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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Rays of the Sun The Setting of the Sun I have seen a good dream * * Imam’s wife says: About one and a half months before Imam’s surgery which led to his passing away on the 14th of the Iranian month of Khurdad, 1368 (June 3rd, 1989), Imam said to me: “I have seen a good dream and I will narrate to you, but until I am alive, I do not want you to narrate it to any one. I saw in my dream that I have died and left this world.

Imam Ali (as) came and gave me ghusl (cleansing bath) and kafan (wrapping body in a shroud) and prayed for me.

Then he placed my corpse in the grave and at that time said: “Now are you comfortable?” I said: “I am comfortable but on my right side there is a lump of earth that is disturbing me.” Imam Ali (as) picked up the lump of earth and rubbed his hand of mercy on that part of my body that was disturbed and at that time, he completely took away the discomfort and I became comfortable.”[^1] Hajj Ahmad Agha Khomeini (Imam’s son) Be sure that I am going from this world In the last days of Imam’s life, I was at the hospital everyday and I always used to ask Hajj Ahmad Agha about Imam’s condition.

He used to tell me: “Imam is not well now. Agha sometimes tells me: “Ahmad, be sure that I am going from this world.””[^2] ** ** Hujjatul Islam Tawassuli ** ** Don’t bring Ali to me *** *** The time when Imam began his journey from this world, he wanted us not to bring his grandson Ali to him. We asked the reason why. We realised that because he had let go of all his attachments, and liked Ali very much and this was the only attachment left for him, he wanted us not to bring Ali to him.

This relationship with Allah and cutting off from anything but Him, was present in him from a young age. Extracts of all the characteristics of his youth had gathered in him in his old age.[^3] Fatema Tabatabai (Imam’s daughter-in-law) Don’t make him a promise After Imam’s surgery and at the time when he still had not regained consciousness, Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest) was constantly on his tongue. His entire being had become Allahu Akbar . His inner being was Allahu Akbar .

His words, movements, actions and basically every part of him was nothing but the command of Allah. One day near the end of his life, he asked: “Where is Ali?” I said to him: “Ali also asks about you and says I want to play with Agha and I don’t like it that he is sleeping.