In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Excellency Yasir `Arafat, chairman of the executive committee of the Palestinian liberation organization,
I received your affectionate message in the hospital. I thank you for the anxiety and attention about my illness. I hope by the mercy of God, your illness to be cured and with a renewed energy would be able to carry out the heavy duty impressed upon me. The difficulties which the enemies of Islam and, Israel the usurper, and the agents of Zionists have created for us blocking the way, we shall repel them one by one. We shall pave the way for the Muslims of the world, especially the Palestinian brothers. We shall witness their greater victories. Prosperity for all I seek in this way from God.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Rabi` al-Awwal 13,1400 AH