In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
" Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; may God's peace and salutations be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and His curse be upon all their enemies."
It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence Sayyid al-A`lam wa Thiqat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Haj Aqa Mahdi Khwansari (may his graces last) who has spent a good part of his valuable life acquiring religious knowledge, and who is- thanks to God Almighty- endowed with knowledge, goodness, piety and trustworthiness, is granted my permission to be in charge of the financial and religious law affairs whose supervision is the duty of a fully-qualified jurist during the occultation of the Master of the Age and Honor of the Day (may God expedite his glorious advent) ." So, he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs, using the necessary caution." He is also allowed to collect the two blessed Shares, spending a part on his own living sparingly and the great Sadat's Share in its religiously prescribed area. He needs to spend one-third of the remainder of the blessed Share of the Imam's (`a) on the promotion of the sacred religion and exalting the Word of God- may God Almighty exalt it- and to deliver the rest to this humble servant to be expended in the seminary.
" And I advise him (may God assist him) - as we have been advised by the pious predecessors- to keep company of piety, to evade carnal desires, and to be cautious in his worldly and afterworld affairs. I hope he will not forget me in his benevolent prayers." May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon him and our faithful brethren.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Muharram al-Haram 22, 1381 AH