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

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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

The receipt of your congratulatory telegram on the auspicious `Id al-Fitr is acknowledged with gratitude. Reciprocally, I extend my congratulations 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 glory of all Muslims of the world. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Shawwal 4,1409 AH