I congratulate the devout nation on the occasion of the escape of Muhammad Ridā Pahlavī, which is the dawn of the victory of the nation and the threshold of salvation and attainment of freedom and independence. You, the courageous, steadfast nation proved to the oppressed nations that it is possible to overcome the difficulties, whatever they might be, through devotion and resistance and achieve the objective—whatever it might be. Although this tyrant has escaped from our hands with his hands are stained with the blood of our youth and his pockets are full of the nation’s wealth, by the grace of God he will be tried soon and the revenge of the dispossessed will be taken on him, but the severance of the hands of the oppressors by the oppressed to prevent the continuation of oppression is imminent. He has left and joined Israel, the sworn enemy of Islam and the Muslims, but left such crimes and disorderliness whose compensation will not be possible except through the affirmation of the Almighty God and the efforts of all strata of the nation and the sacrifices of the efficient and intellectual classes. Now on the dawn of salvation and victory, I draw the attention of the people to certain issues.
Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 5, P 473