Mohtashemipour, one of the companions of the Imam, stated through a series of memoirs that the Imam had always been the target of attacks by enemies and stood alone against these hostile moves.
We witnessed aggressive actions by the then Baathist regime of Iraq which on various occasions desperately attempted to oppress Imam and other scholars.
One of these cases in point was His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Hakim who went to Baghdad to protest against the Baathist regime and used to met Shia Muslims delegations who came to meet him and seek guidelines.
This was a move which was thought being carried out against the Baathist regime and therefore in such situation Ayatollah Hakim's house was attacked and surrounded. They closed the gates and arrested those who visited the site.
As a result, Ayatollah Hakim was later forced to exile towards Kufa and all were ordered to stop meeting him.
This world Shia authority's life was now being spent in solitude and oppression. The scholars of Najaf, out of fear and scared of being the object of the Baath regime's wrath, avoided visiting and gathering with Ayatollah Hakim.
But only Imam used to see him with the same unique characteristics and courage. Every day, Imam would also send his beloved son Hajj Agha Mustafa to visit him at his home.
It was there when the Iraqi Baath regime arrested Hajj Agha Mustafa and transferred him to Baghdad.
Great fear and panic prevailed in the holy city of Najaf. People in groups came to Imam's house and wanted to officially ask the Baath regime to release Hajj Agha Mustafa because everyone was afraid that something bad would happen to him.
Imam replied by saying that, "the struggle is difficult and bitter. Even if they kill Mustafa, I will not ask for his release."
For nearly a week, the Hajj Agha Mustafa in Baghdad had remained behind bars and in prison and no one knew about his fate.