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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Rays of the Sun Imam and the Revolution Exceptional joy * * The night of the 21st of the Iranian month of Bahman[^1] (February 10th, 1979), Imam was sitting with his head down listening to the radio. I was also sitting by his side. It was announced that the radio and television stations had fallen from the government’s control. Imam clapped two hands together and stood up without thinking. I have only seen him clap his hands that once.

He was very happy and this happiness was apparent on his face. At that very time, he said: “Now it’s finished, now it’s finished.” I did not understand then what this sentence meant! Afterwards I understood that when the radio fell into the hands of the nation, the world would understand that the regime had fallen out of power.

Perhaps I can say that I have at no other time seen the happiness of that day on his face.[^2] Farida Mustafavi (Imam’s daughter) A bag of Aajeel (dried nuts, seeds or fruits) * * If we helped the Revolution, Imam would become very happy. During the war, the residents of Jamaaraan would gather at Imam’s house and at the house of our brother to help from behind the war front.

Imam would come and always express happiness and satisfaction when he would see that we were all sitting working, one stitching a quilt, another pouring Aajeel into a nylon bag, and another doing something else.

I even said one time: “Give us permission to write on the back of this bag of Aajeel that it has been filled by the Imam himself and sent for the war front so that the soldier that receives this Aajeel becomes happy.” However, Imam did not accept this.[^3] Farida Mustafavi (Imam’s daughter) Attachment to the families of martyrs * * Imam who stood firm and solid against oppressors and the forces of shaytan , was very humble with the child and mother of a martyr.

As an example, a mother of a martyr had come from Ahwaaz to meet the Imam. She had also written him a letter but was not successful in meeting him. She stayed for 2 or 3 days in the same area, and then returned to Ahwaaz. There she wrote a letter along the following lines: “Hazrat Imam!

I came to Tehran but was not successful in meeting you.” Imam had written on the top of this letter: “Until you bring this martyr’s mother to meet me, I will not go to meet anyone.” Another time I also remember that we had gone to meet him. Imam had finished his Dhuhr prayers.