Hawzah News Agency- Speaking to a reporter, Mehdi Ghanbari Nushabadi, a poet from Kashan, highlighted the multifaceted character of the late leader, stating, “I believe the burden of leadership was the reason many aspects of his personality, particularly his literary and academic dimensions, were not known as they should have been.”
Ghanbari, who had traveled to Tehran for a literary event held in tribute to the martyred leader, noted that those immersed in the world of literature were far more familiar with this side of his character. “The literati knew well the extent of his mastery over poetry and literature,” he added.
The Kashani poet recounted that his perspective on the leader’s academic and literary stature deepened profoundly during a private gathering of poets last year. “I have been composing poetry professionally for about six or seven years, and have written sonnets for nearly two decades,” he said. “I had attended public meetings with the leader twice before, but the mid-Ramadan gathering was an entirely different experience.”
He described being merely two meters away from the late leader during that meeting. “We were in the presence of a sun. Greeting him up close carried an indescribable feeling; a sensation I will carry in my memory forever.”
Ghanbari went on to list the leader’s exceptional memory, meticulous eye for detail, and comprehensive command of literature as traits that were insufficiently recognized in the public sphere. To illustrate this, he relayed an account from a fellow poet who had once presented a book to the leader. “The leader took the book and asked him to open a specific page, then immediately pointed out a textual flaw. That level of precision and memory was truly astonishing,” he recounted, noting that the leader was not merely a passive audience to poetry, but an active, discerning critic who noticed subtleties often missed by experts.
The poet also praised the asceticism and simplicity that defined the late leader’s life. “His piety, God-consciousness, and disinterest in worldly possessions were evident in his very countenance. This is what made being in his company such a uniquely spiritual experience,” Ghanbari stated.
In closing, Ghanbari described his meeting with the martyred leader as one of the greatest honors of his life. “For me, that meeting became a badge of pride that I will always carry. I am grateful to have lived in a time where I could witness a ‘Friend of God’ up close and spend time in his presence.”
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