In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The main and considerable part of the urban and agricultural land of Sarakhs belongs to Imam Rida's Holy Shrine. Part of the land is the properties purchased by Muhammad Rida Pahlavi and his father Rida Khan from the revenues of the Holy Shrine, and endowed to the Holy Shrine with the signature of Muhammad Rida Pahlavi, who has specified its cases of utilization. Another part consists of properties purchased from the revenues and incomes of the Holy Shrine, but there is no document substantiating its endowment nature. The third part has been public domains in lieu of payment of a sum from the incomes of the Holy Shrine and partly in exchange for the transfer of some properties endowed to Hadrat Rida (`a) under the possession and expropriation of the Holy Shrine. In view of the described facts, you are kindly requested to express your blessed opinion on the mentioned properties and land and say whether the laws of endowment apply to them or not.
`Abbas Wa`iz Tabasi
Shawwal 8,1406 AH
Khordad 26,1365 AHS]
In His Most Exalted Name
All the expropriations done during the Pahlavi regime in Imam Rida's Holy Shrine is nullified. If some cases have been endowed and their uses specified, in case the mentioned uses are not contrary to the interests of the Holy Shrine and the Islamic Republic, I permit their performance; if they are contrary, the custodian of the Holy Shrine is authorized to take whatever action he deems advisable about them.
Regarding the second case, it has the same status as the other properties of the Holy Shrine. Its ruling lies with the custodian of the Holy Shrine.
Regarding the third case, if the endowments were sold or changes have taken place in them, they must be returned to the original condition as much as possible. If it is not possible, they should be expropriated as endowments with due considerations. If it is not proved that they have been endowed, the ruling of the second case applies to them.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi