In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
My dear daughter Fati,
You ask me to write something for you. What could someone, who is himself afflicted with the carnal soul and who has never been able- in fact not wanted- to break this big idol, write? We are now on the threshold of the Month of Allah and the station of the banquet of Allah. I confess that I am not worthy of this banquet. The noble month of Sha`ban, which is the month of the Imams is about to end. We were not able to prepare ourselves for the Month of Allah. Sometimes, I have recited the supplications with and yet they have no effect; in this last part of the month, I am saying," O Lord! If You did not forgive us during the passed days of Sha`ban, forgive us in its remaining days." «1» I am not hopeless of the mercy of God, the Exalted, and let it not be so! Let not the day pass in the world when the sins are such that we are hopeless of the mercy of God. My daughter and my dear! In these days that will pass- whether in winning and dinning or in agony and pain, or in negligence of the primordial nature or attention to it- God Almighty has infused the light of guidance in the entire creation, mankind in particular. Our primordial nature, consciously or unconsciously, moves us towards Him, and all the people, regardless of their state and religion, look to nothing except Almighty God and the Absolute Perfection, whether they are aware of it or believe in something different. It is even true of those who worship ideals by mistake, and those who deny God, the Sublime and Exalted and seek leadership. The atheists imagine that they are focusing on the world and are yearning for leadership and sovereignty but in reality they are looking and yearning for the Absolute Power; they are searching for the Absolute Perfection while they are thinking the opposite. Perhaps, the agony and punishment are on account of these ignorance and fancies. You, for example, are looking for a good garment and more adornment and are in quest of truth while the palace-dwellers are also aspiring for the Absolute Power." And there is not a thing but hymneth his praise; but ye understand not their praise," «2»" Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him" «3», and obviously it continues so on and so forth. It is better for me to cease writing and entrust you and others to God, the Exalted. May peace be upon you and the righteous servants of God.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini