In His Most Exalted Name
Rajab 25,1393 AH
His Eminence `Imad al-A`lam wa Thiqat al-Islam Mr. Buroujerdi, may his graces last:
Your noble letter arrived. I pray to God, the Exalted, for your success and confirmation. Concerning the book that had been written, I am not supposed to give an opinion. As it is reported, the book Wilayat-e Faqih wa Hukoumat-e Islami «1» is under press in Najaf in both Farsi and Arabic; however, I do not have proper information regarding its publication. In any case, to print and publish it depends on your own discretion; I will not interfere. I do not know where you have decided to settle. Of course, Qum is a good center. May peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi Khomeini
Najaf, Iraq
Following the book Wilayah al-Faqih's publication
Buroujerdi
جلد ۲ صحیفه امام خمینی (ره)، صفحه ۵۳۰
«۱»- Imam Khomeini, Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist (Tehran: Institute for the Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini's Works, Autumn ۲۰۰۲), downloadable at http://www.geocities.com/icpikw/wilayat.zip .
امام خمینی (ره)؛ 02 شهریور 1352