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Line 26: <BLOCKQUOTE> The imperialist foreign media falsely alleged that the officials of the Islamic Republic have said the sentence of death on the author of <I>The Satanic Verses</I> will be retracted if he repents. His Excellency, Imam Khomeini, long may he live, has said: <BLOCKQUOTE>This is denied 100%. Even if Salman Rushdie repents and become the most pious man of all time, it is incumbent on every Muslim to employ everything he has got, his life and wealth, to send him to Hell.</BLOCKQUOTE> ~~His Excellency the~~The Imam added: <BLOCKQUOTE>If a non-Muslim becomes aware of Rushdie's whereabouts and has the ability to execute him quicker than Muslims, it is incumbent on Muslims to pay a reward or a fee in return for this action. <ref>Moin, <I>Khomeini</I>, (2001), p.284 </ref></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>

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