He was not in pursuit of the altar and the mosque

Forbiddance of gossip and insult to theologians

He would sit on the ground

I never heard even a semblance of gossip

They must hit me on my head with these sticks

He Would Walk Down the Lanes

While they beat up my children

He No Longer Celebrated

At the beginning when the Imam came to Najaf, he would celebrate religious feasts in the external yard and the seminary students and the men would come to visit. But when news of imprisonment and torture of the Muslim fighters reached the ears of the Imam, he totally shunned holding and participating in these celebrations and did no longer celebrate.