"I have no doubt that it was Navvab Safawi who first kindled the fire of revolutionary Islam in my heart." - Imam Khamenei. 18 Jan 1956, Sayyid Navvab Safavi (Nawab Safawi) was martyred at the hands of anti-Islam powers for his revolutionary positions and stances.

Martyr Safawi was an inspiration for many including Martyr Murtaza Mutahhari.