On the occasion of Martyrdom of Hujjat al-Islām Dastaghayb

This writing must be obliterated

The Imam was so infuriated by the praise written about him on the back cover of the book that he banged the book to the ground.

I do not wish to become the ‘Marja’

Convey my greetings of peace to him and tell him that I do not wish to become a ‘marja’; I want to fulfill my religious duty

Don't promote my name at your campaign

This was at a time when people would come from Iraq to seek the Imam’s opinion on Marjaiyat

Sometimes he would talk humorously in the class

Imam Khomeini would at times narrate a joke in the midst of a lecture while he himself would remain silent as if he had said nothing.

Imam’s arguments and principles were indeed very powerful

He is very strong in the area of fundamentals of Islam

Intellectual proficiency and etiquette

He opined that for emulation, the Shiite religious authority ought to be a ‘living’ person.

He was a polite, neat and tidy Sayyid

He was the youngest of all the Shiite religious authorities who attended the classes of my father