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Mofsed-e-filarz (Persian: مفسد فی الارض, also Mofsed fel-Arz, Afsad-i fil Arz, or fasad-fel-arz, Arabic: المفسد في الأرض Al-Mufsid fi al-Arḍ, also fasad fi 'l-ard; lit. 'Corrupt on Earth') is the title of capital crimes, or the person guilty of them, in Iran, which has been translated in English-language sources variously as "spreading corruption on Earth",[1] "spreading corruption that threatens social and political well-being",[2] "corrupt of the Earth; one who is charged with spreading corruption",[3] "gross offenders of the moral order",[4] and "enemies of God on Earth".[5]
- ^ The Last Holdouts, 10, September 2008
- ^ MPs demand death for opposition leaders Archived 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, morningstaronline.co.uk, 15 February 2011
- ^ Post-revolutionary politics in Iran: religion, society, and power By Daṿid Menashri
- ^ Language and culture in Persian, Paul Sprauchman,
- ^ Hardliner Repression of Iranians Online, September 10, 2008