Message [Appraisal for liberty and independence]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

On this occasion when some of the organizations, freedom seeking and a group that campaigns for freedom have come to Iran to understand our nation closely and to be in touch with their difficulties. I am suggested to send a Message to them.

I don't know from where to start. Whether from the havocs hailed upon our nation along with the length of the history and particularly in the recent century? Or the havocs which are brought upon the oppressed ones of the world by the big powers and the arrogant? Indeed, this too I know not whom I should complain about? Whether at the hands of powerful ones or tyrants or looters or criminal ones? Whether of those who witness the tyranny of the tyrants and yet do not upraise and have made themselves by their own hands captives of the foreigners. They do not follow the brave people of Iran who campaign against the powers and big powers in order to defeat them. The people of Iran, the campaigners have made the government of America, the criminal one, to kneel down before them. Of course, they did this with hands empty but by the force of Faith. They have driven out the deposed Shah. By the hope of God they will continue their campaign till they cut all the attachments and dependencies. The governments of the Islamic countries who in spite of having a cutting sharp weapon- petroleum- can make the West and the East humble at one single determination. But they themselves have become humble. They do not take the advantage from this weapon to free themselves from the yoke of Eastern and Western imperialism. You, the movements of freedom!

You, the groups in the track of obtaining liberty and independence! Get up! Rise up! Bring home your nations and the Islamic nations to not to yield to tyranny itself.

And warn your governments to rescue themselves from the vilification and lowliness.

You admonished all to return to Islam and enjoy the Islamic brotherhood.

O, the oppressed ones! Get up and rescue yourselves from the jaws of the enemies of human beings. Do not undergo tyranny more than this. God is with victims. Peace be upon the righteous servants of God.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Dey 15,1358 AH