Ayatollah Taleghani Demolished the Walls of his Ancestor’s Grave.

He has been described as a "chain smoker" and having a "gaunt face with a serious demeanor." Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini described him "Abu Dhar al-Ghifari in the time" in the message on the occasion of his death: "He was for Islam, Abuzar of the time. His expressive tongue was as trenchant and pounding as the sword of Malik al-Ashtar."