3 During the last days of ‘Allāmah’s life I used to go to...

3 During the last days of ‘Allāmah’s life I used to go to his house in the afternoons to see if he needed anything, and to make him walk a little in his backyard. One day I said to him, “do you need anything?” He said to me a number of times, “I need…I need”. I realized that perhaps ‘Allāmah’s intention is something else, and that he was traveling on a different horizon. Then I entered the living room.

‘Allāmah also entered the room, and in a state whereby his eyes were continually closed, he became occupied with remembrance of the Almighty ( dhikr ). I wasn’t able to distinguish which dhikr it was. The time of Maghrib arrived. I saw that ‘Allāmah, in that same state where his eyes were closed and without looking at the sky, became occupied with reciting the call to prayers ( adhān ) and afterwards he read his Maghrib prayers.

Days passed and his health worsened, and they moved ‘Allāmah to the Qum hospital. As he was leaving the house he said to his dear wife, “I will no longer return” . One of the scholars of Qum Story n. 4 I was in Allama’s presence on the last night before which they took ‘Allāmah to the hospital. For some time he was unconscious. After an hour he came to consciousness and sat on his bed for approximately 45 minutes.

In the same state as he was in before, he stared at the corner of the room and then fell asleep. After some time when he became woke up he moved from his position as if he wanted to get up. We asked him do you want to get up? He said “Those two individuals that I was waiting for have come ”, and stared at the corner dazzled and astonished. Ayatullah Ibrāhīm Amīnī…