Message [Reply to a congratulatory telegraph on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Ramadan 2,1404 AH

Your Excellency Mr. Ma'moun `Abdul-Qayyoum (President of the Maldives),

I acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's telegraph congratulating the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan with gratitude. Reciprocally, I congratulate you and Muslim people of your country on this occasion and implore God Almighty to grant happiness and dignity to Islamic nations. May God's peace and mercy be upon you!

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini