Forqan Group

Forqan Group
Forqan Group
Leaders	Akbar Goodarzi, leader ; Abbas Askari, deputy leader ;
Dates of operation	c. 1976–January/May 1980
Headquarters	Tehran, Jamalzadeh St., 23 Akhavan Alley
Active regions	Tehran, Urmia, Tabriz
Ideology	Islamism; Islamic extremism; Anti-clericalism ; Anti-imperialism; Anti-capitalism ;
Size	49
Opponents	Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guards; Islamic Revolution Committees; Islamic Republican Party; Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization;
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 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 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". 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.

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