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'''Khadijeh Saqafi''' (nicknamed '''Quds of Iran''') (1916 – 21 March 2009) was the wife of ], the leader of the 1979 ].
'''Khadijeh Saqafi''' ({{langx|fa|خدیجه ثقفی}}{{lrm}}; {{birth based on age as of date|93|2009|03|21|noage=1|slash=y}}{{snd}}21 March 2009) was an Iranian revolutionary and the wife of ], the ] and figurehead of the ]. In Iran, she was known as "the mother of the Islamic revolution".<ref name=bbc>{{cite web|title=Iranians mourn Khomeini's widow|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7958025.stm|website=]|date=22 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324165855/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7958025.stm|archive-date=24 March 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Early life== ==Early life==
Saqafi was the daughter of Hajj Mirza Mohammad Saqafi Tehrani a respected cleric.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dabashi|first=H.|title=Theology of discont|year=1993|publisher=New York University Press|location=New York|url=http://online.sfsu.edu/mroozbeh/CLASS/H-606-pdfs/Khomeini-Dabashi.pdf}}</ref> Haj Mirza Mohammad Saqafi was the grandson of Agha Mirza Abolghassem Kalantar, mayor of Tehran under the Qajars in the middle of the nineteenth century. Saqafi was born in {{birth based on age as of date|93|2009|03|21|noage=1}} in ], the daughter of Hajj Mirza Mohammad Thaqafi-e Tehrani, a respected cleric and merchant.<ref name=Dabashi>{{cite book|last=Dabashi|first=Hamid|year=1993|title=Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundations of the Islamic Revolution in Iran|location=New York|publisher=New York University Press|page=410|url=http://online.sfsu.edu/mroozbeh/CLASS/H-606-pdfs/Khomeini-Dabashi.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163547/http://online.sfsu.edu/mroozbeh/CLASS/H-606-pdfs/Khomeini-Dabashi.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Marriage and later years== ==Marriage and later years==
Saqafi married ] in 1929, when she was 13.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |title=Khadijeh Saqafi, Khomeini’s Wife, Is Dead at 93|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/world/middleeast/24saqafi.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss|work=]|publisher=]|date=23 March 2009|accessdate=28 March 2009}}</ref> She gave birth to seven children with Khomeini during her life, though only five survived childhood.<ref name=presstv>{{cite news|title='Mother of Islamic Revolution' passes away |url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=89256&sectionid=351020101 |work=Press TV |date=21 March 2009 |accessdate=28 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322201644/http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=89256&sectionid=351020101 |archivedate=22 March 2009 }}</ref> Her son, ], died in ] in 1977, while a second son, ], died of cardiac arrest in 1995 at the age of 50.<ref name=nyt/> Saqafi became the bride of 29-year-old Ruhollah Khomeini in 1929<ref name=Dabashi/><ref name=ml>{{cite web|url=http://en.imam-khomeini.ir/en/n3119/Biography/Marital_life|title=Marital life|website=Imam-khomeini.ir|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818161956/http://en.imam-khomeini.ir/en/n3119/Biography/Marital_life|archive-date=18 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> or 1931.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|title=Khadijeh Saqafi, Khomeini's Wife, Is Dead at 93|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/world/middleeast/24saqafi.html|website=]|date=23 March 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231117120445/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/world/middleeast/24saqafi.html|archive-date=17 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> They had seven children together, although only five survived childhood.<ref name=ml/> The family resided in ] until Khomeini's exile in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|last=Azizi|first=Arash|date=4 June 2019|title=Three decades after Khomeini's death, his clan rules from the sidelines|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/three-decades-after-khomeini-s-death-his-clan-lives-life-on-the-sidelines|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616124510/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/three-decades-after-khomeini-s-death-his-clan-lives-life-on-the-sidelines/|archive-date=16 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Their son ] died in ] in 1977 while in exile, while their second son ] died of cardiac arrest in 1995.<ref name=nyt/>


Saqafi, who largely stayed out of the Iranian public's eye, has been described as a strong supporter of her husband's opposition to the ].<ref name=nyt/> Former ] ], referred to Saqafi as the "closest and most patient" supporter for her husband."<ref name=nyt/> Throughout their marriage, Saqafi largely stayed out of the public eye, although she was described as being a strong supporter of her husband's opposition to Shah, ].<ref name=nyt/> ], former ], referred to Saqafi as the "closest and most patient" supporter of her husband.<ref name=nyt/>


==Death== ==Death==
Saqafi died on 21 March 2009, in ] after a long illness at the age of 96.<ref name=nyt/> Thousands of people attended her funeral, including the ] ] and then President ].<ref name=nyt/> Saqafi was buried next to her husband at his ] in ].<ref name=bbc>{{cite news |title=Iranians mourn Khomeini's widow|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7958025.stm|work=]|date=22 March 2009 |accessdate=28 March 2009}}</ref> She was survived by her three daughters, ], Sadiqeh, and ].<ref name=nyt/> Saqafi died in Tehran on 21 March 2009 aged 93, following a long illness.<ref name=bbc/><ref name=nyt/> Thousands attended her funeral at the ], including Supreme Leader ] and then-President ].<ref name=nyt/> Saqafi was buried next to her husband and son at ] in ].<ref name=bbc/><ref name=nyt/>


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Islamic revolutionary and Ruhollah Khomeini's wife (1913–2009)

Khadijeh Saqafi
خدیجه ثقفی
Saqafi in 1987
Born1915 or 1916
Tehran, Sublime State of Persia
Died (aged 93)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeMausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini
Spouse Ruhollah Khomeini ​(died 1989)​
Children7, including Mostafa, Zahra, Farideh, and Ahmad

Khadijeh Saqafi (Persian: خدیجه ثقفی‎; 1915/1916 – 21 March 2009) was an Iranian revolutionary and the wife of Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran and figurehead of the Iranian Revolution. In Iran, she was known as "the mother of the Islamic revolution".

Early life

Saqafi was born in 1915 or 1916 in Tehran, the daughter of Hajj Mirza Mohammad Thaqafi-e Tehrani, a respected cleric and merchant.

Marriage and later years

Saqafi became the bride of 29-year-old Ruhollah Khomeini in 1929 or 1931. They had seven children together, although only five survived childhood. The family resided in Qom until Khomeini's exile in 1964. Their son Mostafa died in Iraq in 1977 while in exile, while their second son Ahmad died of cardiac arrest in 1995.

Throughout their marriage, Saqafi largely stayed out of the public eye, although she was described as being a strong supporter of her husband's opposition to Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former President of Iran, referred to Saqafi as the "closest and most patient" supporter of her husband.

Death

Saqafi died in Tehran on 21 March 2009 aged 93, following a long illness. Thousands attended her funeral at the University of Tehran, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Saqafi was buried next to her husband and son at his mausoleum in Behesht-e Zahra.

References

  1. ^ "Iranians mourn Khomeini's widow". BBC News. 22 March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Khadijeh Saqafi, Khomeini's Wife, Is Dead at 93". The New York Times. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ Dabashi, Hamid (1993). Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundations of the Islamic Revolution in Iran (PDF). New York: New York University Press. p. 410. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Marital life". Imam-khomeini.ir. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012.
  5. Azizi, Arash (4 June 2019). "Three decades after Khomeini's death, his clan rules from the sidelines". Atlantic Council. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019.

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