He was one of the most popular muezzins in the time of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and a regular guest in radio Iran who was known for his right volume and deep and impressive tremolos.

Some time later, he was imprisoned for his activities during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was released in 1980, but the persecution did not end.

[2] Finally, in 1981, he was brutally murdered by Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line on the orders of Sadegh Khalkhali.

His father, Seyyed Esmaeil Zabihi Darkahi, praised the residents of Darakeh village, north of Tehran.

[1] Zabihi had nationalist leanings and, like Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, emphasized reciting prayers in Persian.