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Show 100 Revolution the growth and spread of generalized belief, and, later, the organization and mobilization of action for the Revolution took mosques, without effective place governmental influence, interruption, in the or intervention. The Clergy. their power of these Few of the clergy possessed generally extended only clergy, particularly to their the poor power on a national level, city of residence. clergy, favored the While some Revolution, those who opposed the Revolution could not preserve their status without the people's support. movement Significantly opposed Because of to their Therefore, they to the this, those members opposition; they could not playa a of the clergy latently, by religious character gave tried to prove that the Revolution belief that the Revolution the Babis and Baha'is (Kasravi, 1961:364, 560, 681). in favor of the clergy were did not directly participate was as a a majority of the people. spirit of the Moslem religion and the Will of God, generate visible role in was against the They also tried to caused, lead and supported, movement against the Moslems However, because the majority of the Revolution, because the Babis and Baha'is in the Revolution, and because the revolution aries, particularly those in Tabriz, made it most clearly known through the performance of attempt to generate their a trine did not succeed religious rituals that they belief that the Revolution (Kasravi, 1961:718). was were Moslem, the against religious doc |
