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 wal-Muslimin Haj Sayyid Mahdi Lavasani (may his graces last) 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 Wali al-Amr (may God Almighty expedite his glorious advent) ." So, he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs, using the necessary caution." He is also allowed to collect the two blessed Shares, spending the noble Sadat's (may God multiply their blessed progeny) Share in part for his own living sparingly, delivering the rest of it to its religiously prescribed area, to spend the blessed Share of the Imam (`a) to make up for his own expenses sparingly, expending a third of the remainder in promoting the sacred religion and exalting the Word of Islam, and to deliver the surplus to this humble servant to be expended in the blessed seminary.
" And I advise him (may God Almighty assist him) - as we have been advised by the pious predecessors- to keep company of piety, to evade carnal desires, and to be cautious 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 our faithful brethren.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Jamadi al-Awwal 11, 1382 AH