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30 diary entries in this month.
We had a public session; the bill on the country's administrative divisions was under discussion. Before noon, I came to my office. Mr. [Mohammad] Mohammadi [representative of Gorgan] came, complaining about Mr. Nourmofidi [Gorgan's Friday …
Until nine-thirty in the morning, I rested and studied. Then I went to the President's office. The discussion was about high prices and distribution [of goods]. There was a detailed discussion about the production and distribution of textil…
I woke up at seven thirty in the morning. I attended the public session; before the agenda, I spoke about the martyrs of the seventh of Tir. I entrusted the end of the session to Mr. Yazdi and came to my office to take care of some work. Ar…
For the speech in Isfahan, I did some studying. I read the report of the UN delegation; it is relatively realistic: the Iraqis have had very little destruction in their country. For the most part, regarding civilians and the population—as t…
We had a public session. All the time was taken up by the first reading of the bill for implementing Article 49; it was approved by a strong majority. At noon, in my office, we consulted about the amendment to the law on reforming the salar…
After the morning prayer, I came to the library and wrote some material to complete the article on the martyrs of the Seventh of Tir, based on the suggestion of the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper. Then I slept for a while and continued writing un…
I stayed at home; I was studying and writing. Before noon, Ahmad Agha came. He reported that the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom and the Combatant Clergy Association [of Tehran] had given Imam a list to complete [the members of] the Gua…
I went to sleep after suhoor and prayer. At seven in the morning, I went to the session. Before the [start] of the open session, I read the reports. The United Nations delegation's report on the destruction caused by the war has been given …
At eleven in the morning, we had a meeting in the president's office to examine the causes of rising prices and ways to combat it. [This meeting] continued until two in the afternoon. It was decided that we should give priority to essential…
In the open session, before the agenda, I spoke about the anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. [Mostafa] Chamran. One of the representatives came and reported on another representative's campaigning for Mr. [Mohammad] Yazdi's chairmanship; I…
After the morning prayer, I did not sleep. I read some of the memoirs related to the days of Mr. Bani-Sadr's dismissal and the bombing at the central office of the Islamic Republic Party [Islamic], for an article I am working on. After the …
After suhoor and prayer, I slept until seven in the morning. Then I went to the session. I read the reports. In the open session, before the agenda, I spoke about the crimes of Ba'athist Iraq and the martyrdom of six—or three—clerics of the…
I was at home the whole time; usually, the Majlis has no sessions on Saturdays. I spent most of my time studying. Mr. Sadegh Tabatabaei came by appointment. He recounted the story of his troubles in Germany and believes that it was a conspi…
When we got up to eat suhoor, Aqa Jalal called to say that Kazem Marashi had been in an accident and had been taken to the hospital. I did not tell Effat; because she was very upset and worried. I struggled to come up with an excuse for the…
At seven in the morning, I went to the parliament. We had a public session. I entrusted part of the session to Mr. Yazdi. Before noon, I spoke to the guards at the Imam Hussein (AS) training center. After the noon prayer, I met with Mr. Rab…
Before noon, I was studying and writing at home. Dr. Velayati [Minister of Foreign Affairs] consulted by telephone about helping some of the groups in Palestine; they are asking us for assistance. It was decided that, after further consulta…
After the morning prayer, I went to sleep. At eight in the morning, I went to the public session. Before I arrived, Mr. Yazdi had begun the session. Several bills were passed. Several questions were addressed. At noon, Mr. [Bahram] Tajgardo…
At two o'clock, after a short sleep, we woke up to eat the pre-dawn meal. Mehdi was not satisfied with the food available and ate some ready-made food. Yaser was also at his maternal uncle's house. After the prayer, I slept until seven in t…
A martyr’s father came from Karaj and returned the 160,000 tomans that the army gives to the families of martyrs, to be spent on the war. Messrs. [Esmail] Ferdowsipour and [Mohammad Esmail] Shoushtari, who had gone to Germany to participate…
I was at home all the time and mostly studied. Before noon, Mr. [Gholamhossein] Karbaschi, the governor of Isfahan, came and was concerned about the danger of the disputes in Isfahan, which had led to the weakening of Mr. [Jalaleddin] Taher…
Until ten-thirty in the morning, I studied at home. I went to the university to attend the Friday prayer. In the afternoon, I also spent time studying and writing about the events of the past three days. I also tinkered a bit with the pool …
After the prayer, I read the reports and [Persian text] wrote the Arabic sermon. In the open session, the bill on interest-free banking operations was under discussion; we made good progress. At noon [Mr. Mostafa Kiaei], the representative …
I read the reports and made up for the three-day delay in [writing] the [daily] memoirs. I spoke by telephone with Mr. [Mohammad-Mahdi] Rabbani Amlashi and Ahmad Agha about the new members of the Guardian Council. At ten o'clock, I went to …
After the prayer, I wrote a message for the Jihad seminar. I read the reports. I went to the open session and stayed in the session until ten o'clock. I went to the Guardian Council to conduct the lottery ceremony. [Ayatollah Khamenei] the …
I went to the parliament. I read the reports. The open session began at seven-thirty in the morning. I offered my condolences on the death of Ayatollah [Mohammad Ali] Angaji in Tabriz, during the Fifteenth of Khordad demonstration. The bill…
I was at home before noon. I was studying and resting. Effat and Yaser went to Karaj with the families of the Imam and the President, Martyr Beheshti, Martyr Motahari, and some others. On the way back, they were complaining about the condit…
Until nine-thirty in the morning, I was studying at home and reviewing the reports. The representatives and staff of the Parliament met with the Imam. Before the general meeting took place, I went to visit the Imam. The Imam sweetly complai…
Until ten-thirty in the morning, I studied and rested at home. I went to the university to attend the Friday prayer. Mr. [Abdolmajid] Maadikhah called; I told him the outcome of the negotiations; he wants an independent organization affilia…
Before going to the public session, I wrote the Arabic sermon for the Friday prayer and sent it for translation. I studied the reports. In the public session, the bill on interest-free banking operations was under discussion; we did not mak…
Until the afternoon, I was at home and mostly studying the book “Muntakhab al-Athar” for the Friday sermon about the Awaited Imam (may God hasten his reappearance). I went to the exhibition introducing the Parliament Week; it is not bad. I …