Meeting with Hojjat-ul-Eslam Lahooti

An hour after the evening-call for prayers the guard would open the door for going to toilet. A day after that Sonorous sickness, when I came out of the toilet, the guard suddenly took my hand and made me follow him in the corridor. When we reached to the end of the corridor, he changed to one side and stood in front of a cell. I was surprised by what I saw there. Mr. Lahooti had opened his feet and sat there. We exchanged greetings. I wanted to enter the cell but the guard impeded. I understood that I had to stand right there. Mr Lahooti asked: “Ahmad! Are you arrested too?” I said: “Yes Sir!” He said: “I could hear you voice.” He asked: “Is Vahid here too?” I said: “Yes. I’ve seen him once.” He said: “You do not have relation with me. There is no connection between your job and mine!” I said: “Dear Sir! I’ve only visited you once in Qezel Qa’eh Prison. Then after I’ve had no contact with you!” He continued: “I’ve told them the same thing to them. I said I had seen Ahmad only once in the prison…I just wanted to help him in finding a good wife but he found a better person and went to follow his own life.” I said: “Dear Sir! They’ve arrested me because of Haj Mehdi. But I know nothing about him and I’m here with no reason.” He said: “I’m also here without any reason. Suppose Vahid has done something. What’s the relation is here with me. He’s been a kid. I’ve heard he has attacked a policeman along with some of his classmates with a knife… then they have narrated the matter at school and this way the agents became aware of the matter and then they become arrested. They hit Vahid so much to confess Mahdi Ahmad and his father had been leading him. Ahmad! I know you are innocent and just married. However, be sure that I am also here baselessly…”

We coordinated our positions and the things to say. Then the Sergeant took me back to my cell. That night I did not sleep till morning and thinking about different matters such the attack by Vahid to the policeman, hiding of Haj Mehdi and how Mr. Lahooti could affect on me by his influential words. I was thinking and at the same time scared if they had hoaxed Mr. Lahooti. However, later I trusted more in the influence and power of his words.