In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Honorable members of the Expediency Council- may their graces last,
With greetings, prayer and wish for success for the honorable council, Since the conditions of the war has been in such a manner that there is no urgent issue being directly designed in the council without being designed by the Majlis and supervised by the honorable Guardian Council, I deemed it necessary to remind you of the following points:
1. What have so far been approved in the council as expedient shall remain in force.
2. Those that are in the process of approval by the council shall be approved as deemed appropriate.
3. Then, only on cases with disagreement between the Majlis and the Guardian Council shall be worked upon as per the approved rules of the council. Of course, Article 5 shall remain in force in the manner I had amended:" Meeting shall become official with the presence of seven persons". Article 10 is amended in this manner: The word" again" is omitted being replaced by the phrase," only once".
My fatherly reminder to the dear members of the Guardian Council is to take into account what is expedient for the system in dealing with these entanglements. One of the most important issues in today's troubled world is the role of time and space in ijtihad and the kind of decision-making. The government determines the practical philosophy in dealing with polytheism, disbelief and internal and external difficulties. These altercations on the seminaries, which are within the framework of theories, cannot be resolved apart from the fact they bring us to impasses that would lead to the apparent defect of the Constitution. While you have to undertake your utmost effort for anything against the religious law not to take place (may God forbid that day to take place), you have to try your best also that- God forbid- in the economic, military, social, political meanders, Islam would not be accused of being incapable of administering the world. May God give opportunity to all
the members of the Expediency Council to better serve Islam. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Dey 8,1367 AHS