In the Name of God,
the Compassionate, the Merciful
Monotheistic divine schools of thought have always existed among human
beings since the creation of man but have not been implemented in an appropriate
way due to the obstacles created by the oppressors. This is especially
true for the religion of Jesus Christ which has suffered from many distortions
and has been attributed with false things that are not becoming of the
Christ. And worse than all are monarchs who have claimed to be Christians
but in practice proved the contrary and, in fact, prevented Jesus Christ's
teachings from being realized.
If the teachings of prophets such as Jesus Christ, Moses and Muhammad
were carried out among Christians, Jews and Moslems in appropriate ways
we would not be faced with the present difficulties prevailing everywhere.
Now you are witnessing the crimes of the superpowers while resorting to
Christianity and claiming to be Christians. The same is true of the leaders
of Islamic countries; they are also committing crimes under the name of
Islam. You witnessed that Mohammad Reza pretended to be Moslem and would
print Qurans and would claim adherence to Islam but you all saw what he
did. Carter does the same in respect of Christianity: bringing tyranny
to and committing cruelty in the world contrary to the teachings of Jesus
Christ.
Religions, from the very beginning of their creation, have always been
faced with such devils. At present we have here an Islamic country in its
true sense, and if Islam is fully realized you will see how kind and tolerant
it will be towards Christians and followers of other religions. If, God
willing, Islam is realized in Iran and other places tyranny will be eliminated,
aggression will vanish and governments will never be able to impose further
oppression on the people. Pray that all those who are busy with acts of
sabotage around our country and do not have faith in any religion be corrected
or be destroyed. A sound Islamic system can be realized which will be both
in your interest and in the interest of humanity.
January 6, 1982