Permission [Permission in financial and religious law affairs]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

" Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; may God's peace and salutations be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and His curse be upon all their enemies."

It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence `Imad al-A`lam wa Murawwij al-Ahkam Aqa Mirza Husayn Muhaqqiq Qummi (may his graces last) who has spent a good part of his valuable life acquiring religious knowledge, has- thanks to God- attained academic and moral accomplishments, and who is endowed with goodness, piety and trustworthiness, is granted my permission to be in charge of the financial and religious law affairs whose supervision is the duty of a fully-qualified jurist during the occultation of the Wali al-Amr (may God expedite his glorious advent) ." So, he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs, using the necessary caution." His Eminence is also allowed to collect the blessed Share of the Imam (`a) , spending it on his own living sparingly as long as he is educating or propagating the religion, and to deliver the rest to this humble servant to be expended in the blessed seminary.

" And I advise him (may God assist him) - as we have been advised by the pious predecessors- to keep company of piety, to evade carnal desires, and to be cautious in his worldly and afterworld affairs. I hope he will not forget me in his benevolent prayers." May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon him and our faithful brethren.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Sha`ban al-Mu`azzam 27, 1381 AH