In those days when the Revolution was on the threshold of victory and we were at the side of the Imam, the qualities and spiritual outlook of the Imam astounded all of us especially his high morale on that day which I shall never forget. It was at the moment when martial law was declared at around 4.30 in the afternoon of February 10 and we were in the presence of the Imam. All of us were suffering from a peculiar anxiety. But the Imam was so composed and in control as if nothing had ever occurred and while he was busy writing the pronouncements for smashing the martial law, he asked: “Is the door of the theological school open or not?” No sooner did we say that the door of the theological school was locked out of security concerns because of existing dangers that he immediately stated: “Go and open the door so that people can move about.”
The following night it was February 11 and there was possibility of bombardments and military takeover but however much we requested the Imam to leave the theological school and stay somewhere else for the time being, he refused and in response to our pleadings stated confidently: “Whoever is afraid can go; I will be here.”[1]
[1]Is the door of the TheologicalSchool open or not? Hujjat al-Islam Natiq Nuri