Ayatullah Sayyed Murtaza Muwahhid Abtahi narrates: ‘When the controversy regarding tobacco had surfaced, some scholars from Isfahan, rose to defy the tyrannical Government. Their revolt paid off and the Government had to admit defeat.
Then the government officials wrote a letter in Arabic and sent it to Haaj Mirza Burujardi in Isfahan, who was to deliver it to Ayatullah Mirza Muhammad Husayn Shirazi in Najaf. Haaj Mirza Burujardi went to Samarra, to deliver the letter, he met Haaj Mirza Fateh Ali Sultan Abadi. The latter is the teacher of Ayatullah Haaj Mirza Husayn Nadwi and has written the famous book, Al Kalematut Tayyebah fil Infaaq.
Haaj Mirza Fateh Ali Sultan Abadi after greeting Mirza Burujardi declares, ‘I know the purpose of your visit. It is to deliver the letter.’ Then Mirza Fateh Ali began narrating the contents of the letter, which was still with Mirza Burujardi. He gave a glimpse of his astonishing spiritual powers by recounting the exact text of the letter.
When Mirza Burujardi witnessed that he was shocked and asked Mirza Fateh Ali for some recommendation.
The latter said, ‘But you yourself are very spiritual.’ Mirza Burujardi insisted and said, ‘I want to acquire some teachings from you that will serve me as guidance.’
Mirza Fateh Ali replied, ‘Never abandon three things.
- The Salat in the beginning of every month,
- Salat Wahshat, when you receive news of someone’s demise and
- Recite Ziyarat Ashura.’
After this incident, Mirza Burujardi used to recite Ziyarat Ashura regularly. To the extent that on the day of Ashura, he used to recite this Ziyarat for each martyr, individually. He never gave up recitation of this Ziyarat. Even if he was in some gathering (majlis) or in a mosque he used to get busy in its recitation. Mirza Burujardi used to recite this Ziyarat with such focus that he did not like to be disturbed while reciting.
Once he was invited for a feast. There, everyone, sat down to begin eating. Even Mirza Burujardi was seated along with the other guests. But he had begun recitation of Ziyarat and therefore did not touch the food. When the host learnt of this, he sent the food to Mirza’s house.
Mirza Burujardi’s son-in-law, Mirza Muhammad Baqir (author of Faiz’e Akbar), narrates, ‘I witnessed that even in the last stages of death (sakaraate maut) Mirza Burujardi was engrossed in reciting Ziyarat. When the intensity of his pain increased, he used to halt and then again continued the recitation. Till such a time that he left for the celestial world in that state.’
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