In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
I express my gratitude to your president for the telegram and am grateful for your sentiments and the sentiments of your nation. I hope that all Islamic nations and all Islamic governments will awaken and put aside their differences and personal opinions and personal desires and congregate under the banner of Islam and the Qur'an; and through this congregation attain a power that is far superior to the existing powers of the world. Muslims have a population of about one billion, and are endowed with huge resources and have vast territories in their possession; and unfortunately, because they were not able to come to a consensus among themselves, and the hands of treachery has prevented them from being united and having unity of expression, their resources were taken away and they were able to dominate and rule over them. You witnessed that a population of 35 million people- which is nothing compared to one billion- and without having any weapons of war in hand, but because of the power of faith and leaning on the Qur'an and Islam, prevailed over this evil power that was supported by even bigger evil powers and in the process, severed their hands from Iran's resources. If all the Islamic people and governments put aside their personal grudges and all together place their faith in Islam under the banner of" there is no God save Allah", they shall become the foremost power in the world, because the spirituality of Islam is their aid and God Almighty is their supporter.
And we triumphed with this power of faith, as all the sections of the nation cried out in unison for Islam, and not by numbers and weapons of war. We had nothing whereas they had every kind of weapon. But we were armed with the power of faith and our people longed for martyrdom. Like the companions of the messenger of God at the advent of Islam, those very few numbers that defeated the great empires, we too with a small number and without having weapons of war smashed and defeated an oppressive 2500 year old empire that was backed by the superpowers, and in the process removed this great barrier from our nation's way. And of course, they left behind a host of problems for us; many deficiencies, many ruins were left behind by them and we have inherited these ruins. But with the power of faith and the backing of Islam, we shall overcome these difficulties.
And I am hopeful that Muslim nations and Muslim governments take notice. And take notice of this secret of success that was achieved by Iran. And God willing, everyone should hold this key to success and spread Islam everywhere.
I pray to the Blessed and Almighty God for the glory of Islam and the Muslims and glory of the Qur'an. Convey my greetings to your government, people, and your president.