Imam Khomeini, the leader of contemporary Muslim world, also said that being kind to brothers in faith could also guarantee the independence of Islamic countries and cut the influence of colonial powers.
Elsewhere in the historic message, Imam also strongly denounced Israeli atrocities being committed against Palestinian people.
Imam also stressed that the grave responsibility of the governments of Muslim countries has been achieving freedom from the clutches of imperialism and serving the Islamic nation.
The late founder of the Islamic Republic also noted that the imperialists agents were attempting to create disunity among the Muslims.
The full text of the historic message comes as following:
Message
Date: October 11, 2791] Mehr 91, 1531 AHS/ Ramadan 3, 2931 AH [ »1«
Place: Najaf, Iraq
Subject: The heart-rending tragic events in Palestine
Occasion: The arrival of the Holy Month of Ramadan
Addressees: All the Muslims, Islamic and Arab governments, and the Palestinian revolutionaries
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
With the coming of the holy month of Ramadan, the month of mercy, forgiveness and blessings, I beseech God, the Exalted, to make all the Muslims more aware of the duties and responsibilities that the Creator of the worlds has given them; the responsibility of preserving the divine laws and acting upon the Holy Qur'an which is the foundation of the revival of the honor and grandeur of Islam and the Muslims; the responsibility of preserving the unity of expression and being kind to brothers in faith as it is the guarantor of the Muslim countries' independence and the expulsion of the colonial influence; the responsibility of discarding personal interests and sacrificing in the way of regaining what were lost through differences of expression; the heavy responsibility of the governments of Muslim countries in acting upon the Qur'an and Islam, freedom from the yoke of imperialism, and being at the service of the Islamic nation. The responsibilities at the present time are perhaps more than those in the past; a time when the malicious claws of the imperialists have penetrated the depths of Muslim countries and by all possible means through their agents they try create disunity among the Muslims as well as the heads of Muslim countries. Through various means they dissuade the Muslims from resorting to Islam and the Qur'an so that they could easily attain their inhuman objectives which are the exploitation of the deprived class. It is a time when, by designating their agents in the corners and sides of the Muslim countries under different names and deceitful titles- and at times, under the name of Islam- the imperialists have sidetracked the culture of the Qur'an and they open as wide as possible the way for their exploitation. That Iran and all that is happening therein is but heart-rendering tragedies; this Palestine which is now at the head of tragedies; this difference in expression and the devotions of some heads of Muslim countries who, though possessing vast natural resources, valuable reserves and seven hundred million population, have not been able to cut off the hands of imperialism and Zionism from the Islamic lands and to put an end to their lackeys' influence; these carnal desires and the puppetry of some Arab governments is the reason behind the failure of one hundred million Arab population to free Palestine from the clutches of Israel.
They must know that the goal of the powerful imperialist governments in creating Israel is not only the occupation of Palestine; rather, if they are given the chance, all Arab countries- God forbid- will meet the same fate of Palestine. Now that a group of self-sacrificing Palestinian men have courageously risen up against the bunch of usurpers and aggressors to determine their own destiny by themselves, which is the liberation of Palestine, and to make strenuous efforts to free their usurped lands and occupied territories, we can see what the agents of imperialism have done to them yesterday in Jordan »1« and what they are doing now in Lebanon. Mischievous and all-out propaganda and intrigues are underway; the impure hands of the imperialist agents are busy plotting to separate the Muslims from this self-sacrificing group and to expel them from sensitive and strategic centers where there is the possibility of operations and strike against the usurper forces of Israel.
In this state of affairs haven't the Muslims and governments of Islamic countries duty to God, the Exalted, and to their logic and conscience? Should the self-sacrificing men of Palestine be crushed at the hands of the imperialist agents in the colonized countries while the Muslims sit quietly or fan the flames of this filthy goal?
Do the Arab governments and Muslim residents of these countries not know that by the defeat of this group, other Arab countries will not be spared of the mischief of this wicked usurper?
Now, for the preservation of their independence, it is necessary for all Muslims and governments of the Islamic countries, especially the Arab governments, to protect and assist this group of mujahidin [strugglers] and not to deny them the supply of weapons and provisions. By relying on God, the Exalted, and holding fast to the Holy Qur'an, it is necessary for the combatant devotees not to withhold from struggling along this lofty way and to allow the estrangement of some elements amount to their estrangement. Wherever they are, it is definitely necessary for them to behave properly with the residents of the place and carry out the duties of their brothers in faith.
I hope that during these blessed days the awakened and wary Muslims, especially the pious servants of God and the distinguished `ulama', will pray for the deliverance of the Muslims from the evil clutches of the foreigners; in the religious assemblies during the holy month of Ramadan and other great Islamic gatherings such as Friday prayer congregations and the hajj rites to disseminate the truth to all Muslims; and to call on the followers of the Qur'an to the unity of expression and collaboration for the liberation of Palestine and solving the destructive problems befalling the Islamic nation.
I beseech God, the Exalted, to cut off the hands of the foreigners from the Muslim lands." Verily He is the hearer and answerer."
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Ramadan al-Mubarak 3, 2931 AH