Muhammad Taqi Bahjat

Self Cultivation

His Piety and God-Fearing

He always believed in the need to both always uphold knowledge and good manners...
   Ayatollah Bahjat made an effort to cultivate himself since his very young age. He was affording the attainment of knowledge and purifying the soul a great deal of attention. He always insisted on continuous effort strengthening man's moral building which enables him to struggle against his own d...

Choose the Suitable and Perfect Scholar

Useful and Constructive Class
      Hujjat al-Islam Khosro Shahi says: "I used to attend the kharij course in fiqh, Khiarat topic, taught by the late Grand Ayatollah Sheik Morteza Haeri, but his health deteriorated during the last days of his holy life; therefore, most of his classes were suspended because he could not continue ...
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The Moral and Spiritual Attractiveness of Ayatollah Bahjat

Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi says: "The moral and spiritual attractiveness of Ayatollah Bahjat was the main reason which attracted me to his class at the beginning. But I realized, as time went by, that he was distinguished by a prominent scholarly and juristic status; therefore, I tried to attend one of ...
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A man of modesty and humility

He did not continue to ask more questions fleeing away from fame
"Muhammad Taqi Bahjat attracted the attention of Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi through his precise comments and important queries, so much so that I remember the class went out of its normalcy once and this continued for several days. Ayatollah Bahjat did not continue to ask more questions fleeing away...
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Famous for His Distinction and Gnosticism

A sufficient and satisfactory answer
The late Allamah Muhammad Taqi Jafari says, "When we were being taught the book Makasib by the late Sheikh Kadhim Shirazi, Ayatollah Bahjat used to attend his class, too. I very well remember that the late Sheikh Kadhim Shirazi used to listen and often verify when faced by a confusing question by A...
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'Leave him alone, he is right'

Ayatollah Bahjat was quite right in his objection
Once Muhammad Taqi Bahjat objected to one of the students of the late Akhund Khorasani, when he was teaching the lessons of the book Kifayah due to his being imprecise in determining these subjects, but in the next session he was faced with anger and a great deal of objection from the students prior...

How great is the Creator in his heart?

Great is the Creator in their hearts
    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."    "Great is the Creator in their hearts, so everything besides Him is in thei...
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Keeping Spiritual Conditions Secret

The Ayatollah does have super spiritual abilities
    Ayatollah Misbah says the following in this regard: "Among the distinctive attributes whereby Ayatollah Bahjat is characterized is his keeping to himself his spiritual stations. Seldom does he say anything or behaves in any way which gives one the impression that he undertook something supernatu...

Looking at the Stars in the Sky

According to others
    Ayatollah Meshkini, an Iranian cleric and politician, the chairman of the Iranian Assembly of Experts says: "The teachers of Ayatollah Bahjat enjoy a lofty scholarly station and a great prominence which make us look at them as we look at the stars in the sky." "The teachers of Ayatollah Bahjat e...