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Iran
Iran is a republic country situated in Central Eurasia and Western Asia with an estimated population of 76.9 million as of 2010. It is the 18th largest country in the world with a total land area of 1,648,195 sq km.
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What significant events happened on April 30th 1980?
UK Terrorist group takes Iran embassy hostages 5th May 1980 : Six terrorists take control of the Iranian Embassy in Prince's Gate, South Kensington in central London. The terrorists calling themselves the "Democratic Revolutionary Movement for the Liberation of Arabistan" take 26 hostages including the Metropolitan Police constable " PC Trevor Lock" on official protection duty at the main entrance. Their demands included the release of 91 political prisoners held in Iran as well as an aircraft to take them and the hostages out of the UK. The Iran embassy siege ends when SAS storms embassy on May 5th.
What religion did the Persians follow and why?
Zoroastrianism, practised for much the same reason as Christianity, it is the precursor to the Abrahamic religions. Ahura Mazda(God) is a Benevolent and Omnipresent but not omnipotent, because of the problem of evil. Zoroaster was the prophet of the Ahura Mazda and performed many Jesus like feats, except 4000 years earlier.
Initially, the US had no reaction to the coup that deposed the Shah, and installed a new socialist government. However, the British became nervous that nationalization by the left-leaning post-coup Iranian government threatened the oil supply to Britain.
To protect the oil supply, British Intelligence (MI6) developed a regime change plan and then asked the US for assistance, selling the job to the US State Dept and CIA as a blow against communism by claiming that Iranian Prime Minister Moussadeq was a communist sympathizer. Given the USSR's previous invasions of Iran, their expansionist tendencies, and promotion of worldwide communism, this story seemed plausible.
The CIA authorized a member of their Special Activities Division, Kermit Roosevelt, to render all possible assistance to his MI6 counterpart. Using carefully placed agents and inflammatory information, the MI6-CIA team incited a popular revolt and counter-coup against Moussadeg, opening the door for the return of the Shah, Reza Pahlavi.
The outcome of what battle established the modern-day border between Turkey and Iran?
Battle of Chaldiran
Why Cooling tower are hyperbolic in shape?
Contrary to popular belief, the shape of a hyperbolic natural draft cooling tower has nothing to do with the airflow through it.
The airflow through the tower is generated by the difference in density of the warm, humid air inside the tower, versus the relatively cool, dense ambient air outside the tower.
This density difference causes a natural "draft" also known as the chimney or stack effect. If the temperature of the air outside the cooling tower is less than the temperature of air inside the cooling tower, the dense air outside forces the hot, humid air inside to travel upwards and thus provides the natural ventilation. For this reason you can see openings at the bottom of the hyperbolic cooling towers (Natural Draft Cooling Towers).
Plant cooling water is sprayed over "fill" which is usually a grid of thin PVC sheets arranged in a honeycomb, placed near the lower end of the tower, just above the air openings at the bottom. The water is cooled by the natural draft of the ambient air traveling up through the fill, while the water cascades down the fill.
Originally, natural draft cooling towers were cylindrical in shape. As the design of these types of towers evolved, and the towers were made increasingly larger, the cylindrical shape was changed to hyperbolic, since a hyperbolic shape offers superior structural strength and resistance to ambient wind loadings. For a structure of the size of some of these towers, the wind loading can be substantial.
What does the name Tania mean in Persian?
Tania is a Russian name. It comes from the name Tatiana. Some Persians say that it means "Unique". They think it comes from the word "Tanha". It doesn't mean anything. But it is in the list of Iranian names. Why? I don't know...
Why does Iran need a nuclear bomb and will it get one?
There are two questions here.
Why does Iran need a nuclear bomb? -- Iran does not NEED a nuclear bomb. Iran WANTS a nuclear bomb since having a nuclear weapon would, in Iran's view, lessen the advantage that Israel has over its neighboring Islamic States. It would also be a symbol of Iranian power and a projection of Iranian influence and civilization.
When will Iran have a nuclear bomb? -- The timeline for Iran gaining a nuclear weapon is unclear. It is likely that Iran will have sufficient fissile material to make a bomb by late 2015 or early 2016. However, the Israeli Mossad has performed a number of operations aimed at delaying the creation of such a weapon.
When do the Persians celebrate new years?
Iranians celebrate three different New Year's Days.
1) Gregorian New Years (January 1st)
2) Nourouz (Vernal Equinox - March 20-22)
3) Awal Muharram (Islamic New Year and can be on any date of the year)
Many people think that the devil of Iran was Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden is no longer alive but many people that loved him are still alive. Osama bin Laden did not like the United States.
Which branch of Islam do the majority of people in Iran practice?
Shi'aa.
The majority or 90% of all Muslims in Iran are Shiites. Shi'a Islam is the official state religion of Iran. Sunni and Sufi only represent 9%of the Muslims there.
What is the family structure in Iran?
The family members are very close to each other, and very dependent upon the core (I mean the elders). Children usually stay with parents before marriage, and even after that they stay very connected with them. Family structure is based on "respecting the olders". On the other hands, older ones (whether parents or older brothers/sisters) usually try constantly to lead the younger ones through life, and solve their problems.
During the 1980's the governments of Libya and Iran were similar in that both were linked to what?
They both had incidents of international terrorism.
Discuss the origins of the Sunni-Shia split within Islam?
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shia and sunni have mainly conflict on Imamat (leadership).
shia say Imamat is one of 5 pillars of Islam and only God can select leader for people. but sunni say Imamat is not part of Islam and leader can be selected by people by any method like shura (for example for Abubakr) or by will of previous leader for example for Omar) or by people (for example for Ali).
the conflict of shia and sunni has been always amplified by world Imperialism to prevent Islam from spreading in world.
Shia believes in Allah, prophet and all fundamentals of Islam.
Shia pray 5 times a day but usually do the 2, 3 and 4, 5 pray together and so may seem they do only 3 pray a day. there is some differences in details of pray like genuflect (for shia should be on a stone or part of earth and for sunni on carpet or floor ).
shia believe after death of prophet God selected the successive for prophet who is the political leader of Muslim community and people can not and does not the right to selected it.
shia refers to many verse of Quran like: "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority" (Quran 2:30) or "O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth" (Quran 38:26) also other verses.
Shia believes such verses means only God can select an Islamic political leader (Caliph) and there is no mention in Quran people have the right to select leader. and shura is not allowed to be used for selecting leader and prophet himself always selected leaders of wars and other leaders by command of God.
In Shia Islam Caliphs after prophet are 12 infallible Imams who have inherited divine knowledge of prophet.
Shia Muslims do not consider selection of Abubakr as Caliph by people valid because God did not select him. They believe God ordered prophet to declare people that Ali is selected as successor of prophet and prophet did this mission many times during his prophet-hood and mainly in Ghadir event after last Hajj of his life at a 3-4 hour speech in front of 120,000 Muslims at Ghadir in hot desert after 2 days stop of long caravan for gathering and 3 days after speech for congratulations and homage of Muslims to Ali.
Islam at that time had high power in world and Some companions had high interest in leadership position after prophet. Muslims knew that it is the final Hajj of prophet (predicted by prophet) and were going along with prophet to hear what prophet says at end of his life.
Shia believes Ghadir event is the most important event of Islam and is mentioned in Koran in many verses like "Today" (اليوم) in verse 5:3 of Quran is the day of Ghadir. Or Verse 5:67: "(O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guide not those who reject Faith)" is revealed at Ghadir day and is about declaring political and spiritual leadership of Ali S.A. after prophet.
Both Sunni and Shia Muslims accept happening of Ghadir event But different interpret. Some Sunni writers tried to reject the event of Ghadir as declare of leadership of Ali S.A. and said at Ghadir prophet only wanted to say Ali S.A. is my friend and no one should bother him.
Ali S.A. had 3 different missions to Yemen by prophet during 10 years and in 2 of them some companions of prophet had some conflicts with Ali S.A. and prophet said some sayings about Ali S.A. to solve conflicts and some sunni writers have mixed stories of missions of Ali S.A. to Yemen with story of Ghadir to prove Ghadir event is not about Leadership of Ali and is not important.
Shia scholars believe some Sunni writers who were related to Kings have changed and deviated historical evidences about political leadership of Ali S.A. in old historical books and republished them to destroy evidences of leadership of Ali from old Sunni books.
The famous Shia book Al-Ghadir (الغدير) by Allameh Amini is a collection of evidences and proofs for Ghadir Events written all from sunni historical books by referring to 100,000 Sunni books and full reading of 10,000 sunni books. Allameh Amini is a famous Shia scholar and spent 40 years of his life in traveling to access original old Sunni books in libraries in different countries to write this 20 volume book only from Sunni books and not using any Shia book. Some Sunni scholars tried to reply this book but then said if we want to reply this book we should first destroy all sunni books.
Shia doctrine have root in Battle Karbala.
When tragedy of Karbala happened most of Iranians understood there is two different interpret of Islam that both can not be true. so most of Iranians became shia and followers of "Ahl al-Bayt" and forgive their lives for them like what they did in Iranian Revolution and Iran-Iraq War.
Shia Muslims have at least 120,000 Hadith (saying) from The Fourteen Infallibles that is the base of Shia Islam along with Quran.
Shia believes according to " Hadith of the two weighty things" The Fourteen Infallible are the only valid interpreters of Quran and sayings of them are from God because they are Representative of God in earth and they have inherited divine knowledge of prophet.
Shia believes 12th of them (Imam Mahdi S.A.) is alive and because people have killed all 11 Imams before him, he is in occultation like Jesus S.A. and will rise with Jesus S.A. when people become ready and want to accept his leadership. All 11 Imams have been killed and during their life they all have been in prison or under hard control of government to not have any political activity.
They never had enough serious followers to can get political power. Among them only the sixth Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq was relatively free (for transition of power between Umayyads and Abbasids) to have only scientific activities and so only he is known in west because he established university and had students from all over the world. Westerns know him as a polymath: an astronomer, alchemist, Imam, Islamic scholar, Islamic theologian, writer, philosopher, physician, physicist and scientist. He was also the teacher of the famous chemist, JÄbir ibn HayyÄn (Geber), and of AbÅ« ḤanÄ«fa, the founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. He never wanted be a famous man and only shared his knowledge with seekers of knowledge. Some researchers consider his teachings the root cause of renaissance.
Sunni Muslims also accept Mahdi and his worldwide leadership as Caliph of God in earth at end of world. There is a famous Hadith from prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that Mahdi at occultation is like sun behind cloud, he is hidden from people but people receive his benefits.
Shia Muslims say some faithful believers have connection with Mahdi and use his knowledge and at least 1000 persons have had connection and talk with Mahdi during his occultation but Any one having relation with Mahdi S.A. should keep it secret and does not declare it in public until death.
Shia Islam is the A branch of Muslims that believe in Imamat as one of five pillars of Islam. Imamat means that based on Quran only God has the right to select the leader and no human even prophet SAWW has such a right. Imam (political leader) has divine knowledge of prophet SAWW from God and is the only human that can lead all humans to all be in welfare and can meet God. according to shia prophet declared 12 Imams for leadership of humans after his death but for some political reasons they never could lead humans and all of them were killed or poisoned for political reasons. according to shia 12th Imam is currently alive and by will of God has a long life and guides and protects real believers all over the world but he is in occultation untill people of world really want him as their leader and do not kill him like his 11 fathers who were Imams of their own times after prophet. according to shia granted from God, Imam has the power of controlling all the universe (miracle) and can perform any miracle and has knowledge of everything ( but still there are things that only God knows). but he use this power only when is needed to protect real believers and surviev of real Islam for truth seekers.
Human has freedom and beleiving in Shia Islam or Sunni Islam is a personal choice and according to Quran no compulsion should be in religion. every human is free claim one is better but it needs reasoning and evidence based on Quran and Hadith and authentic history. when prophet Muhammad SAWW died and Ali a.s was at funeral of prophet SAWW quickly a leader was elected while prophet SAWW was not still buried. and it was start of division between supporters of Ali a.s. and supporter of elected ruler.
They just got divided on the way the successor of the prophet (after his death) should be. some of top Arab tribe bosses at Saqifeh elected Abou Bakr to be the first Caliph after prophet Muhammad (PBUH) death and other Muslims were forced and even killed (for example سعد ابن عباده Saad Ib Ebadeh) to accept this ruler. Some like Ali a.s., Salman, Abuzar, Miqdad, Bilal,... disagreed this election. they believed that the successor should be Ali a.s. because God selected him as leader and not because he is relative of prophet SAWW. However, after the election of AbouBakr, they did not fight for power and Ali a.s helped the elected Caliph for survive of real Islam and to big enemies like Roman and Persian empires can not destroy Islam using civil war of Muslims. and always declared his disagreement with this election bu did not made civil war for power. The same scenario was repeated after election of Umar as the second Caliph by will of Abubakr and Othman as the third Caliph by election in a 6 persons meeting. when Muslims killed Uthman for his corruptions Ali a.s. was then elected as the fourth Caliph by majority of Muslims while he was not interested in power.
However, Sunnis and Shiites are two Islamic schools that differ in major (pillars of Islam) and minor issues. The world Imperialists know Islam is truth and if people know this they will lost power. so they try to make wars between Muslim groups to gain control on Muslim countries and on their resources. for example they bomb a shia mosque and tell in media that sunni did it and so on. The two main groups are Sunnis and Shiites. Both groups agree upon basic Islam pillars(unless Imamat (Islamic rules for political leadership)) and believe in same and only version of Quran and follow the sunnah of same prophet (PBUH), pray to same direction (facing Kaba in Makkah or Mecca in Saudi Arabia, go to same places on pilgrimage (or Hajj), and adhere to same Islam morals and ritual worships. Thier main differ is in Imamat.shia beleives based on Quran and Islam the only one who has the right to elect the leader is God and Muslims do not have such a right in Islam.
What is the branch of Islam found in Iran and Iraq?
Unfortunately there is part of the people in Iran and in Iraq who are Shiat not Sunni.
Shiat are divided into many factions many of whom have left Islamic faith already because they harm the prophet, his wife and his companions with false accusations. They even changed the Athan "Prayer Call" phrases. These are not Muslims any more.
Some other Shiats remain Muslims because they do not follows the above factions in their faith. They only pray for Allah and believe in his prophet similar to any other Muslim.
Where can you find passport book number on Iranian passport?
Hi
Iranian Passports have no book number
There are 300,00 Persian Jews who are Israeli citizens and live in Israel, but there are no Iranian citizens who currently live in Israel. It is illegal (according to Iranian government laws) for an Iranian citizen to visit or live in Israel without specific government approval.
Alexander and his army of 40000 Greek and Macedonian solders defeated the Persians in the battle of?
Granicus
Who was the title ayatollah given to?
Ayatollah comes from the Arabic Ayat-Allah (أياة الله) which means "sign of God". It is a title bestowed on a Shiite cleric of high learning and there are dozens of Ayatollahs who are currently alive, with the majority being in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. Similar to Catholic Cardinals or Orthodox Christian Patriarchs, they each "rule" over a certain section of territory in which large numbers of faithful live, provide answers to difficult religious questions to the faithful in their territory, and represent the faithful at larger religious meetings.
The most famous Ayatollah is the Grand Ayatollah of Iran, which is a title bestowed on a singular Iranian Shiite religious leader. The Grand Ayatollah is considered the most senior and educated of the Ayatollahs in Iran and holds political power as the Supreme Leader of Iran. Currently, the holder of this position is Ali Khamenei, who inherited it from Ruhollah Khomeini.
First off, your question is formulated on the assumption that reports of a rigged election are true, and if one would grant that was indeed true, that the election was rigged ... what would you have the international community do?
Most Nations are quite reluctant to venture into the internal affairs of other Nation States ... they might make criticism from without, but doing so doesn't change anything really if one doesn't have sufficient leverage ... either in inducements towards persuasion, or conversely, the ability to punish, by withholding a favor, wreak penalty, or cause damage.
Having said this however, I don't agree that the election was 'rigged'. No credible proof that might be verified has been produced, by any party in, or outside Iran.
Mousavi had ample opportunity to submit his case before the Guardian Council and to participate in a recount ... he has declined to participate in those inquiries, or to submit any credible evidence of how the vote had been rigged or altered.
Iran's electoral process is designed to protect the integrity of the vote.
Voting takes place in schools and mosques ... there are a minimum of 14 election monitors 12 of whom are locally elected & each of the candidates are allowed to have one of their own monitors in each polling station.
They open and inspect the individual ballot boxes to certify that they are empty before voting begins.
Each voter has an ID card that is stamped when voting to prevent them from voting again, and their names are entered & checked off a computer database.
Each ballot has a numbered stub that the voter initials and places his thumb print on. That stub is retained by the electoral commission and the vote is cast.
At the end of polling ... the boxes are unsealed and counted individually in front of all 14 witnesses.
Each witness signs a total of 5 duplicate forms verifying the vote tallies on every single box.
After the count, all ballots are returned to the box, and 1 of the signed forms stipulating the witnessed vote count is placed inside with the ballots, and the box is sealed.
The head of the polling station retains one of the copies and the others are sent to other departments in the Interior Ministry and the Guardian Council.
There is a hard copy paper trail throughout the entire voting process.
There were approximately 47,000 polling stations open for voting in this last election in Iran ... and multiplying that out ... that comes to 650,000 witnesses that monitored the process from start to finish.
http://www.monthlyreview.org/mrzine/weisbrot290609.html
Since Iran took the extraordinary step to publish the vote tallies on each and every ballot box ... that makes 650,000 opportunities for their published results to be contested.
Think about that ... if Twitter feeds and YouTube videos are able to reach outside of Iran ... don't you think that reports of falsified vote counts would be challenged by at least some of that number of witnesses ... if the published vote tallies were indeed falsified or wrong?
To believe that not one of those 650,000 witnesses would have integrity, or to believe they might all be controlled, is more incredulous ...it takes a greater leap of faith to believe in the alternate hypothesis, of the 'rigged election', based on unsubstantiated conjecture and unverified rumor.
Ohm51
What does Amir mean in Persian?
Amir means King in Persian
many years ago only royal families in Iran(Persia) were allowed to use Amir.
