In the name of God
If you were in Mohammad Ali Taheri’s place, what would you do?
The dark ages of the Middle Ages in European history span from 400 to 1400 AD.
During this period, the dominance of religion had comprehensively seized control over all of Europe and had placed Europeans under strict supervision and control in politics, economy, science, and culture, or in other words, in all aspects of life.
In the Middle Ages, the relationship between man and God was only possible through the church.
With the collapse of the power and dominance of the church, a new chapter of intellectual dynamism began in Europe.
The period of cultural enlightenment or cultural revival in Europe is called the Renaissance or Rebirth.
If you were asked to name a few of the thinkers or scientists who were condemned to death in the inquisitorial courts of the church and were executed, you would only remember Galileo, although you know that Galileo repented before the church and the priests to be spared from the fire of its wrath. He retracted his theory of the Earth’s revolution around the sun as follows:
“In the seventieth year of my life, I kneel before you, with the holy book in my sight and touching it with my own hands, I repent and deny the groundless claim of the Earth’s movement, deeming it hateful and rejected.”
Most of Galileo’s works were halted and banned by the order of the church at the time, and this prohibition lasted until the early eighteenth century.
Galileo is more known in the minds of people worldwide not for his scientific theories but for this verdict of execution and his repentance before the church clergy.
Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of Erfan Halqeh or Cosmic Mysticism, has been imprisoned with various charges since Ordibehesht 1390 [May 2011].
Rumors about the death sentence for Mohammad Ali Taheri on charges of “corruption on earth through deviating individuals” took on reality when the judiciary’s official news agency reported on Thursday, 8 Mordad [July 30, 2015], quoting a knowledgeable source, that Taheri’s death sentence was communicated to his lawyer.
The death sentence for Mohammad Ali Taheri has been issued in a primary court, and there is still an opportunity to appeal and refer the case to the court of appeals.
If you were in Mohammad Ali Taheri’s place, after years of psychological pressure and solitary confinement, facing a life-and-death situation, what decision would you make in such harsh and suffocating conditions?
Now that the astonishing death sentence of Mohammad Ali Taheri has become a significant news story for many international news agencies, what destiny truly awaits Mohammad Ali Taheri?
Will Mohammad Ali Taheri save his life from the danger of death by repenting and retracting his theories and beliefs, or will he, by accepting execution, achieve a greater fame in human history than Galileo?