…the great lesson of Ghadir is to fight against difference...

…the great lesson of Ghadir is to fight against difference and discord and for implementing this; the Islamic sects should avoid insulting each other’s beliefs and foil the Imperialism’s plot for sowing discord among Shia and Sunni [7] ” In light of this, it is very important at this crucial moment to revive and spread the messages of Ghadir Khum, as it serves as a formidable background towards achieving unity among all Muslim sects and denominations. References: 1.

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Qurtabi, Mohammad, Al-Jami li Ahkam al-Qur’an , Tehran, Nasser Khosrow Publications, 1985, first edition. 11. Suyuti, Abdul-Rahman, 2000, Al-Itqan fi ‘ulum al-Quran , Beirut: Dar al-Kitab Al-Arabi, second edition. 12. Suyuti, Abdul-Rahman, Al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir al-Mathur , Qom: Ayatollah Mar’ashi Najafi Public Library, 1983, first edition. 13. Tirmidhi, Muhammad, Al-Jami ‘al-Sahih (Sunan al-Tirmidhi) , Cairo, Dar al-Hadith, 1998, first edition. 14.

Wahidi, Ali, Asbabu al-Nuzu al-Qur’an , Beirut, Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyya, 1990 AD, first edition. 15. https://www.leader.ir/en/content/3658/Fight-against-disunity-great-lesson-of-Ghadir Footnotes: [1] . The word ‘Ghadir’ means a pond, and ‘Khum’ is a name of a place located between Mecca and Madinah. [2] .

Among the Sunni scholars who attested to the revelation of this verse on the 18th of Dhul-Hijjah, 10 A.H in relation to the appointment of Hazrat Ali (a.s) as the Prophet’s vicegerent include: Fakhr Razi, Tafsir al-Kabir , vol. 12, p. 401; Suyuti, Durr al-Manthur , vol. 2, p.