In His Most Exalted Name
Rabi` al-Awwal 26,1399 AH
al-Islam Sadiq Khalkhali, may his graces last:
You are hereby commissioned to determine and pass judgment in the courts that will be formed to try accused individuals and prisoners and issue a religious verdict based on religious laws after the completion of their trial.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini