The father of Ayatollah Bahjat passed away while his son was about 16 –17 of age after falling sick to an epidemic. He became bed-ridden, and his condition of his health deteriorated to the extent that his family lost hope for his recovery from the disease. The father of the Ayatollah narrates that ...

  Ayatollah Bahjat was a revered source of emulation and was famous among Shi’ite Muslims for his knowledge of Islamic Gnosticism and his mysticism. His religious decrees were followed by many Shi’ite Muslims. Ayatollah Bahjat died at the age of 96 from heart disease on May 17, 2009 in the holy city...

If disbelievers say such and overpower us we would say: ‘The United Nations who claim to be after human rights do not support weak governments. They do not try to empower them or allow them to progress. If they speak the truth they would not have started the Second World War. They are not only oppos...

More important than praying for the hastening of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him, is to pray for maintaining our faith and remaining steadfast in our beliefs and that we won't deny the Imam until his reappearance. ...

Our contemporary faqih and gnostic, Ayatollah Bahjat, is one of those described by Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in these words: "Great is the Creator in their hearts, so everything besides Him is in their eyes small." ...