In His Most Exalted Name
After extending my salutations and greetings to you, I wish to state that I have received your esteemed letter and that I pray to God the Almighty for your honor's health and happiness. Thanks be to the Exalted Lord that you, in the vanguard of the Islamic movement, have been fulfilling your profound obligations and are a source of pride to the seminaries. Moreover, you have rejected the excuses of those who at this grave hour have either shirked their responsibilities by their silence or order the others to be silent as well. May this be pleasing for you.
While writing this letter, I feel apprehensive about Qum and the other places. I do not know what to do about a regime that is neurotic. «2» The latest news of Qum is causing anxiety; I cannot correctly guess the outcome. Nevertheless, it seems precarious from certain aspects and hopeful from others. Please do not forget me in your benevolent prayers. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini