Message [Reply to a congratulatory telegraph]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Your Excellency Rashid ibn Sa`id, Deputy amir and Majlis Speaker of Dubai Emirate,

I acknowledge the receipt of your telegraph on the occasion of the arrival of the auspicious Feast of Sacrifice with pleasure. Reciprocally, I congratulate you and the Muslim people of your emirate on this great Islamic feast and implore God Almighty to grant Islamic nations dignity and prosperity. May God's peace and mercy be upon you!

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Dhul-Hijjah 8,1403 AH