I still could not believe it; With a trembling hand, I opened the envelope containing Ayatollah Bahjat’s will. I read but did not understand it; The words passed before my eyes in rows. I thought I had skipped a line, I moved back and read it again. I read it for the third time, I was right: "Make u...

A year and a half after his death, we still could not find a proper sentence to write on his tomb stone. I was thinking of what to be written on it and who to write it. But I could not find anything appropriate. I consulted with friends. They brought me some texts. A calligrapher volunteered to writ...

For a few days, he kept talking about death. That day when he was about to go to his room, he turned to my mother and said, -“Do you know such and such a person in Fuman?” -Yes....

Frail and gasping, he took steps with full effort, with his son holding his hand. His son was concerned, and he was aware of the son’s worries. After a few steps, he stood, turned to the son and said smilingly, Such and such a person says that he's afraid of death, but I think dying is very easy…. D...

I was told that Ayatollah Bahjat did not feel good at all. I went to his house, and examined him. He was quite conscious. He recognized me, called me by my name, inquiring after me. He even repeated the words he told me five years ago. However, I was cautious and said that he had to be hospitalized....

Ayatollah Bahjat has not come to lead the congregation prayers for two days, I was worried. I went to where he lived several times. I could not get any news. I did not want to cause any inconvenience. I turned on the radio ... involuntarily, I remembered the cameraman’s words; He said, “Ayatollah Ba...

In the cold of winter, Ayatollah Bahjat wore two pairs of socks. I gave him wool socks, There was a medical problem in his right foot’s thumb (his big toe); When he performed ablution, I could often see it bandaged. He did not say anything to us. A few days passed, And whenever I saw him, I thought ...

We heard a loud pattering sound from the kitchen. I went to kitchen quickly. The kitchen had a burning smell. Ayatollah Bahjat also came to the kitchen. He found out about the incident from my looking at the refrigerator. He smiled. I turned to Ayatollah Bahjat and certain about his accepting my req...

Iran was to send its envoy to Lebanon. I decided to have him meet Ayatollah Bahjat to get some advice from him. At about 11:30 P.M., we arrived at Ayatollah Bahjat’s home. To me, this meeting was so necessary that I knocked on the door although we had not arranged any appointment in advance. He hims...

On his way to Mashhad, Ayatollah Bahjat visited the holy shrine of Abdul-Azim Hassani in Rey every year. He used to come to our house to relax and perform ablution. He used to bring along gifts for all of my household. One year, I do not know why but he did not perform Zuhr and Asr prayers in the ho...