In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Haj Shaykh Muhammad Imami Kashani- may His graces last,
Based on article ninety-one of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic that in order to safeguard the commandments of Islam and the Constitution from the viewpoint of deviation of approved bills of the Islamic Consultative Assembly with them, a council is being established. According to the stipulated conditions, the selection of the theologian members of that council is in my jurisdiction and, I herewith appoint Your Eminence as one of the six jurisprudents to the membership of the Guardian Council. I pray to the Almighty God for your ever-increasing success.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Tir 11,1362 AHS/Ramadan al-Mubarak 20,1403 AH