Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari, one of most pupil of Imam, had always remained in constant contact with the leader of the revolution
It has been recalled through a series of memoirs that Motahari was one of the main axes of coordination among ulema and university professors during the exile of Imam Khomeini. He has always been regarded as a very knowledgeable expert of Islam and a powerful philosopher who was aware of the conditions of the time.
The awareness of the young generation was an important aim of Motahari and he has written so many books for them, including “Dastan-e Rastan” which received an award from UNESCO in 1965.
Motahari has also written many books on Islam, Iran, and historical topics. He did mostly work on giving lectures about Islam rather than writing books. However, after his death, some of his students worked on writing these lectures and manage them in order to publish them as books.
Imam once in a historic letter to Motahhari emphasized that the religious and spiritual teachings should be conveyed to the young people by using soft language and kind expressions, and preachers should give them glad tidings of divine mercy.
Extracted from a collection of memoirs