Message [Reply to a telegram of congratulations for the birthday anniversary of the Holy Prophet (s)]

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 auspicious occasion of the birthday anniversary of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad ibn `Abdullah (s) is acknowledged with gratitude. Similarly, I extend my congratulations to Your Excellency and to the fraternal nation of your country on this great occasion. I beseech God, the Exalted, to grant felicity and success to Muslim nations in the path of jihad against the enemies of Islam. May peace be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini