In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
To the Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini- may his sublime presence endure,
After extending greetings and salutations, I studied your Eminence's letter in response to my letter and am grateful for your Highness's guidelines which, as in the past, sketch the brilliant line of Islam. The point, which I think is worthy to express, is that based on your Highness's jurisprudence, which I learned under your Eminence's guidance many years ago and acted accordingly. The cases and rulings written in your letter are among the indisputable ones, all of which I accept. What is meant in the religious limitation in the Friday prayer sermons is something that will be expressed in detail in case of necessity. It is hoped that this dear and self-sacrificing nation and its officials and the entire great Muslim people will continue to benefit from your Eminence's brilliant thought and unique leadership for consecutive years and may God grant longevity to Your Eminence as long as the reappearance of the Imam of the Time (may Allah our souls be his ransom).
Sayyid `Ali Khamene'i
Dey 21,1366 AHS
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Excellency Hujjat al-Islam Khamene'i, honorable President of the Islamic Republic of Iran- may his graces last,
The receipt of your noble letter is acknowledged with gratitude. As I have been in contact with you from before the revolution and, thank God, we still have the same good contacts, I consider you as one of the solid pillars of the Islamic Republic. I know you as a brother who is acquainted with and committed to jurisprudence issues and seriously supporting the jurisprudence pillars related to the absolute guardianship of the jurists. Among the friends and those who are committed to Islam, you are an exceptional character emitting light like the sun. Unfortunately, the Islamic Republic and its heads have been the subject of propaganda campaigns by the world-devourers for the" crime" of Islamism and implementation of Islamic justice in the world. They would say, for example, that the sun is radiant, tomorrow the global propaganda will engage in commentary, condemning the Islamic Republic and its friends somehow. As they are not familiar with Islamic jurisprudence and the devoted nation and its firm faith, many times their propaganda end up in the Islamic Republic's advantage.
With this revolution we staged, and said no to the East and the West and their agents, we should not expect them to praise us or our nation. Fortunately, committed writers and speakers aware of the Islamic issues have recently discussed this subject of the scope of the guardianship of the jurist in the gatherings and newspapers as far as I have read and watched, for which I am grateful to all of them. It is hoped that the esteemed Friday prayer leaders, especially the like of you who have the ability to discuss the issues would pursue the issue. In Friday prayer sermons, they would enlighten the unaware people and virtually cut off the tongues of the enemies of Islam. You and the great nation will see what mischievous analyses will be accomplish in the mass media of the opponents of Islam and their accomplices will be done regarding this very letter. In closing, I pray to God for your health and prosperity. It is hoped that you the like of would succeed in your lofty objectives. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Dey 21,1366 AHS