Letter [to `Abbas Wa`iz Tabasi]

[In the Name of Whose Station is Sublime
To His holiness Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatullah al-`Uzma Imam Khomeini- may his benign existence endure,
With greetings and wishing you health and longevity, you are kindly notified that as Your Eminence has always paid special regard for preservation endowed properties and estates of Imam ar-Rida's Holy Shrine and for their utilization to remove the people's material and moral needs I ventured to write to Your Eminence to benefit from your guidelines on the concern over the endowments. Respects for religious rites have always been the focus of Your Eminence's attention. This humble servant has done my Outmost to act in line with what you have emphasized time and again. I have always acted in accordance with your Islamic and revolutionary decree and fulfilled my duty to implement the superior commands and emphatic orders of Your Eminence. At the threshold of the first decade of the Islamic Revolution, marked by goodness and blessings, I did not hesitate to offer assistance in cash and in kind to the warfront and to the beloved combatants. I contributed greatly to reconstruction of Hovayzeh and to the construction of the Radawi Islamic Sciences College building, the Great Central Library building and other cultural and research as well as pharmaceutical and medical centers and glorious Islamic structures. I can cite for instance the Quds and the Islamic Republic Courtyards and the current project on the surroundings of the Holy Shrine. This project is certainly incomparable with what had been done during the long years of the tyrannical and oppressive governments in the past. We have made unsparing efforts with respect to re-cultivation of plantation and agricultural lands, not to mention the development and improvement of the endowed properties. These efforts have indeed had a significant role in elevating the level of production and in promoting the sacred slogan of self-sufficiency of our Islamic country. We hope our efforts will gratify God, the Beneficent, and win us the satisfaction and pleasure of Imam Rida (`a).
Nevertheless, uninformed elements have tried to harm the agricultural section consisting of the equipments and products of this Holy Shrine. This definitely creates obstacle on the trend of affairs, on the advancement of the plantation work and, finally, on contributing to the economy of the Islamic country.
Undoubtedly, by relying on the favors of God, the Exalted, and the especial approbations of Imam `Ali ibn Mousa ar-Rida (`a) we are here to follow the wise directives of Your Eminence, as in the past, without an iota of doubt and procrastination. By acting according to your order, we believe we will perform our divine duty and religious responsibility. Therefore, we humbly request that Supreme Leader to provide us with Your Eminence's guidelines which have always been inspiring, and decisive at every juncture.
I pray to God, the Exalted, for the wellbeing and longevity that holy Imam and for the final victory of the Muslim combatants. May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.
`Abbas Wa`iz Tabasi
Khordad 14,1367 AHS]
In His Most Exalted Name
His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Wa`iz Tabasi, Guardian of Imam ar-Rida's Holy Shrine- may his graces last,
With greetings and wishing you more success, Your pre cum post-revolution efforts and in consolidating the nascent Islamic Republic and endurance of difficulties are not hidden to anybody.
You are among the luminaries of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, especially in the Province of Khorasan. All the officials of the Islamic Republic including you should remove the obstacles along the way and move in such a manner that will earn the pleasure of God. Along the way of truth and the sweetness of helping the downtrodden and the deprived, you have left no stone unturned and will always do so. As in the past, take note of the fact that without the least remission you have to act on the endowed estates of Hadrat Imam ar-Rida (`a) as what the endowers of the endowments have done.
I hope all the endowed properties of Imam Rida (`a) will be seriously preserved through your efforts and cooperation of the officials of the province. The concerned authorities should extend the necessary assistance in any case you might need and render greater services to the oppressed people and thus gratify God. I beseech God to grant you success.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Khordad 17,1367 AHS