Mystical Instructions from Ayatullah Shahabadi (ra)

One day Ayatullah Shahabadi (ra) was invited to give a lecture at one of the mosques in Tehran. To save his time and the time of others he made his speech very short but proposed to the audience that if anyone was really interested in self-purification and self-building they should come and see him later.

One of the businessmen from the audience came to him later and requested a prescription for self purification. Ayatollah Shahabadi gave him three recommendations: 

1) Be mindful of Salaat in its fixed times, especially in congregation as much as possible.

2) Be fair in your transactions and don’t be greedy.

3) Although the obligation of Khums payment is annual, try to pay it monthly.

The businessman says, “I followed his instructions for a couple of months until on one occasion I was praying behind the Sheikh in one of the mosques in Tehran. During the prayer, to my astonishment, I noticed that the Imam was momentarily disappearing.  Immediately after the prayer I shared my observation with him. With a big surprise he humbly replied that before he attended the prayer, he had been involved in some family problems and hence could not fully focus on his prayer at all times. It was only then that I realised I had my first mystical experience. The Imam had been disappearing from his position every time he lost his concentration during the prayer.”