Message [Reply to a telegram of congratulations on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Honorable Mr. Rashid Bin Sa`id Al-e Maktoum, Deputy Head of State and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates;

The receipt of your congratulatory telegram on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan is acknowledged with gratitude. Reciprocally, I extended my congratulations to Your Excellency and to the Muslim nation of your country for the arrival of this holy month. I beseech God, the Exalted, to grant success to all in emerging victorious over the enemies of Islam and the conspirators. May peace be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Ramadan 9,1406 AH