Memorial

A Memory by Hujjatul Islam Ali Bahjat

Going to Hajj

Finally he accepted to go to hajj, provided that...
   Finally he accepted to go to hajj, provided that no one would be informed about it. He asked his son: "Is your wife ok with you coming with me to Hajj?" He said: "Yes, of course."   When it was the time to go to hajj, he found out that some people had been informed that he's going to Hajj. He cha...
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He Never Talked About Himself

'I used to participate in the congregational prayers led by our mentor Naeeni...
One of the students of Ayatollah Bahjat says the following: "During two years which I spent at his lessons, I never heard him talk about himself except on very rare occasions. One of those occasions is when he talked about the process of lauding the moral status of his mentor, Mirza Mohammad Hussai...
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Ayatollah Bahjat before Reaching Adolescence

During his studies, and shortly before reaching adolescence, he paid attention to self-cultivation and moral perfection. He therefore, kept looking for a teacher of manners to embrace and cultivate him since residing in Karbala. He heard about Sayyid Ali Qazi Tabatabai, may God bless his soul, being...
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Personified Practical Emulation

He tied himself to adoration, to standing for the prayers
   One of the distinctions that set Ayatollah Bahjat apart from the rest of scholars and mujtahids is his practical emulation of the Infallibles, peace be upon them. You see this clearly from his statements and actions, his standing and sitting, his speech and silence, during his acts of adoration, ...
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Martyr Mutahhari and Special Attention to Ayatollah Bahjat

He always paid special attention to Grand Ayatollah Bahjat
Martyr Ayatollah Mortaza Mutahhari always paid special attention to Grand Ayatollah Bahjat and used to often recommend us to attend his classes saying, "You must attend his classes, especially the Usul class (the principles of fiqh), because he was one of the students of the late Muhammad Hussain I...