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Memoir/The Last Night/A Narrative of the Martyrdom of the Bahmanabadi Family in the Bombing of Chamran Town The Last Night depicts a narrative of the martyrdom of the Bahmanabadi family in the bombing of Chamran Town. In the history of heroic Iran, the name of the Bahmanabadi family was recorded as a symbol of oppression, sacrifice, and loyalty together. Zahra, the girl who chose to stay with her parents on the last night so as not to leave her family alone on the path of martyrdom, and like each and every one of the 72 companions of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), will shine like a bright star on the constellations of the sky of bravery and martyrdom. According to Navid Shahed of Greater Tehran, the air in Chamran Town on the night of Eid al-Ghadir had a sweet and votive aroma. The family of martyr Bahmanabadi, like every year, had a small celebration at home. The parents, with their three children, Zahra, Hanieh, and Mohammad Ali, were sitting around a simple but loving table. The children’s laughter mingled with the moonlight, and no one suspected that this would be their last night together.
The children’s grandfather, a well-established and caring man, was a guest at their home that night. He was especially fond of his nine-year-old granddaughter, Zahra, a girl with eyes full of love and a demeanor beyond her years.
Zahra’s Unspoken Words
Hajj Agha Izadi, the family’s trusted cleric, recounted: “We wanted to take Zahra with us to spend the night at our house. She always loved playing with her uncle, but that night her heart seemed to be somewhere else.” When they looked for her, they found her behind the TV table. She was sitting quietly, away from the commotion. They asked, “Zahra, why are you hiding here?” She said in a serious and calm tone: “I don’t want to leave my parents alone tonight.” Hajj Agha was surprised. He said, “But you always wanted to come to us and play with uncle!” Zahra smiled, but her gaze was heavy, as if she had a secret in her heart that her tongue could not bear to tell, and Zahra stayed. And that night, the sky over the town of Chamran was destroyed.
The missiles came and turned Ghadir’s joy into mourning
In the brutal attack of the child-killing Zionists, missiles landed on a house that moments before had been filled with Ghadir’s joy. When the firefighters and rescuers arrived, the house was no longer a home. The only sign of life was the half-hearted smiles of the burnt family photos on the wall. The grandfather said with another broken heart: "We found Zahra among the rubble, as if she was still asleep, she had gone to eternal sleep. Haniya was next to Muhammad Ali, the infant child, in her mother's arms with her small lips still searching for breast milk, just like Ali Asghar of Imam Hussein (AS) searched for a sip of water in Karbala..."
Zahra's Heavenly Call
This family went together; silently, oppressed, amidst the indifference of a world that has turned a blind eye to the crimes of the Zionists for years. No one knows what call made Zahra stay that night. But those who have a heart with divine light understand well that some calls come from the heavens and their connection is tied to the divine. In the history of heroic Iran, the name of the Bahmanabadi family was recorded as a symbol of oppression, sacrifice and loyalty together, and Zahra, the girl who chose to stay with her parents on the last night, so as not to leave her family alone on the path of martyrdom. And like each and every one of the 72 companions of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), they will shine like a bright star on the constellations of the sky of bravery and martyrdom.
May their memory be honored
Narrator: Hazrat Hojjat-ul-Islam Wal-Muslimin Haj Agha Izadi, father and grandfather of martyr Izadi and Zahra, Hanieh and Mohammad Ali Bahmanabadi