In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Month of Fasting 6,1399 AH
On the threshold of the elections to the Council of Experts for reviewing the draft of the constitution of the Islamic Republic, it is necessary for me to discuss certain matters with the noble and combatant nation:
1. The noble nation, with its great movement and gallant uprising, by sacrificing the lives and blood and loss of tens of thousands of honorable martyrs and leaving behind tens of thousands of maimed and injured, liberated the country from the impure existence of traitors and foreigners, and with its unique referendum voted in favor of an Islamic republic in order to establish the rule of Islamic justice and the implementation of the progressive commandments of Islam. For this reason, the Republic is cent percent Islamic and its constitution must in no way be in conflict with the teachings of Islam. In order to attain this objective, it is necessary that women and men, old and young with zeal and fervor throng to the polling stations and cast their votes. Although it is the blessed month of Ramadan and it is inconvenient, but this matter is considered to be among the great acts of worship.
2. The experts that are elected for reviewing the constitution of the Islamic Republic must be acquainted with the teachings of Islam and be experts on them; they must also believe in Islam and be devoted, trustworthy, patriotic, and reliable, not be inclined to the left or right, and should be abstemious. O beloved nation! Entrust your destiny to someone whose destination is the same as yours- which is the destination of Islam. In every provincial city and constituency, the distinguished `ulama' and the trustworthy of the locality should nominate their candidates with a unified approach and invite the nation to elect them. And I hope that the noble nation will benefit from the guidance of their distinguished `ulama', and Islam and the Islamic interests of the country are safeguarded with this humane-Islamic deed. Regarding the constitution and the experts, I have noted certain subjects, which I shall speak about henceforth.
3. Nowadays, in some of the interviews and publications, certain subjects about an imminent danger is being published which is nothing other than a war of nerves and unfounded propaganda. Our nation that wrested the immense satanic power of the enemy from its hands and sent the monarchial regime into oblivion, is not afraid of these hollow propaganda. Today, by the will of the Almighty God, power is in the hands of the people; and the zealous youth of Iran are standing like a great barrier opposite the plots and conspiracies, and we have no fear of these decayed remnants and shall nip all the plots in the bud. I assure the combatant nation that no danger is threatening us and I advise them to be vigilant of the conspiracies from a position of strength; and block the path on the traitors to the nation and the country; and to safeguard their unity; and not be afraid of the deviant propaganda of the media for the Almighty God is our Supporter.
4. I advise the publishers, the media and the speakers to stop this rumor-mongering and not publish senseless issues and false subjects in order to increase their circulation, for if it is felt that there is a plot and corruption involved, the nation will act in some other way with them. Do not abuse freedom, do not leave the path of the nation, and avoid exaggeration of insignificant events, for the interest of the country and the people lies in this. I pray to God, the Exalted, for the glory of Islam and the Muslims.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini