In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
After thanking you the brave and combatant citizens all over the country for your great efforts that have led to the victory of the Islamic Revolution, I deem it necessary that you take note of a very important point:
Brave nation of Iran! Muhammad Rida Pahlavi has met his final defeat and no longer has any base in the country. The army and the rest of the armed forces have joined the nation and have announced their loyalty to it. However, some corrupt and devious elements are trying to create unrest and chaos in their attempt to achieve their nefarious aim, which is to open the doors to oppressors and to prevail the looting of the treasury, and perhaps to bring back foreign powers to dominate the fate of the country. These people who have taken a path contrary to the direction of the Islamic Revolution and have rebelled against the Islamic government, are traitors who have resorted to creating disorder by donning the mask of deception. It is up to the brave Muslim nation to defend itself with God's power and deprive them of the opportunity of opposing it.
As we have heard people associated with the decadent regime had created mayhem in Tabriz. It is the duty of the citizens of Azerbaijan, particularly Tabriz, to rise, confront these people with all their powers, and put an end to such futile moves as has been done in Tehran. Indubitably, the army and the rest of the armed forces are on the nation's side and it is incumbent upon everybody to cooperate and bury the useless items of the defunct Pahlavi regime.
My beloved (people)! With your dauntless efforts and your divine Islamic power, you show these Godless people and traitors to the nation that truth triumphs and that God is with you. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini