481:
477:
472:
381:
361:
231:
158:
122:Tarbiyat School
95:Tarbiyat School
87:Tarbiyat School
63:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
975:
973:
965:
964:
959:
954:
949:
947:Former Bahá'ís
944:
934:
933:
928:
927:
909:
891:
873:
839:
822:
801:
786:
752:
718:
685:
665:
626:
608:
581:
550:
525:
518:
495:
474:
473:
471:
468:
467:
466:
460:
450:
444:
434:
428:
422:
416:
406:
405:
395:
380:
377:
360:
357:
325:Shoghi Effendi
254:Baháʼí classes
230:
227:
157:
154:
62:
59:
27:Iranian author
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
974:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
939:
937:
923:
919:
913:
910:
905:
901:
895:
892:
887:
883:
877:
874:
869:
863:
852:
851:
850:Payam-i Pedar
843:
840:
835:
834:
826:
823:
818:
817:
813:
805:
802:
797:
790:
787:
782:
776:
765:
764:
763:Payam-i Pedar
756:
753:
748:
742:
731:
730:
729:Payam-i Pedar
722:
719:
714:
710:
704:
696:
692:
688:
682:
678:
677:
669:
666:
661:
657:
653:
649:
645:
641:
637:
630:
627:
622:
618:
612:
609:
598:
594:
588:
586:
582:
577:
573:
567:
565:
563:
561:
559:
557:
555:
551:
539:
535:
529:
526:
521:
519:0-415-29054-6
515:
511:
510:
502:
500:
496:
485:
479:
476:
469:
464:
461:
458:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
410:
409:
402:
400:
399:Payam-i Pidar
396:
393:
390:
389:
388:
386:
378:
376:
374:
370:
366:
365:larynx cancer
358:
356:
353:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
294:
292:
287:
283:
279:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
250:
248:
244:
240:
236:
228:
226:
224:
219:
217:
212:
210:
205:
201:
197:
192:
190:
186:
185:Kitab-i Sobhi
182:
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
155:
153:
151:
147:
146:(pp. 113-116)
141:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
118:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
60:
58:
56:
52:
48:
47:Payam-i Pidar
44:
43:Kitab-i Sobhi
40:
32:
19:
921:
912:
903:
894:
885:
882:"دژ هوش ربا"
876:
849:
842:
832:
825:
815:
811:
804:
795:
789:
762:
755:
728:
721:
675:
668:
643:
639:
629:
620:
611:
600:. Retrieved
596:
575:
542:. Retrieved
540:. 2009-07-29
537:
528:
508:
487:. Retrieved
478:
462:
452:
446:
436:
430:
424:
418:
412:
407:
397:
391:
385:Baháʼí Faith
382:
362:
349:
322:
295:
274:
270:'Abdu'l Baha
251:
243:Baháʼí Faith
232:
222:
220:
213:
204:Radio Tehran
195:
193:
184:
180:
178:
165:
162:Sadat School
161:
159:
142:
138:Baháʼí Faith
134:'Abdu'l Baha
121:
119:
115:Turkmenistan
94:
86:
82:
64:
55:'Abdu'l-Baha
51:Baháʼí Faith
46:
42:
38:
37:
957:1962 deaths
952:1897 births
538:The Iranian
310:. 82 and 91
302:. 52 and 90
936:Categories
646:(3): 516.
602:2020-09-24
544:2020-09-30
489:2020-09-25
470:References
404:questions.
341:Ruth White
111:Uzbekistan
103:Azerbaijan
83:Aghabaygum
61:Early life
862:cite book
775:cite book
741:cite book
703:cite book
695:839309062
660:162483200
333:. 125-127
291:pp. 66-68
258:pp. 13-44
282:p. 48-50
262:Caucasus
449:: 1947.
107:Georgia
693:
683:
658:
516:
373:Tehran
298:Hanafi
235:Kashan
200:p. 122
189:p. 122
174:p. 120
156:Career
150:p. 117
113:, and
99:Qazvin
71:Kashan
67:Tehran
854:(PDF)
767:(PDF)
733:(PDF)
656:S2CID
457:Balkh
379:Works
359:Death
345:. 129
329:. 104
278:p. 15
266:Haifa
209:Aryan
170:Azali
130:Haifa
126:p. 45
868:link
781:link
747:link
713:link
709:link
691:OCLC
681:ISBN
514:ISBN
441:Rumi
337:. 84
318:. 99
314:. 98
306:. 80
239:Babi
216:Iran
45:and
814:sic
648:doi
371:in
347:).
320:).
293:).
191:).
176:).
164:of
152:).
75:5-6
938::
920:.
902:.
884:.
864:}}
860:{{
777:}}
773:{{
743:}}
739:{{
705:}}
701:{{
689:.
654:.
644:44
642:.
638:.
619:.
595:.
584:^
574:.
553:^
536:.
498:^
375:.
225:.
218:.
109:,
105:,
91:10
924:.
906:.
888:.
870:)
783:)
749:)
715:)
697:.
662:.
650::
623:.
605:.
578:.
547:.
522:.
492:.
443:.
289:(
79:8
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
