Letter [to Sayyid Hadi Milani]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Dhou'l-Hijjah 27, 1382 AH
His Eminence Ayatullah Milani (may his blessings last):
I have the honor to inform you that I was most grateful to receive your worthy letter which expressed your worry about the current circumstances created by the despotic regime and contained your support for me. The current affairs and those in the past are so serious that one cannot keep silent about them. The legacy of the Prophet of Islam (may God's salutations be upon him and his progeny) was the Book of God and his (Prophet's) progeny. These two weighty things are at risk today. You observed what a nefarious plan was designed by the malicious hands of the despotic regime for the Holy Qur'an. I do not know what would have happened if the distinguished `ulama' and the Muslims had not defended it. Dropping the prerequisite" being a Muslim" from the qualifications of the judges cannot also be interpreted but as the sequel to the same nefarious plan of the agents of Israel- the enemy of Islam, the Qur'an, nationhood, and integrity of the country. It is also a part of the same nefarious plan when two thousand (5, 000 according to other sources) members of the misled sect «1» are granted a discount of 1, 020 tumans on their air tickets and a sum of 500 each. They are sent to London by the treacherous government and the despotic regime, using the earnings of the poor Muslim nation, to hold an anti-Islamic and treasonable meeting.
I call on Your Eminence's attention to «2» speeches delivered at a ceremony held for the Indian President. These lectures are worth scrutinizing, for one can find many dangerous cues in them I had predicted before. I have to inform you openly that if this illusion is to be realized someday, the revengeful hands of the Muslim nation will punish the offenders and traitors, and their hypocritical pretexts will be of no use to them. You have inquired about my health and that of the injured and the families of those killed; members of the bereaved families are still deeply mourning. The true number of the injured is still uncertain. Some of those injured have not gained in health yet, even after such a long time. Outwardly I am fine, but I am tormented by the current affairs and the possible dangers. I ask God Almighty for the victory of Islam and the Muslims. I have to express my gratefulness for your kind sympathies again. May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini