| Persian: فراموش خانه, lit. 'House of Oblivion' | |
 Founder Mirza Malkam Khan | |
| Named after | Masonic Lodge |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1859 |
| Founder | Mirza Malkam Khan |
| Founded at | Tehran, Iran |
| Dissolved | 1861 |
| Type | Secret society |
| Focus | Humanism, liberalism, pre-Iranian Enlightenment |
| Headquarters | House of Jalal al-Din Mirza Qajar |
Faramosh Khaneh (Persian: فراموش خانه, lit. 'House of Oblivion'[1]) was one of the most influential secret societies during the constitutional period in Iran, based on Masonic lodges[2] founded by Mirza Malkam Khan, an Iranian intellectual and writer. The idea of the Faramosh Khaneh was introduced during the reign of Nasser al-Din Shah after Mirza Malkam Khan returned to Iran from a trip to Britain, and with the consent of Nasser al-Din Shah, the House of Forgetfulness was established in 1859.[3] The Faramosh Khaneh ideology was rooted in Malkam Khan's teachings of the socio-political teachings of nineteenth-century Europe, especially the French Revolution: teachings such as liberalism and humanism. Despite Malkam Khan's preparations, the wave of opposition rose very quickly. Although the internal organization of Faramosh Khaneh was derived from those Freemasonry lodges in Europe, Malkam Khan's Faramosh Khaneh had nothing to do with European Freemasonry circles.[4]
Due to the lack of any kind of assembly and political group, Faramosh Khaneh was welcomed by various segments of the people, including politicians and students of Dar ul-Funun. In Faramosh Khaneh, the issue of tyranny, freedom, law and economic reforms to save the country from poverty and misery were discussed. Another important issue in this institution was to mention the progress of the West and to understand the secret of Iran's backwardness. Their meetings were held at the house of Jalal al-Din Mirza Qajar, but were led by Mirza Malkam Khan. Faramosh Khaneh was the first active and reformist secret society in Iran, and many members of this secret society later played a role during the Constitutional Revolution.[5] Due to the intellectuals' inclination to Faramosh Khaneh for enlightenment, this secret society also played a major role in the Iranian Enlightenment.[6]
- ^ Azinfar, Hasan; M. -T. Eskandari; Joseph, Edward; Algar, Hamid; EIr; Eskandari, M.-T. (2020-08-20). "FREEMASONRY". Encyclopaedia Iranica Online.
- ^ Muhamad Muhit Tabbatabbai, "Collection of works of Mirza Malkam Khan", 1948
- ^ Ghazi Moradi, Hassan (2009). Malkam Khan: Theorist of political modernization in the constitutional era. Akhtaran. p. 57. ISBN 9786005757309.
- ^ Hassan Ghazi Moradi p. 58-64
- ^ Haeri, Abdul Hadi (1990). History of Freemasonry movements and endeavors in Islamic countries. p. 167.
- ^ Adamiyat, Fereydun (1962). The thought of freedom. pp. 130–131. ISBN 9789646595590.