*as i Recvd:*
The purpose of this email to remind ourselves an important event in
history of Islam.
After completing his last pilgrimage (Hajjatul-Wada'),
Prophet [s] was leaving Makkah toward Madinah, where he and the crowd of
people reached a place called Ghadir Khumm (which is close to today's
al-Juhfah).
It was a place where people from different provinces used to greet each
other before taking different routes for their homes.
*Revelation of Qur'anic Verse 5:67 *
In this place, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
*"O Apostle! Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord; and if
you don't do it, you have not delivered His message (at all); and Allah will
protect you from the people ..." (Qur'an 5:67) *
The first part indicates the importance of this message. and if anyone do
not accept this message it means that he
has not accepted the message of Islam at all.
My brother read this message carfully and accept it and you have any
enquires please do not hesitate to ask me.
The purpose of this email is just convey you this important message.
How Holy Prophet(s) Deliver this Message
Upon receiving the verse, the Prophet [s] stopped on that place (the pond of
Khumm) which was extremely hot. Then he sent for all people who have been
ahead in the way, to come back and waited until all pilgrims who fell
behind, arrived and gathered. He ordered Salman [r] to use rocks and camel
toolings to make a pulpit (minbar) so he could make his announcement. It was
around noon time in the first of the Fall,
and due to the extreme heat in that valley, people were wrapping their robes
around their feet and legs, and were sitting around the pulpit, on the hot
rocks.
On this day the Messenger of Allah [s] spent approximately five hours in
this place;
three hours of which he was on the pulpit. He recited nearly one hundred
verses from
The Glorious Quran, and for seventy three times reminded and warned people
of their deeds and future. Then he gave them a long speech.
The following is a part of his speech which has been widely narrated by the
traditionists:
The Messenger of Allah [s] declared:
*"It seems the time approached when I shall be called away (by Allah) and *
*I shall answer that call. I am leaving for you two precious things and if
you adhere to them both, you will never go astray after me. They are the
Book of Allah and my Progeny, that is my Ahlul Bayt. The two shall never
separate from each other until they come to me by the Pool (of Paradise)." *
Then the Messenger of Allah continued:
*"Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over
themselves?" *
*People cried and answered: *
*"Yes, O' Messenger of God." *
Text (nass) of the Designation
Then followed the key sentence denoting the clear designation of 'Ali as the
leader of the Muslim ummah. The Prophet [s] held up the hand of 'Ali and
said:
*"For whoever I am his Leader (mawla), 'Ali is his Leader (mawla)." *
*The Prophet [s] continued: *
* *
*"O' God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile
to him." *
Revelation of Qur'anic Verse 5:3
Immediately after the Prophet [s] finished his speech, the following verse
of the Qur'an was revealed:
*"Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favour upon you, and
I was satisfied that Islam be your religion." *
*(Qur'an 5:3) *
The above verse clearly indicates that Islam without clearing up matter of
leadership after Prophet [s] was not complete, and completion of religion
was due to announcement of the Prophet's immediate successor.
After his speech, the Messenger of Allah [s] asked everybody to give the
oath of allegiance to 'Ali [a] and
congratulate him. Among those who did so was 'Umar b. al-Khattab, who said:
*"Well done Ibn Abi Talib! Today you became the Leader (mawla) of all
believing men and women." *
This event is the most authentic one in history of Islam .
from the first generation - 110 Companions (sahabah) of the Prophet [s]
from the second generation - 84 Successors (tabi'un) who came after the
Companions
from the third generation onwards - 360 Scholars ('ulama) of the Islamic
world, from the first to the fourteenth century AH (seventh to twentieth
century CE) has reported this event
if you need any refercence please write me
To know further about this event you can browse the followings links
http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/
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Warm Regard
M S ALI Deira,Dubai
Online at:
[email protected]
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