In the middle of Imam Hussain’s mourning session, somebody rose to leave. I got distracted! I told him, “Wait till the Marsiyeh is over.” When the mourning session finished, Ayatollah Bahjat called me. I went to him, who said, “Let people leave the session whenever they want to.” During Marsiyeh, fo...

The dome of Lady Masoumah’s holy shrine needed to be repaired. The architect said, “Renovation will take four years,” and estimated its cost and the amount of gold required. In my notebook, I wrote down, “Renovation needs four years! This sum of money, that amount of gold!” I also wrote, “We don’t h...

He was completely familiar with every word in Ziarah Ashura. In other words, Ziarah Ashura was deeply engrained in him. He recited Ziarah Ashura everyday with its one hundred curses and one hundred Salams. He wished he could recite it every day till his death. His wish was fulfilled. He liked to hav...

He used to sit besides children and play with them. When he came across children, he became like them, If he said something, it was childish. Once he told me, “You should talk to children in their own language.” As if he knew that a few days ago I had not been able to convince my son! Source: a memo...

I had thought when he got older, he would perform fewer acts of worship and took some rest. He got 90 years old, and not only his worship did not decrease his worship of Allah, but he also became more fond of it. If there was a work to be done, he would never reduce his acts of worship for it. He at...

Once Ayatollah Bahjat went to Lady Masumah’s holy shrine for Ziarah in the winter. There he was told that the holy shrine was closed because it was under construction. He did not allow them to open the door for him; For him, they would certainly open it. He told them that he would say Salam to Lady ...

Both were students of Ayatollah Qazi; They were meeting each other after a long time. I was sure that after so many years, they had a lot to say to each other, I prepared recording microphone to record their words. They hugged, Their teary eyes showed separation and loneliness. They sat down, facing...

He had come to Qom from Canada to see Ayatollah Bahjat, His parents were Lebanese and Canadian. He had heard something about Ayatollah Bahjat and became curious about him. There was an expression of worry and doubt on his face. He entered the room and saw rosary in Ayatollah Bahjat’s hand. He looked...

Friday mornings, when there was a mourning session for Imam Hussain in his house, he always sat at the entrance door. When somebody entered, he stood up and greeted him amiably, no matter who that person was. If there was a child, he prayed for him and patted him on the hat. Sometimes he wanted the ...

Ayatollah Bahjat knew that his mother got sick and died when he was sixteen months old. His sister told him so. She told him about their mother’s white flowered Chador and about whatever she remembered of her. One night, he dreamed of his mother, his mother covered her face with her Chador... She hi...