In His Most Exalted Name
25,1387 AH
His Eminence Sayyid al-A`lam wa Thiqat al-Islam Mr. Hizawah, may his dignity last:
Your noble missive was received. I ask for your good health and success. I am attached to you and those like Your Eminence. If there has been any delay in responding, that should not be a cause of worry for you. I pray to Almighty God to grant you and us success so that we can be of sincere service to Islam and the Muslims and the divine precepts. I hope for your benevolent prayers. My representative in Tehran is Haj Sayyid Muhammad Sadiq Lavasani and in Qum, Mr. Aqa Shaykh `Ali Akbar Islami. Of course, this is not limited to only these two persons, but they were named for meeting the need. May peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini