The Shah 's government declared a ban on Muharram commemorations hoping to stop revolutionary protests .
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , the then Shah of Iran , and his allies , however , took the pacifism of clerics such as Shariatmadari as a sign of weakness .
The Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 's government declared a ban on Muharram commemorations hoping to stop revolutionary protests .
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , the then Shah of Iran , and his allies , however , took the pacifism of clerics such as Shariatmadari as a sign of weakness .