In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Since the Friday and congregational prayer is the great base of prosperity and politics of Islam as well as the meeting place of the Hizbullah people, the Central Secretariat of the Friday Prayer Leaders throughout the country hereby brotherly presents the following reminders to the distinguished Friday and congregational prayer leaders and Friday prayer headquarters throughout the country with permission of the Eminent Imam- may his sublime presence endure:
1. Based on the experiences acquired during the elections to the First and Second Islamic Consultative Assembly and emergence of disputes in some cities, the honorable gentlemen are hereby not allowed to introduce individuals as candidates, to take a stance for or against individuals, and to use the Friday prayer as an electoral campaign platform.
2. In case some of the dear and honorable Friday prayer leaders decided to run for the upcoming elections, it is necessary for them to resign as of «2» as the Friday prayer leaders so that the Central Secretariat could take the necessary measures in selecting the qualified replacements.
3. Starting on the date, the Friday prayer headquarters throughout the country have no right to designate candidates in the Islamic Consultative Assembly elections as speakers before the Friday sermons. Naturally, the headquarters should inquire from any person they invite as a speaker before the Friday sermons.
4. The Central Secretariat of the Friday Prayer Leaders friendly and sincerely ask the Friday prayer leaders who want to run for the elections of the Islamic Consultative Assembly to continue their sincere efforts and services as before in the area of their responsibility so as not to evacuate the stronghold of the Friday prayer. They should know that the fruits of the being in the stronghold of the Friday prayer is not less than that of the of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, with the former paving the ground for the pleasure of God, the Exalted, as well as the Hizbullah ummah.
It is obvious that in case of violation of the above points, the Friday prayer leader will be removed and the Friday prayer headquarters dissolved.
At the order of the Eminence Imam (may his presence endure), only the Friday prayer leader of Tehran and his substitutes are exempted from this decree.]
In His Most Exalted Name
It is approved with gratitude to the valuable efforts of the Central Secretariat of the Friday Prayer Leaders and the honorable Friday prayer leaders of the country. I pray for further success of all the institutions and the noble nation.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Khordad 31,1366 AHS