In His Most Exalted Name
Rabi` al-Thani 10,1393 AH
His Eminence Sayyid al-A`la wa Thiqat al-Islam Mr. Tabataba'i, may his grace last:
Your respected letter arrived. I pray for your health and success. A reply was sent for your previous letter as well as an answer for the religious issue written. By the will of God, the Exalted, it has arrived by now. I hope for your benevolent prayers. May peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi Khomeini