Talk:Mahmoud Taleghani

Contradictory statement
"A student to Ayatollah Khomeini, he was born in the town of Taleqan in the Alborz mountains."

"Ayatollah Taleghani was not a student of Khomeini.They were contemporaries and not students of one another."

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POV
The article states: "..during the pro-Western monarchial rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi." This is definitely POV. Although the Shah had allies in the West, his "rule" cannot be called pro-Western on this page. The sentiment that the Shah was pro-Western was introduced by the revolution (i.e. posters that said the Shah was the dog of the Americans) and is not accepted by all. There are many instances of the Shah standing up to the West (i.e. raising the price of oil). Even if the Shah had policies that were favorable to the West, his "rule" cannot be characterized as pro-Western. Furthermore, it is repetitive to say that his rule was monarchial. It is obvious his rule was monarchial based on his title, Shah. Would it be fair that when the Islamic Republic is mention it is preceded by "the anti-Western theocratic rule"? In this case it is also repetitive, because it is obvious it is a theocracy (based on its name). I propose that the phrase "..during the pro-Western monarchial rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi" be changed to "..during the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi." I will implement this change if there are no objections. Agha Nader 22:03, 2 February 2007 (UTC)Agha Nader


 * Strongly disagree. A government can do things not in the interest of the West (or some other bloc) and still be unanimously considered pro-West (pro-whatever the bloc is). It doesn't say he is a servant of the West, or a "dog" of the West, it says he was pro-Western, i.e. allied with the West. --17:54, 14 February 2008 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by BoogaLouie (talk • contribs)

Modesty
As parliament was set to gather a hearing and as politicians and government officials started arranging in their fancy seats and tables, Ayatollah Taleqani was present and to make a point, he set out a small piece of white cloth on the ground, and took a sit.

Iranians love Ayatollah Taleqani.

Assasination
T==Assasination==

There is some controversy surrounding his death (I will search my books on Taleqani for evidence)because many speculate he was assasinated by IRI agents (same agents who MAYBE tied to the killings of Ahmad Khomeini & Mostafa Chamran) because of his growing influence among youth and government officials. Taleqani was a support of Mossadegh, and this was deemed as threatening to the future vision of an Islamic Iran.

excerpt from http://www.mohammadmossadegh.com/biography/islam/

"Ayatollah Taliqani, a Mossadegh loyalist, spoke in this gathering and praised Mossadegh, likening him to Moses. Ayatollah Khomenei This show of respect for Mossadegh and his ideals of democracy and human rights alarmed Ayatollah Khomeini, whose agenda was the establishment of an Islamic state, and not a representative democracy. The post-Shah mushrooming of a free press prompted Khomeini to fight back against what he considered "the false and perverted news that causes disunity among all classes". Democratic forces reacted by announcing that the upcoming birthday of Mossadegh on May 19, 1979 (29 Ordibehesht 1358) would be named "The Day of Free Speech and Free Press", and a large demonstration was held on that day. Five days later, Khomeini commanded in a speech that "demonstrating for any body's bones [meaning Mossadegh] and opposing Islam are not to be tolerated".

Later, Khomeini spoke more venomously: "He [Mossadegh] was also not a Muslim...and I said...he will be slapped and it did not take long that he was slapped [in the 1953 coup] and if he had lasted he would have slapped Islam".

Again I'll try and find the book I found this speculation in. Taleqani muysteriously passed away in the year of the revolution 1979, he was very influential and had spent a decade in the jails of the Shah. He also witnessed the raping of his sister in front of his eyes by SAVAK agents trying to get info out of him (this is missing from the wiki article and should be incorporated).

People's Mojahedin
Ayatollah Taleqani's relationship with the People's Mojahedin should be mentioned. Despite the treacherous course the PMOI later followed, it should be remembered that pre-June 1981 they were a very different organization. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shulklopper (talk • contribs) 21:30, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

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