In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Your Excellency Aqa Haj Sayyid Shahabuddin Najafi Mar`ashi- may your graces last,
I received your Excellency's telegraph of condolence on the martyrdom of the beloved president and prime minister of our country with appreciation. The nation of Iran becomes more harmonious with such martyrdoms, but these losses make the duty of theological seminaries clearer. I beseech God to grant health and happiness to your Excellency.
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Dhu'l-Qa`dah 3,1401 AH