One night in the holy sanctuary at the shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) a number of Muslim students of Europe had come to see Imam and in our view their appearance was unsuitable in our environment; both from the aspect of the condition, looks and clothes and also from the aspect of how to meet the other side and talking.
But we saw that Imam treated them in a way that it was as if he has sat and is talking with his old friends. They were so much attracted to Imam that after a few minutes as they talked with a great spirit, faith and hope they left him.
A memoir by Ayatollah Kareemee