In His Most Exalted Name
My dear son,
God willing, you are healthy and successful. Praise be to God, we are healthy. They had written from Isfahan that someone had come to collect stipends. You know that this kind of action is opposed to my method. We had sent money order; there was no need for this sort of action. I hope your preoccupation with studies and self-purification continues more than ever. May peace be with you.
Your father
The letter you had sent through Mr. `Ali has arrived. Regarding the stipend there is no contradiction between my letter and all that has happened. It was arranged that Mr. Rida «1» takes from Diba'i «2» and send it to Danesh «3» but according to his writing there was no need for a draft or order and it has been paid for what concerned my own. Next month if it funded in Qum, nobody will be required for it. If it was not funded in Qum and Mr. Rida did not obtain it from his father's «4» funds, refer to Diba'i and whenever you feel you may need, advise me to write them for funding. Concerning the disputes of those two gentlemen, I am not unable, nor have I time to listen to these nonsensical talks. At the end of my life I am involved in domestic and foreign matters. I hope by the arrival of death such things will come to an end.