The memoir dates back to several decades ago, when once Imam went to the residence of Ayatollah Kashani, which was located in a neighborhood of Tehran. Several other scholars and public figures were also present there.
After the meeting, Imam said goodbye to all present at the gathering and was about to leave the house.
At this Ayatollah Kashani said to his guests that all hopes were associated with this Seyyed, i.e. Ruhollah Khomeini.
Imam at that time was a young seminary figure and nobody could predict that one day he would lead one of the great revolutions in contemporary history.
(Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam)