Message [Reply to a telegram of congratulations on the auspicious feast of Sacrifice]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

His Excellency Mr. Ma'moun `Abdul-Qayyoum, President of the Maldives,

The receipt of your congratulatory telegram on the coming of the auspicious feast of Sacrifice is hereby acknowledged with gratitude. Reciprocally, I extend my congratulations to Your Excellency and to the Muslim nation of your country on arrival of this great Islamic feast. I beseech God, the Exalted, to grant the success to all in serving Islam and Muslims. May peace be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Dhou'l-Hijjah al-Haram 12,1406 AH