In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds; may God's peace and salutation be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and His curse be upon all their enemies.
Next, His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Haj Shaykh Muhammad-Baqir Tahiri Shahroudi- may His graces last- who has spent a long period of his noble life in studying religious sciences is herewith authorized on my behalf to accept religious taxes and is appointed as authority on religious affairs. He is authorized to spend half of the portion of the sadat and one-third of the blessed portion of the Imam- may God's peace be upon him- in instances determined and to send the rest to this person for expenditure for the lofty ideals of pure Islam and for expenses of the sacred theological schools.
"And I admonish him, may God Almighty assist him, as we have been admonished by the pious predecessors to keep company of piety, to evade carnal desires and to be cautious." May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon him and our faithful brethren.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Jamadi al-Awwal 6,1403 AH