In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Shawwal 9,1409 AH
His Excellency Mr. Dawda Kairaba Jawara, President of the Republic of Gambia,
The receipt of your congratulatory telegram on the auspicious `Id al-Fitr is acknowledged with gratitude. Reciprocally, I extend my congratulations to Your Excellency and to the fraternal Muslim nation of your country for this great Islamic feast. I beseech God, the Exalted, to grant the prosperity and glory to all Muslim nations. May peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini