In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Great Leader of Islamic Revolution and captain of the ship of the deprived, Imam Khomeini, may your presence last long,
Dear Imam, I am Sa`id Poursiraj, son of Kazim, and live in Shoshtar. I would like to put forward a question in the hope that you will give me the answer. I apologize for taking your blessed and precious time.
Dear Imam, I am 19 year old and was born into a religious family. From the start of the war, if God accepts, I have participated in the fronts of right against wrong on several occasions. The last time I had my leg was cut from below the knee in the operation code named" wal-Fajr". However, since during the course of the war, I have lost many friends and the fire of enthusiasm for going to the battlefield has made me restless. Some time ago, they sent me to the battlefields to recite prayers. However, despite my repeated requests they did not let me join other brothers in the frontl lines. I am now losing my patience out of uneasiness. I decided to raise the question with you commander-in- chief of the armed forces. My only worry is that I see every day my friends are being martyred. By losing so many of my friends, I fear lest I should die in bed. I love martyrdom and struggle to join my martyred friends. I hope to give me the advisable answer.
Meanwhile, dear Imam, if the frontline is in the form of defense and I can do something, I can participate. If I participate and get killed, will I be a martyr or not? Finally, I hope you will not mind answering with your blessed handwriting in brief. God willing, in answer to the letter, give us a piece of advice.
The lover who will never forget you to the last drop of his blood and one whose heart beats for you forever!
Your true lover
Sa`id Poursiraj
1/2/1363 AHS]
In His Most Exalted Name
My dear son, I implore the Beneficent God to associate you with the martyrs of Islam. You who have lost your health in the cause of Islam are unmbered among the martyrs. You have fulfilled your duty to dear Islam. Don't be upset because you cannot go to warfront. I hope God will protect you. May God's peace and mercy be upon you!
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Ordibehesht 11,1363 AHS