Global InformationForqan Group information
| Forqan Group | |
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| Dates of operation | c. 1976–January/May 1980 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Jamalzadeh St., 23 Akhavan Alley [c] |
| Active regions | Tehran, Urmia, Tabriz[d] |
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| Size | 49 [h] |
| Opponents |  Islamic Republic
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| Battles and wars | Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution |
Forqan Group (Persian: گروه فرقان, named after Sura Al-Furqan) was an Iranian opposition militant group with clandestine cell system[2] adhering to a Shia anti-clerical Islamist ideology.
Forqan assassinated some senior officials, including Gen. Valiollah Qarani, Morteza Motahari, Mohammad Mofatteh and Mohammad Ali Qazi Tabatabaei[j] but it was soon eliminated following the arrest and execution of its key members in 1980. The group also attempted to assassinate future Supreme Leader Khamenei in 1981.
The group opposed other social sectors such as the "wealthy bazaaris", the "liberal politicians" and the "Marxist atheists" who, in their view, "were plotting to betray the Islamic Revolution".[k] The group self-proclaimed to be followers of Ali Shariati, however, according to Ronen Cohen, the claim was used instrumentally to look more "prestigious" and allow them to develop their combined ideology.[l]
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- ^ a b Barry M. Rubin, ed. (2010), Guide to Islamist Movements, vol. 2, M.E. Sharpe, p. 260, ISBN 9780765641380
- ^ a b Ronen A. Cohen (2015), Revolution Under Attack: The Forqan Group of Iran, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, doi:10.1057/9781137502506, ISBN 9781137502506
- ^ Mohammadighalehtaki, Ariabarzan (2012). Organisational Change in Political Parties in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. With Special Reference to the Islamic Republic Party (IRP) and the Islamic Iran Participation Front Party (Mosharekat) (Ph.D. thesis). Durham University. p. 166.