Message [Reply to congratulatory telegram on the auspicious `Id al-Qurban]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

His Excellency Mr. Rashid ibn Sa`id Al Maktoum, Deputy Head of State and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates,

The receipt of your congratulatory telegram on the occasion of `Id al-Qurban is acknowledged with gratitude. Reciprocally, I congratulate Your Excellency and the fraternal Muslim nation of your country for this great Islamic feast. I beseech God, the Exalted, for the prosperity and wellbeing of the Muslim nations and their victory over the enemies. May peace be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Dhou'l-Hijjah al-Haram 2,1408 AH