In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
" Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; may God's peace and salutations be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and His curse be upon all their enemies."
It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence Sayyid al-A`lam wa Thiqat al-Islam Taha Mahallati (may his graces last and God multiply his like) who has spent a part of his valuable life acquiring religious knowledge and- thanks to God- is endowed with goodness, piety and trustworthiness. He is granted my permission to be in charge of the financial and religious law affairs whose supervision is the duty of a fully-qualified jurist during the occultation of the Master of the Age (may God expedite his glorious advent)." So, he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs, using the necessary caution." His Eminence is also allowed to collect the blessed Share of the Imam (`a) and the noble Sadat's Share (may God multiply their blessed descendants) spending a part on his own living sparingly and delivering the rest of Sadat's Share to its religiously prescribed area. He also needs to spend a third of the Imam's (`a) Share in promoting the sacred religion and exalting the Word of God, and deliver the other two-thirds to this humble servant to be expended in the blessed seminary.
" And I advise him (may God assist him) as we have been advised by the pious predecessors to keep company of piety, to evade carnal desires, and to be meticulous in his worldly and afterworld affairs. I hope he will not forget me in his benevolent prayers." May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon him and upon our faithful brethren.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Dhou'l-Hijjah al-Haram 26, 1380 AH