It is not enough to say we must return to Islam. We must specify which Islam: that of Abu Zarr or that of Marwan the Ruler.... Islam of the caliphate, of the palace and of the rulers... Islam of the people, of the exploited and of the poor.

Ali Shari’ati

Iran in the 1960s. The Shah rules and SAVAK, the feared security police, are at work as eyes and ears at every corner.

The story goes that on the morning of June 2, 1964, a Mercedes Benz 3