It was the night of the 12th of Bahman 1357 (eng date?). The aeroplane of the revolution was flying from France towards Iran. It was 3 hours since we had left Paris. Suddenly Imam rose from the place where he was sitting and went to the front of the plane in order to pray. His face was truly shining and a halo of light could be seen around it. I swear that I saw that halo of light around the perimeter of his face. Imam went for prayers with complete tranquillity. The rest of us however were worried. We did not know what lay in wait for us. I myself was not even able to sleep.
(A memoir by Agha Kuffash Bashi)