Telegram [Expressing regret over the disasters brought upon Islam and clergy]

In His Most Exalted Name

Buroujen, Isfahan

His Eminence Sayyid al-A`lam wa Thiqat al-Islam Aqa Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi Ayatullahzadeh Isfahani (may his blessings last) :

I have the honor to inform you that I was most grateful to receive your kind letter indicating your good health and your regrets over the disasters brought upon Islam and the clergy. I pray to God, the Exalted, for your health and success. I hope God will take the evil of the villains away from us through sincere prayers of Your Eminence and other Muslims. May peace be upon you.

Khomeini