In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Haj Shaykh Muhammad-Rida Mahdawi Kani, may his blessings endure,
According to Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran and in order to safeguard the injunctions of Islam and the constitution in terms of inconsistency of the ratifications of the Majlis with them, a council is formed and as the appointment of the members of fuqaha or jurists of this council according to the stipulated conditions has been vested in me, I hereby assign you as one of the six faqih or jurist member of the guardian council. I implore God the Most Blessed and Exalted, to grant you greater success.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini