From Guardianship of Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S) to return of Imam Mahdi (A.J)

Imam Khomeini was never in search of rank or position

They could hardly get his consent for this purpose

I do not wish to become the ‘Marja’

Convey my greetings of peace to him and tell him that I do not wish to become a ‘marja’; I want to fulfill my religious duty

Arrange for the treatise from outside

The Imam with a kind and moderate tone had stated to him that he did not have a copy available with him then

Intellectual proficiency and etiquette

He opined that for emulation, the Shiite religious authority ought to be a ‘living’ person.