Do not worry. Keep firm and stand with courage and pride and with a strong spirit. Wherever you go, you are the soldiers of the Imam of the Time (may God expedite his advent) and you should render your services as a soldier. Your present mission is to enlighten the soldiers and officers you meet daily; it is necessary that you do not neglect this sacred Islamic mission. Follow the military instructions with hard effort and constancy; strengthen yourselves both in spirit and body. Never show weakness or shakiness; it will bring humiliation to the clergymen and will have negative consequences for you «1»
Qum
Summoning the clergymen to the military service
Expressing the grave mission of the clergymen as the soldiers of the Imam of the Time (may God expedite his advent)
The tullab summoned to the military service
جلد ۱ صحیفه امام خمینی (ره)، صفحه ۱۸۵
«۱»- According to the writer of the book, Barrasi va Tahlili az Nahdat-e Imam Khomeini, vol. ۱, p. ۴۰۶, the above text is the summary of a message orally delivered by Imam Khomeini after the government-issued decree of Ordibehesht ۱, ۱۳۴۲ AHS, summoning the clergymen to military service.
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