Message [The need to desist from discord; the glad tidings of victory]

 In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
al-Muzaffar 25,1398 AH
The Islamic Association of Iranian Students in India, may God always assist them:
Your esteemed letter was received at the time when the atrocities of the debased Pahlavi regime had left neither tranquility, nor the time to attend to one's affairs, thereby causing the delay in replying. Our zealous Islamic youths should know that they cannot aspire to victory until and unless they unite and set Islam the sole religion for mankind's salvation and the one and only guardian of the liberty and independence of meek nations as their goal. Now that by the will of the All-Powerful God, our nation comprising all the various classes and categories, has risen bravely with full awareness, making circumstances so difficult for the Shah and his family of scoundrels that they have come to fear their own shadows this is the fright that has been the cause of all their savage and deranged deeds, and made them resort to the massacre of Dey 19 [Muharram 24,1398 AH] to enable them to lessen the mounting troubles and repeated anxieties, and obtain temporary relief by means of their Dahhak «2»- like bloodthirstiness- it is necessary for you, the young students of he old and new universities to unite and forge the bonds of Islamic brotherhood with the rest of the nation." And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate." «3» This is the firm, soul-saving commandment of the Holy Qur'an that we must use as our motto. Avoiding disputes and discord that bring nothing but defeat at the hands of the Devil, we must request God the Almighty to save the nation. I am hopeful that by the Grace of the Almighty God, the hands of those criminals will be cut off and that the country's independence and freedom will be secured.
The news was received of the brave demonstrations held by the dear Iranian students in India against the Shah, this criminal element who, boastfully and exaggeratingly, has announced that the whole nation is supporting him. Although there is a wave of widespread hated and aversion towards him in Iran and abroad, he, maddened by the recent countrywide demonstrations, and has started killing the learned dignitaries of the seminary and the zealous people of Qum in order to compensate for his mental discomfort. However, the brave resistance put up by the great nation has left him more disgraced than ever. He now wants to cover up this ignominious defeat with the ballyhoo that the people of some organizations «4» have started in the provinces, yelling Javid Shah [Long Live the King], by which he will gain nothing but infamy.
I am hopeful of victory and promise you so. By relying on the Exalted Lord, your joining up with the Students Union of Europe was the right thing to do. All the people should knit together tightly and, with one voice, attain their freedom and independence. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini