Message [Reply to congratulatory message on the auspicious `Id al-Fitr]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

His Excellency Mr. Chadli Benjedid, President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria,

The receipt of your greeting card on the occasion of `Id al-Fitr is acknowledged with gratitude. Reciprocally, I extend my congratulation to Your Excellency and to the fraternal Muslim nation of your country for this great Islamic feast. I beseech God, the Exalted, for the prosperity and dignity of all Muslim nations. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Shawwal al-Mukarram 15,1408 AH