Dear honorable friend and true follower and child of Imam Khomeini, Mr. Mir Hussein Mousavi,

I received your letter, which expressed genuine heartfelt belief and grief for Islam and humanity. I had hoped that, with the election of one like you, equipped with such assets as true commitment and experience and the blessings of Imam Khomeini (PBUH) and his faithful followers, the joy of the sensible and wise people of Islamic Iran shall be doubly enhanced.
But, alas, and a thousand regrets that it was not to be. You may be certain that standing up for people’s rights, respecting the people’s vote, and protecting their selective and intelligent choice, which is well apparent in the theme of your letter, can be made possible only through ensuring a continued awareness of all men, and if I believed that reminders and recommendations made by me would make the slightest difference in solving the present dilemma, I would surely adhere to such a necessary and righteous act, so that the doubts and misgivings that have come about concerning people’s votes in the process of the election may be alleviated.
However, with all the existing difficulties and conditions, and while the gateway to God and seeking Him is a path fully transparent and open to all men at all times, I see as my duty to pray for all you men and women of this land in perseverance and continuation of the sacred goals of the movement culminating in Imam Khomeini (PBUH)’s Islamic Republic, which is the true and pure Islam; the defender of human dignity and the rights of man.
It is for us to pray and for Him to grant our prayers.
After all, I invite the people to keep their calm and peaceful guarding of order, so that they may realize what rightfully belongs to them, which is primarily their votes and election, only through the proper legal channels.
I hope that in these troubled times of great sensitivity and mass astonishment, relying on Allah the Almighty, with the help of the masses, and with the backing of universities and the great and honorable clergy such as the Association of Combatant Clerics and the Association of the Researchers and Teachers of Qom Seminary, all of whom are men of great knowledge and wisdom, and with many hundreds and thousands of other great and distinguished clergy in the seminaries of Qom and other places, while showing patience, you shall safeguard the rights of the people only through unity, and indeed the only path to prosperity is in standing united behind the banner of La ilaha il-Allah (there is no god but Allah).

Yusof Saanei

June 15, 2009

The holy city of Qom