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...

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...

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...

   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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...