In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
To the Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini- may his blessings last,
With greetings, one of the endowed properties affiliated to Marwi Madrasah «1» is an endowment of Qamar as-Saltanah «2» in terms of incumbency and supervision. In this endowed property the guardianship is with the superintendent of Marwi Madrasah, and its supervision has been entrusted to the endower's nephews and nieces for generations. Now, after a lapse of more than one hundred years, there is no trace of his nephews and nieces and during the time of the late Ayatullah Haj Mirza Muhammad Baqir Ashtiyani there were no trace of them also. He had also designated somebody as the superintendent according to the country's then prevailing regulations. Now, in view of the fact that the deed for endowment is silent about the state of lack of the said superintendent, is it necessary for the jurist to determine the superintendent or not? In case your noble opinion is positive, as I personally mentioned before, I do nominate the esteemed brother, His Excellency Hujjat al-Islam Haj Shaykh Mahdi Baqiri-Kani as the superintendent. It will be highly appreciated if Your Excellency would put into writing your blessed opinion and decree.
Muhammad-Rida Mahdawi-Kani
29,1365 AHS
In His Most Exalted Name
I will approve of whoever you designate as superintendent. May you succeed by the will of God.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini