Abol Korkor Memorial
Abol Korkor was a martyr of the Iranian people's uprising who gave his life for Iran's freedom.
17 Esfand 2586 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 17 Esfand 1406 Shamsi and 2028-03-07 Gregorian. Abol Korkor Memorial is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
17 Esfand 2586 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Tuesday — equivalent to 17 Esfand 1406 Shamsi and 7 March 2028 Gregorian.
Abol Korkor was a martyr of the Iranian people's uprising who gave his life for Iran's freedom.
Under documented IRGC pressure — and despite his father's own will reportedly opposing it — the Assembly of Experts installed Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader with 59 of 88 votes. The hereditary succession was answered that very night with chants of "Death to Mojtaba" from rooftops and windows; he has not appeared in public since.
Modern Era
Today is 17 Esfand in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
این کهنه رباط را که عالم نام است آرامگه ابلق صبح و شام است
“This old caravanserai called the world Is the resting place of dawn and dusk”
— Khayyam