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    Ayatollah Sayyid Abul Hassan Isfahani was born in Madisah village, one of the villages of Lanjan, district of the city of Isfahan in the year 1868. He completed his primary studies in the Nimarud School in Isfahan where he was taught by Mirza Abul Ma'ali Kalbasi, benefiting greatly from him. He...

   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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   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...

      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 ...

   Ayatollah Bahjat used to start his daily program, despite his age, by paying a visit to the shrine of Lady Fatima al-Ma'soumah, peace be upon her. He daily is honored by performing the rites of the ziarah to Lady Ma'soumah and stands before the sacred shrine with humility and full respect then r...

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 ...

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...

"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...