In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Although I have repeatedly reminded of the importance of the Assembly of Experts for determining the leader or the leadership council; and the eminent theologians- may their blessings last- have spoken sufficiently on the issue and emphasized its importance, yet I thought it necessary to mention an important point to the noble people. It is about the special significance of this assembly. It is obvious that if the government in all respects and its bodies are not ranted legality by the sacred religion and the Blessed and Almighty God, most of the tasks related to the Executive, Judiciary and Legislature will be devoid of constitutionality, and the hands of the bodies that must be open because of their constitutionality, would be tied. If the tasks are performed without Divine constitutionality, the government would in all respects be an evil" Taghouti" government and unconstitutional. Thus, the appointment of the experts and the religious jurists is among the great Divine obligations, there shall be no excuse accepted from any person against Islam and in the presence of the Omnipotent God, and I have performed my duty on this subject. As I have pointed out previously, people are free to cast their vote for individuals that fulfill the criteria and there is no compulsion on anybody. With regard to this Divine commandment, which the misled and the deviant have opposed and oppose more forcefully than any thing else, which goes to show its importance, I hope that the honorable nation of Iran throng to the polling booths united and with a singleness of purpose and cast their ballots on election day. I hope that the eminent theologians- may God multiply their kind- both participate and also enlighten the people. It is necessary for me to remind on some matters that are sometimes heard that for the electioneering of certain candidates, God forbid, some others are weakened or insulted. Today, this kind of rivalries especially from such candidates is a tragedy for Islam and the Islamic Republic. If for example, a person has a quarrel with another, it is improper to express and show it in the midst of the people. The honor of a pious believer in Islam enjoys the loftiest and most supreme position and to disgrace a pious believer, that too a pious theologian, is among the biggest of sins and results in gross injustice. It is hoped that God willing, nothing of this sort occurs; and it should not be repeated if at all it occurs out of ignorance. I beseech the Exalted God for the glory of Islam and the Muslims; and the perpetuation of the honor for the great nation of Iran.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini