In His Most Exalted Name
17,1387 AH
His Eminence `Imad al-A`lam wa Thiqat al-Islam Mr. Gerami, may his graces last:
Your noble missive was received. Thank you for your show of kindness. I pray to God, the Exalted, for the favorable opinion of friends like you. Thanks to God, I am in good health. However, the situation in Iran in particular, and that of other Muslim nations, in general, is much to be regretted. They are following a premeditated plot of crushing Islam in the name of Islam. The authorities are either ignorant or, God forbid, some of them feign negligence. Most regrettable is the issue of compromise, which is observed in the conducts of some of the men of influence. However, such matters should not be a cause for weakening and discouragement of the learned men and the young generation. Almighty God is on your side and all these brawls will be suffocated, God willing.
In His Most Exalted Name:" By the time, man is in loss except those believe, do righteous deeds, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to patience and constancy." «1» The learned scholars should exhort one another to truth, and in the way to truth, exhort one another to patience.
I assure you all of victory; an assurance of prevalence of right over falsehood. No one could fool around with a nation's sentiments; but the most important is the test of Almighty God." By Allah, you will be severely subverted, bitterly shaken as in sieving." «2»
They pour us all into this nature's huge boiler, whose bottom line spells hell, and turn us upside down and bring it to a boil so that the hell-dwellers are distinguished. Be careful that, God forbid, you all would be among the hell-dwellers. To compromise with the hell-dwellers is the greatest and the most obvious sign of being a hell-dweller. Don't be among them. I pray to Almighty God for the success and triumph of all the gentlemen- may Allah always assist them. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini