In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Excellency Mr. Ma'moun `Abdul-Qayyoum, President of the Republic of Maldives,
The receipt of your congratulatory telegram on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan is hereby acknowledged with gratitude.
I pray God, the Exalted, for the success of all Muslims of the world in performing their Islamic duties and divine obligations. May peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Ramadan 10,1409 AH