In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; may God's salutations be upon the best of His creation and the noblest of mankind Muhammad and his pure progeny.
It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence Maladh al-Anam Hujjat al-Islam Mr. Aqa Sayyid Mirza Hashimi, may his blessings last, has been granted my permission to be in charge of the financial and religious law affairs whose supervision is the duty of a fully-qualified jurist. He is also permitted to collect the religious funds, such as khums, «1» zakat, absolution from obligations regarding unknown persons, and absolute pious gifts, and spend the same for the religiously prescribed purposes. He is also permitted to collect the blessed Share of the Imam, may our souls be his ransom, and after meeting the needs, spend one-third for the religiously prescribed cases and remit the excess amount to this humble servant.
"And I advise him, may God, the Exalted, 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.
Humbly yours,
`Abd al-Hadi al-Husayni ash-Shirazi
Dhou'l-Qa`dah al-Haram 9,1380 AH
In His Most Exalted Name
[Act] according to the written text; he is also permitted on my behalf. May he be successful, God willing.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Rajab 11,1386 AH