Letter [to Muhammad Hasan A`rabi]

Shawwal 26,1385 AH

I do acknowledge the receipt of your letter. I wish for your health and prosperity. I am sad to note your account about the condition of the late Mr. Shahidi and his descendents. I don't know to whom I must refer such subjects and what can I do under my present circumstances. Here no money reaches from Iran or elsewhere at all, except very small amounts which are not worthy to mention. The conditions in Iran are such that you can notice. Such problems like the above occur again and again and are referred to me, and I can't find a solution for them. If you locate people in Mahallat or elsewhere who are willing to pay from the blessed Share of the Imam (`a) to settle their debts or cover the expenses of their heirs, I will permit such payments. I hope God, the Exalted, will give us relief so that problems can be solved immediately. May peace be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Regarding dispatching somebody to Mahallat I don't think it proper for another person other than you or Mr. Ansari «2», and if it is really proper, I cannot discern. «3»