After the passing away of the late Grand Ayatullah Borujerdi, one day one of the friends and students of the Imam suggested to me that I should go to the Imam so that perhaps I could obtain his permission to print his practical treatise. It was early morning that we entered the extroversive yard of the Imam’s house. The Imam was sitting on a mattress. My friend spoke about the need of our modern society for the presence of a man of religion such as him. Out of zeal, affection and conviction, my friend uttered a phrase that had some exaggeration in it. I remember that suddenly the face of the Imam turned crimson and he stated: “It is not as if Islam depends on me.”
Islam doesn’t depend on me: Ayatullah Tawassuli