In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Thank you for sending me the telegrams on the liberation of Khorramshahr. All praise is due to the Omnipotent God who favored and supported the Islamic country and the committed and selfless combatants, granting us the great victory. Rest assured that" Victory cometh only from Allah." «2» I thank the children of Islam and the valorous armed forces who embodied the powerful hand of God and who rescued the land of the Savior (may our souls be sacrificed for him) from the clutches of cannibals who are instruments in the hands of superpowers, particularly the world-devouring America, with a resounding cry of Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest) in dear Khurramshahr and hoisting the flag of" There is no god but God" on top of that cheerful city that was utterly ruined by the evil hands of the criminals of the century that it came to be called the" City of Blood". «3»
These combatants are beyond appreciation by the likes of me. They are most certainly appreciated by the Savior of mankind and Dispenser of divine justice across the world- may my soul be sacrificed for his footsteps. These combatants are honored by the Qur'anic verse," Ye (Muslims) slew them not, but Allah slew them". «4»
Congratulations and thousands of congratulations to you the dear troops of Islam on this great victory achieved by the grace of God. We had insignificant losses and endless booty while thousands of the wretched, devious troops of the enemy who were either deceived or coerced by the Takriti Saddam, this super criminal of the time, were killed, wounded or held captives. You proudly brought eternal honor and gift for Islam and the dear country. Congratulations to the powerful commanders who command such selfless combatants, whose twinkling star of victories will sparkle in history up to the blowing of the trumpet! Congratulations to the honorable people of Iran with such brave and selfless children who immortalized their name and the country! Congratulations to the great Islam with such followers who took the examination victoriously and proudly in the two fronts of war against inward and outward enemy, triggering honor for Islam!
And you Children of the Holy Qur'an and members of the army, revolutionary guards, mobilized forces, gendarmerie, police,, tribal people, volunteer popular forces and the dear nation beware that however great and astounding the victories might be they should not keep you neglectful of the remembrance of God in whose hand victory lies. Beware not to be enamored by the pride of victory, as this is a great plague and a dangerous trap ensnaring man with the temptations of Satan, resulting in nothing but destruction for the offspring of Adam. Despite the fact that I am confident of your commitment to Islam, yet I should not neglect to remind you, as reminding is in the interests of believers. I also do not refrain from advice to neighboring and regional governments. They know that today with the liberation of innocent Khurramshahr, our victorious government and people will speak from a position of power. I ensure the regional governments that if they stop obeying the US and its affiliates and treat us in accordance with the rule of Islam and the Holy Qur'an, they will see on our part nothing but good and support. They should also know that the superpowers will not support them to the extent that they supported Saddam, this faithful servant, as they are small and weak. You have overtly seen the fate of this criminal and his iniquitous cohorts. Big powers do not side with you more than the advantage they take from you, making you perish for their own interests. I extend my brotherly advice to you not to do something that the Holy Qur'an forbids you to do. We deal with you at the command of God. Rest assured that the likes of Husni Mubarak of Egypt «5» and Husayn of Jordan «6» and other disreputable colleagues yield no benefit for you and will ruin your religion and the world. If you want to enliven the dead Camp David «7» Accord or Fahd «8» in your meetings, Islam will not allow us to remain silent as we consider this a great threat to Islamic countries, particularly the holy shrines. In the presence of God Almighty I fulfilled my divine duty. Let us now raise our hands in supplication towards the One God and pray for the armed forces of Islam and devotees of the Holy Qur'an and dear Iran, imploring God to grant them health, happiness and victory.
Endless greetings and salutations to the committed commanders of the armed forces and the selfless combatants as well as the brave and jubilating people of Iran! May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini