In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Verily, we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return
Until now, we have received terrible and horrendous news of the devastating earthquake of Khorasan and of the vast financial and human losses our brothers and sisters have been afflicted with. I would like to extend my condolences to my dear nation, especially to the survivors of this calamity, I ask the honorable nation to extend, without delay, their assistance towards their brothers and sisters and rush to their rescue in any way they can.
This disaster needs general cooperation and assistance. My respectable brothers and sisters! Make haste in helping the servants of God. Anything you spend in this way may be reduced from your obligatory Islamic dues. It is authorized and I ask the Almighty God to remove the difficulties of the honorable nation.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini