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THE GREAT DAY OF "GHADIR"
The Holy Prophet of Islam,
Muhammad ibn Abdullah (S.A.) went to Mecca in the last year of his life to
perform the worship of "Hajj'. He also invited
all the Muslims to take part in the Hail
ceremonies, and, in response to his invitation, all those who were able to do so accepted the Prophet's
dictate. In a short while, large numbers of Muslims
were moving towards Mecca. There they performed
the glorious worship of Haji and learned from the
Prophet all its customs and procedures. When the ceremonies of the Hajj and the visits to
the Holy Ka'aba were over, the caravans made
ready their return and set off. The Prophet, too,
accompanied a caravan and set off for
Medina. The sound of the camel bells had filled
the desert. The weather was hot and the desert
scalding. Mid-journey, God's angel of revelation
descended and brought the Prophet this message
from God: "O Prophet! Deliver to mankind the
message that has descended to you from your Lord. If you do it not, you have not fulfilled your
Divine mission. God will guard you from the evil
of mankind and will not make the unbelievers successful." At that very spot, the
Prophet dismounted to carry out the Divine
command. He called to a group of Muslims and told
them to tell all the caravans that had advanced to come back, and to tell those that hadn't yet arrived to hurry
up. This group quickly mounted their camels and
hastily reached the caravans which were advancing
and they called out loudly, "Stop! Stop! Come
back! Come back!" The men of the caravans pulled
at the bridles of their camels and the ringing of
the bells stopped. One by one they asked, "Why
must we stop? What has happened? Why must we stop
in this heat? Why return?" The riders told them
that the Prophet had commanded them to return and
come to him at the side of the pool-called Ghadir.The caravans returned and arrived
at the side of the pool, and those that hadn't
yet come also arrived. In this way thousands of
Muslims who were on their return from the Hajj all gathered at Ghadir on the 18th day of the month
Zil-Hajjah and offered the Zohr (noon) prayer
with the Holy Prophet. Then they built a platform of camel saddles and luggage
and the Holy Prophet stood on the top in order to carry
out the Divine command and deliver to the people
that important message.The people were all silent and still, waiting to hear the
Prophet's speech, and to know what the "important
message was. After a very
eloquent speech, the Prophet asked the people in
a loud voice and heavenly tone, "O People! Who is your guide and guardian? Who is your leader and ruler? Am I
not your leader and your guide? Am I not your guardian
and ruler? They replied,
"O Prophet of God, you are 6ur leader and ruler.
You are our guide." Then the Holy Prophet called
for Ali ibn Abi Talib and gave him a place next
to himself. He took his hand and held it aloft,
showing this to the people, and in his loudest voice and most glorious tones he commanded: "Those
whose guide and leader I am, after me, will be guided and led by Ali O People! O Muslims! After me, Ali
is your guide and master".Then he lifted his hands to the skies and said: Lord! Be
friendly with the friends of Ali Be an enemy to the
enemies of Ali Lord! Help the helpers of Ali,
and humble those that wish evil of Ali"
Then he descended from the platform, wiped the
sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath,
stood still for a moment, and commanded the
Muslims to. "Make Allegiance to my brother and
successor. Congratulate him on his Divine appointment. He is Irnam' and Ami, ul-Muminin'.' The Muslims came forward in groups and took the strong hand of Ali ibn Abi Talib and squeezed it and
congratulated him for his position as "leader of the
true believers" and called him Amir
ul-Murninin. In this way. On the 18th day of the
month of ZiLHijjah. Ah ibn Abi Talib was
selected for leadership and Imamate.The position
of leadership and Imamate became a part of religion, and with the introduction of leadership. The
religion of Islam became perfect and eternal. In
this way, God entrusted the guardianship and
leadership of the Muslims to the twelve Imams.
And. In the age of the Imam's absence, a virtuous
courageous and aware master of the Divine law (Mujtahid).who also has the capacity to manage. Becomes
the representative and successor of the Imam, guiding
the Islamic society their political, social and
religious affairs while the people accept his
guidances and ordinances with relief and
gratitude. Every year, we make this great day a
festival and become happy due to the Irnamate of
Imam Ali. We recognize Ali as Imam and leader
of the Muslims and we strive to follow him in
words and
deeds.
