Every year at winter you happen to come down with the same problem...

Every year at winter you happen to come down with the same problem, but recover later on. He (apparently) said: "No, my case or my death will be at noon." I did not say anything else and went out to do his errands. I took a dorshky (a carriage) to do the errands as quickly as possible lest his demise should happen at noon and the assignment would not be carried out as to whether spend the money as he advised or to give it to the inheritors.

The task was done with by noon, and he did not pass away that day. Resorting to the Holy Qur'an One of nights around that time he told me to give him the Holy Qur'an. Apparently with some deliberation and dhikr , he opened the Holy Qur'an (at random), which opened at the beginning of the page with the holy verse, (له دعوة الحق)(for Him (alone) is prayer in truth.) (al-Ra'd, 14) He seemed to cry and whispered something to God that I do not remember right now.

He broke his muhr; I do not remember either it was the same night or another night. "Agha Ali, Please Come in!" One day near his demise he was gazing at the door, obviously watching a certain thing, when he said: "Agha Ali, please come in!" I did not last long before he came to himself. In the last few days he was usually engaged in dhikr and whispering prayers. Once the supplication of Adilah was also recited. I do not remember it was by me or by someone else.

On the day of his demise I taught my lecture of al-Makasib at home with much certainty, since I knew his condition was not too serious. After that I went to the same room that he was in bed. At that time only his daughter (my wife) was with him. He was lying in bed facing the fall and reciting dhikr and supplication. She said that he was a bit disturbed that day, and it seemed to be due to much prayer and dhikr .When I said salam, he asked: "What day is today?" I said it was Saturday.

Then he asked: "Has Agha Burujirdi gone for the lecture?" I said, yes. And he said very sincerely and whole-heartedly for several times: "Alhamdu lillah (praise be to Allah). He said other things, too, that I avoid mentioning for brevity. Water Mixed with Turba (Soil from Imam Husayn (a)'s Place of Martyrdom) His daughter said: Agha is somewhat disturbed today, let's give him a little turba. I said it was fine. She prepared the turba (mixed with water) and I offered it to him to take.

He sat up and I held the glass to him. Thinking it was food or medicine, he said with a frown: "What is it?" I said it was turba.