In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Highness Shaykh Za'id Bin Sultan Al-e Nahyan, Head of State of the United `Arab Emirates,
I acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of congratulations on the occasion of the arrival of the auspicious feast of Fitr with appreciation. Reciprocally, I congratulate you and the brotherly and Muslim people of your country on this great feast. What cause deep regret in these days and grieves every Muslim is the indifference and deadly silence of many rulers of the Islamic countries in the face of the brutal aggression of the usurper Israel on the Muslims of Lebanon and killing thousands of defenseless Muslims men, women and children and usurping their land. We are from God and to Him shall we return.
I beseech God Almighty to grant dignity to Islam and Muslims. May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you!
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Ramadan 26,1402 AH