In His Most Exalted Name
I beg to inform Your Eminence that your honorable letters have arrived. I pray your health and happiness. His Eminence should not be upset by some of the `ulama's actions. Throughout these periods, especially when I was in Qum, I incurred many troubles from some individuals as well as from unintelligent ones but I considered them unimportant or with great difficulty I forced them into certain actions; in any case it is not important that people and our own young class of teachers and university intellectuals, particularly the group abroad who understands issues better than us, have become entangled in the work in such a way that everywhere the head of «1» is faced with demonstrations. Your Eminence should be prepared for some individuals to verbally confirm more clearly than that what they had claimed to. «2» I am sorry that they are degrading the dignity of the clergy through their own hands, and they will not understand or do not want to understand;" And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them." «3»
Write to Mr. Shirazi to accept the Sadat's Share on my part and to give it to the seminary students. Mr. Ridwani informs me that he recently sent the receipt that you prepared. The gentlemen from Qum informed me of some affairs and issues, and they have also suspicion toward others. Besides, I advised them to preserve outward conduct. If it is possible, persuade Mr. Sayyid Ahmad to change his decision «4» in traveling here as he is coming by different way, or God willing, it is a lie. Moreover, this will ruin his reputation as well as our society. I resorted through various means to discourage him, however you are closer and it is possible for you to persuade some of his friends to prevent him from coming. Concerning the issue related to the Constitutional Law, I said it was clear. The self-interested and those connected to the government made themselves seem unaware; otherwise the specification is correct. Some have written that individuals come to me reporting lies in regards to others; seriously prevent them and do allow the contrary to happen. I give my permission on printing and translating writings. Furthermore, for the time being they are in exile. I will send forty thousand to Mr. Sami'i but I am not giving from my own pocket and what they have given was put in the account of the Shares.