His late father Ayatollah Mohammad Ibrahim al-Arafi of land and a close friend Ruhollah Khomeini Before the Islamic Revolution Friday Prayers For many years he was on his feet, with arms in the sermon read. Despite his lack of participation in the written test by the Guardian Council to participate in the Assembly of Experts elections of 2015 was confirmed. Because under Article III of the Law Assembly of Experts elections in Iran, which says "those supreme leader - and explicitly or implicitly - have approved their discretion, the Guardian Council will have no need to distinguish scientifically.[2][3]