The nation is 88% Muslim(mostly Sunni, with a 5% Shi'a minority), 9% Eastern Orthodox and 3% other faiths which include small communities of Korean Christians, other Christian denominations,
Buddhists, Baha'is, and more.
Due to the hostile climate towards Baha'is in Iran, the house has been the target of repeated attacks;
the house was destroyed in 1979, to be paved over two years later and made into a public square.