Mutahhari is Mutahhari: The Making of a Thinker (Murtada Mutahhari Books)

A cursory examination of the 22-volume Sahifeh-ye ImamÑthe largest ever compiled anthology of Imam KhomeiniÕs speeches, messages, interviews, religious decrees, permissions, and lettersÑreveals that the martyred Ayatullah Professor Murtada Mutahhari undoubtedly occupies a distinct station in the sight of the Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Idol-Breaker of the 20th Century. Imam KhomeiniÕs communications with Ayatullah Mutahhari in the forms of religious permissions and personal letters, as well as descriptions of him in letters, speeches, messages, statements, interviews, autobiography, and memorial note during and after his lifetime as indicated in the encyclopedic authentic reference source suggest that the former considers the latter a trustworthy representative, compassionate teacher, erudite scholar, competent jurist, eloquent speaker, combatant Ôalim, and an epitome of martyrdom in the way of truth and freedom of thought. These benevolent views on him are consiste