Memoirs from Imam's passing away and his heavenly departure

Saturday, 13th of Khordad, 10:23 AM
At 11 a.m. sudden changes were examined in Imam's heart beating which became a source of concern for the doctors. I personally conveyed Sayyid Ahmad, the son of Imam, that the current physical condition of Imam is very worrying.
Haj Ahmad was recommended to spare all of his time to attend Imam so he can share discussions with Imam during these precious moments. These moments should not be lost at any cost. This stable but unsatisfactory physical situation continued for some coming hours.
The blood pressure was very low and being monitored for each moment. The blood pressure was even gradually dropping by passing of each moment. However, Imam was in a complete conscious condition. Then Imam said his noon prayers and around 15 p.m. he experienced a sudden heart attack and halt. He was assisted with oxygen masks to regulate his breathing system and normalize heart beating. 
At this point Imam had slipped into a coma but could claim his consciousness after some hours. He showed some movements but the condition was disappointing. This state continued for some more hours. When the clock was ticking at 10: 23 p.m. the blood pressure had reached to its lowest level and spiritual heart of dear Imam stopped working.

[Dr. Iraj Fazel, the head of medical team treating Imam, Tibyan website]

 

 

 

A Narrative about the Mystic Person
One day I visited Imam and he described a narrative of a mystic man and said:
"A few days were left from the life of an old mystic man.  He went to loneliness after jumping to the conclusion that he had thrown away all material associations. He was now getting ready for spiritual departure towards God the Almighty. However, he had a small child at home and loved him very much. Then he felt even his love towards this small lovely child was hindering him to absolute truth…"
I knew that Imam had never uttered a single world without spiritual purpose. By the passage of time Imam's physical conditions turned fragile. The doctors had advised us to engage Imam in talks and this can improve his health condition. I visited Imam and insisted that I will bring little Ali. Imam replied let the child feel comfort and feel easy. Imam did not show too much devotion to see Ali in these circumstances. However, I picked Ali and brought him to the hospital in order to provide a change and company for Imam. He did not kissed little Ali but his eyes were filled with tears. This is while the great Imam always used to search for Ali and kissed him several times. Actually Imam had become aware of his death and he wanted to get rid of any kind of associations of this world during last days of his life. 

[Dr. Fatima Tabatabaei, Jamaran Website]

 

 

 

These are Final Days
Nearly two weeks before Imam undergo for a surgery, I went to Imam along with two doctors and two nurses to provide the premises for his hospitalization. They hospitalized and started his treatment. When they were scaling and checking blood pressure, Imam said the "the mission accomplished and job is over." I said God willing you will recover soon and live a longer life. The great Imam repeated the same expression. When we were returning from the hospital, one of the nurses started shedding tears. The nurse said Imam was predicting his last days of life through uttering these expressions. However, one of the doctors justified by saying that Imam meant he will be healed and recovers soon. Imam had expressed the same expression even some days before this incident. Actually he was mentally preparing us about his death.

[Sayyid Rahim Miriyan, Some Phrases from Conduct of Imam Khomeini, vol. 1, p. 304]