In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Administrative Council of Qum Theological Seminary- may its graces last,
With greetings and prayer for you dear ones! Your efforts are not things that might be unknown to anyone. God willing, through the assistance of the workers in the affairs of the seminary, may you succeed in responding to the questions of the Muslim world.
The fact should not be forgotten that in no way that the firm pillars of the jurisprudence and its principles prevalent in the religious seminaries be encroached upon. Of course, while firmly and steadfastly propagating the Jawahiri ijtihad, the merits of the new methods and sciences needed by the Islamic seminaries must be utilized.
I would like to admonish my good and revolutionary children that I do approve the administrative council of the Theological Seminary of Qum. They should try not to be radical, for radicalism will lead to their defeat.
The young seminary students should assist the esteemed professors of the seminary, who at the service of the Revolution, Islam and the Islamic sciences so that they could achieve the important objectives of teaching and training. The administrative council and dear professors should also be aware that without the revolutionary seminary students they could not achieve any of their legitimate aims. The revolutionary and combatant seminary students are the forerunners of our authentic Islamic Revolution. The bright image of the seminaries of Iran in the Muslim world is indebted to the imprisonments and tortures suffered by these beloveds.
The matter must be taken into account that the administrative council of the religious seminary of Qum has to pray to God for the dear seminary students not to face problems while busy in their studies and learning. If in some aspects they will not succeed, at least those are beyond their capability. Constant chanting of slogans belongs to those who are poor in practice.
I pray to God, the Exalted, for the success of the commanders and soldiers of the Islamic sciences. May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Ordibehesht 17,1368 AHS