In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
With confirmation of God the Almighty and support of the Imam of the Time (May our souls be sacrificed for him), in view of the Article 107 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran the blessed Assembly of Experts composed of a number of prominent `ulama' and Hujjat al-Islams- May God preserve their presence- elected by the honorable people of Iran for determining the leader or leadership council was inaugurated. This assembly has a fundamental role in maintaining the Islamic Republic and its legitimacy. This is the assembly on which these interested in Islam and the Islamic Republic have pinned their hops, while the opponents and adversaries begrudge a lot. The former group hopes that their elected representatives, who are among the ranks of committed `ulama', aware of vice and virtue, will, with their blessed vote, elect the most competent, knowledgeable and committed faqih or fuqaha for this position on which protection of the Islamic Republic establishment and its direction in conformity with the pure Shari`ah depends, believing in the presence of God, the Almighty, and His supervision over their votes and deeds, and preferring His gratification to that of any others. However, the opponents are gazing covetously at the Experts Assembly wishing to, God forbid, create deviation through their agents and reverse the Islamic establishment in the long run.
We know that the superpowers and the states dependent on them are not opposed to the regal and royal Islam and that they, in fact, support it. The Islam presented by their diabolic agents and the pundsit- as if ignorant suggests that `ulama' of Islam and Muslims should not participate in political and social affairs of Muslims. They overlook the clear rule of reason that is in conformity with the Qur'an and belittle the hadith or narration reading that the works progress at the hands of the `ulama' of the religion of God «1» and the noble statement" refer to our transmitters of hadith in the events taking place «2»" and other corresponding narrations, which they consider baseless or interpret erroneously. These `ulama' are completely sanctioned by the exploitative powers. So much the better that these court clerics and the beguiled `ulama' heedless of the games played by the devils outdo the committed `ulama' and wakeful Muslims, opening the way for plunder and domination by big powers! These powers are not afraid of the Islam, which approves of them- they fear the Islam preached by `Ali Bin Abitalib (peace be upon him). If that martyr who was enamored with Islam and that true Islamists through like these court clerics and engaged in the worship of God in seclusion trading no path except that between mosque and home neither battle of Siffin «3» nor that of Nahrevan «4» or the battle of Jamal «5» would occur and Muslims would not be murdered and martyred in multitudes. If the Doyen of Martyrs (`a) contemplated like the court clerics and was engaged in Zikhr (remembrance of God) and supplication beside the tomb of his grandfather, the great tragedy of Karbala would not happen and the lovely friends of God would not be cut into pieces nor his family and friends would be taken captive. Above all, if the Messenger of God (s) thought like them and was merely engaged in advice and preaching the rules of worship, he would not be afflicted with so much pain and suffering, nor were those many Muslims martyred. As regards the contemporary `ulama', if the late grand Ayatullah Aqa Mirza Muhammad Taqi Shirazi «6» with that high rank and prominence in knowledge, taqwa and piety thought as these court clerics do, the war between Muslims and the aggressor British forces would not occur in Iraq and those Muslims were not martyred nor would the independence of Iraq be secured. The contemporary governments under the guise of Islam, are wholeheartedly at the service of superpowers, particularly the US and serve as agents to secure their interests in the world. The ignorant court akhounds or clerics who advocate these governments and oppose Islamic regime and struggle to annihilate the Islam that clashes with oppressors working to undermine the life-style of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) and set up monarchical and royal Islam deprive the committed Muslims of performing the Hajj ritual for complaining against the oppression committed by the US and Israel. These court `ulama' are favored by Russia, America, and Israel.
Now, you O fuqaha of the Experts Assembly! O, elected men by the nation oppressed during the long history of tyrannical monarchies! You have undertaken responsibility, which is the most crucial and second to none. You have embarked on a measure around which the destiny of Islam, the oppressed nation and the bereaved families of the martyrs revolves. History and future generations will sit in judgment on you. The prominent saints of God supervise your opinions and deeds: God is thoroughly conversant and watchful of them. The slightest nonchalance, negligence, expression of personal prejudice and, God forbid, following carnal passion, which may derail this noble divine act, will give rise to the greatest disaster in the history of Islam. If the dear Islam and the nascent Islamic Republic is led astray and nipped in the bud feat, Islam will, God forbid, slide into oblivion for centuries to come, and will be replaced by monarchical and royal Islam. You chosen ones by the oppressed people know that by curtailing the influence of plundering powers from your Islamic country, these powers and their associates have realized the nature of Islam and the divine power, sitting in the lurk like a wounded serpent to deflect this Divinely establishment through their ignorant followed. The biggest deviation that culminates in deflection of all organs is the deviation of the leadership, in whose selection you play the leading role. You saw and heard what voices were raised against Article five of the Constitution and how much uproar they provoked, but were not able to complete their mission. Lately, they objected to the election of the experts and tried to poison the public opinion, but suffered defeat. Still you should not be heedless of the trick of the tempters. Carry on with your path with divine power and commitment to Islam and power of faith and spirit and think nothing but the interests of Islam and Muslims, in which case God almighty will support you.
I deem it advisable to give some brotherly and sincere advice to the respected would be leader or council of leadership. Leader and leadership in divine religions and Islam is not something to be of value by itself, provoking one to pride and delusion of being prominent. This is what our commander `Ali Bin Abi Talib has warned against. Basically, prophets of God (peace be upon them) were sent to serve the servants of God, guide them on the spiritual path and lead them out of darkness into light and rendering service to the oppressed by dispensing justice- both individual and social.
You who consider yourselves to be followers of the people of revelation and grand saints and are hopefully so do not view yourselves as anything but servants of the oppressed nations. You should know that criminals and malefactors are gazing covetously at you and may cause disaster through interlopers in your names under Islamic and revolutionary guise, leading the Islamic establishment astray with a devious act and slapping on the face of Islam and the Islamic Republic with your hand. Beware of selecting your friends and hasty decision-making, particularly in important affairs. You should know that man is not immune from error. As soon as you commit a make, shy away and admit your error. This indicates human perfection, while insistence on error is imperfection and a practice endorsed by the Devil. Consult the experts in all crucial affairs and observe caution.
I have written materials in 30 pages in the form of last will and testament and pledged it with the blessed Experts Assembly to be distributed after my death.
I implore God to grant greater majesty to the great Islam; to grant unity to the Muslim nations so as to be able to safeguard the integrity of the Islamic land and countries; to strengthen the Islamic Republic more than before and help us meet the approbation of The Imam of the Time( May God expedite his arrival and May my soul be sacrificed for him. )Peace be upon the righteous servants of God.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Tir 22,1362 AHS/ Shawwal 2,1403 AH