I heard from Hajj Shaykh Muhammad Razi, a practical scholar and accomplished author of books like Athaar ul-Hujaat that he heard from Late Hajj Aga Yahya (congregational leader of Masjid Hajj Sayyid Azizullah, Tehran) and other scholars, that the Late Hajj Shaykh Ibrahim alias Sahibuzzamani said: I composed a panegyric (Qasida) on 11th Zilqad, birthday of Imam Ali Al-Ridha ('a) about the birth and praise of the holy Imam and left my place intending to recite it to the minister. When I was passing through the holy courtyard, I said to myself: Stupid man!

The late Mirza has narrated from Shaykh Muhammad Husayn that he set out from Iraq for the Ziyarat of Holy Mash-had, when he reached there, he developed a boil in one of his fingers, which caused him severe pain. Some scholars took him to the hospital. The Christian surgeon declared that it was absolutely essential to amputate the finger lest the infection spreads to the whole body. The Shaykh did not agree to have his finger amputated. The doctor said that if he comes the following day, he would have to get his hand amputated from the wrist.

It is narrated from Shaykh Muhammad Husayn that: I came out of my house late one night to purchase some pickle from a shop near the city boundary wall. In the past, Najaf was surrounded by a wall having a gate. This gate was next to the big market, which led to the holy courtyard and the gate of the holy courtyard opened into the golden hall facing the building; such that if all gates were open the holy sepulcher could be seen from the city gate.

It is narrated that with an aim to perform the Ziyarat of the Holy Imams ('a) buried in Iraq, Aga Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Kamashai procured a fast-moving donkey and packed his books and clothes and loaded them on the beast. They included a booklet, in which he had made important notes and some things opposed to dissimulation (Taqiyyah) [curse and condemnation of opponents].

I also heard from Aga Mirza Mahmud that there was a person in Najaf al-Ashraf named late Aga Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Kamashai, a student of great scholars and late Murtaza Kashmiri. He was famous as a runaway from the grave and the reason of this fame, as I heard from him directly, was that when he was eighteen years old, he contracted small pox in Kamash and his illness intensified by the day. By chance it was the season of grapes and the room where he lay was used for storing grapes. So without telling anyone he ate those grapes and his illness worsened till he passed away.

The prominent scholar and researcher named Mirza Mahmud Mujtahid Shirazi, a resident of Samarrah has narrated an incident from Sayyid Muhammad Ali Rashti, who has passed a major part of his life in lawful penance and spiritual struggles.

Janabat1 Is Spiritual Impurity

Aga Rizvi has narrated that the Late Bedabadi mentioned above came to Shiraz from Bushahar on way to Medina and stayed there for two months. He was a guest of Aga Ali Akbar Maghazai and congregational prayer was held there under his lead. At all three prayer times a crowd of believers was present there to gain from his company.

Since an incident about the terminal illness of Mirza Muhammad Mahallati was mentioned before, I would like to narrate the story about his death as well.

The Late Haji Mirza Ismail Kazerooni used to say that Mirza Mahallati started reciting the last verses of Surah Hashr in the agony of his death, till he was in the middle of the verse:

هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ

Haji Ghulam Husayn, the tobacco seller informed me that: I heard from Aga Hajj Shaykh Muhammad Ja'far Mahallati that during the illness of Hujjat ul-Islam Late Haji Mirza Muhammad Hasan Shirazi some prominent scholars were gathered around his bed and saying: Many religious persons have performed supplications in holy places like the tomb of Imam Husayn ('a) and other holy places, especially Kufa Masjid and have prayed to Allah for your health. In addition to this, excessive charity has also been given for your well-being.

I heard from Aga Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi that once our respected uncle (mother's brother), Late Aga Mirza Ibrahim Mahallati was involved in such a terrible disease that physicians admitted helplessness in curing him back to health and said that his mentor, Hajj Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Bedabadi should be informed immediately. So we sent a telegram to him. Reply came: Give 200 Tomans in alms so that the Almighty Allah may cure him.

Although at that time this was a big amount, but it was procured in any way and distributed among the poor. It proved effective and the Mirza recovered.