- 1847-03-31 —
Táhirih's activities in Iraq so alarm some Bábís of Kázimayn that they agitated against her. Siyyid `Alí Bishr wrote to the Báb in Máh-Kú on their behalf. The Báb replied praising Táhirih, causing the Kázimayn Bábís to withdraw from the Faith. [Bab163]
- Among those Táhirih met in Baghdád was Hakím Masíh, a Jewish doctor who years later becomes the first Bahá'í of Jewish background. [Bab165]
- Táhirih was sent back to Persia by Najíb Páshá. She was accompanied by a number of Bábís; they made a number of stops along the way, enrolling supporters for the Cause of the Báb. [Bab163–4; BBRSM216]
- Ma'ani says Táhirih left Baghdád early in 1847.
- In Kirand 1,200 people are reported to have volunteered to follow her. [Bab164 DB272; TN20]
- B164 says the number is 12,000; DB272 says it was 1,200.
- In Kirmánsháh she was respectfully received by the `ulamá. [Bab164; DB272]
- Táhirih arrived in Hamadán. Her father had sent her brothers here to persuade her to return to her native city of Qazvín. She agreed on condition that she may remain in Hamadán long enough to tell people about the Báb. [Bab165; DB273]
- MF180 says Táhirih remained in Hamadán for two months.
- 1851-08-00 — Bahá'u'lláh spent most of August in Kirmánsháh. [BKG67; DB90, 591]
- 1921-01-23 —
Mírzá Ya`qúb-i-Muttahidih was assassinated in Kirmánsháh. [BBRXXX, 446-50; BW18:387; GPB299]
- He was the last to lay down his life in the ministry of `Abdu'l-Bahá. GPB299]
- 1937-00-00 —
The persecution of the Bahá'ís in Iran continued throughout the country. [BW18p389]
- Many Bahá'ís employed in the police force, army and government departments were dismissed.
- Six members of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Ahváz were arrested.
- Bahá'ís who closed their shops on Bahá'í holy days in Bandar Sháh were arrested.
- All Bahá'í meetings in Kirmánsháh, Bírjand, Arák and other towns were prohibited by police order.
- Five Bahá'í families were attacked in their homes in Cham-tang, near Hindíyán. They were severely beaten and forced to leave the village.
- 1938-00-00 —
Persecution of the Bahá'ís of Iran continued throughout the country. [BW18p389]
- Bahá'ís marrying without a Muslim ceremony were investigated, including several hundred in Tihrán alone. Most were imprisoned pending trial and were imprisoned for six to eight months afterwards and fined.
- Bahá'í meetings in Kirmánsháh, Záhidán, Mashhad and other towns were harassed by the police.
- 1984-12-00 — Dr. Ruhollah Taelim, a popular physician living in Kermanshah, was hanged in Tehran in 1984 at the age of 47 on charges of following the Bahá'í faith. For his story see The Bahá'í Doctor Hanged for Refusing to Deny His Faith.
- 2006-05-02 — Letter, from the Trades, Production, and Technical Services Society of Kermanshah to the Iranian Union of Battery Manufacturers, asked the Union to provide a list of members of the Bahá'í sect in their membership. [BWNS488]
- English translation of the letter.
- 2017-10-18 — The Iranian Bahá'í community was targeted during the bicentenary period. Between 18 and 21 October, some 19 individuals were arrested in Kermanshah, Tehran, and Birjand, and the homes 25 Baha'is were raided. Twenty-six Bahá'í-owned shops around the country were sealed off by authorities because the owners observed the Holy Day on 21 October. These closures occurred in Shiraz, Marvdasht, Gorgan, and Gonbad. [BWNS1215]
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