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The Reality of Ghadir Khumm Event - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Reality of Ghadir Khumm Event 2024-06-25 1327 Views Ghadir Khumm , Farewell Pilgrimage , Eid al-Ghadir The Event of Ghadir Khumm is one of the most important topics that Shia Muslims defend strongly.

In accordance with the authentic traditions narrated by Islamic (Shia/Sunni) Scholars, The Prophet (PBUH&HP) on the way to Medina (in return back from Mecca) was ordered by Almighty Allah to introduce Imam Ali as the Imam appointed by Allah who people must obey him according to Allah command… The article aims to present a brief introduction to this important event and clarify where and when and how the event occurred.

Contents The Farewell Pilgrimage The revelation of Qur’an Verse 5:67 The Sermon The tradition of the Two Weighty Things (Thaqalayn) Acknowledgement of Authority The revelation of Qur’an Verse 5:3 Oath of Allegiance Number of in Ghadir Khumm Allah Punished Enemy of Imam Ali (PBUH) The Farewell Pilgrimage Ten years after the migration (hijrah), the Messenger of Allah [peace and blessings be upon him and his Progeny] ordered to his close followers to call all the people in different places to join him in his last pilgrimage.

On this pilgrimage, he taught them how to perform the pilgrimage in a correct and unified form. This was the first time that Muslims of this magnitude gathered in one place in the presence of their leader, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP). On his way to Mecca, more than seventy thousand people followed the Prophet (PBUH&HP). On the fourth day of Dhu’l-Hijjah, more than one hundred thousand Muslims had entered Mecca.

When the Prophet and Muslims performed and completed their pilgrimage (Hajjatul-Wida: the Prophet’s last Pilgrimage), their great leader the Messenger of Allah decided to come back toward Medina. On the way back, he and the crowd of people reached a place called Ghadir Khumm (which is close to today’s al-Juhfah) on the 18th of Dhu’l-Hijjah of the year 10 AH (10 March 632 CE).

It was a place where people from different provinces used to greet each other before taking different routes to their homes. Almighty Allah commanded His Prophet to declare His important command. That Command was to declare the appointment of Imam Ali (PBUH) as the successor of the Prophet and the first Imam of All Muslims. The revelation of Qur’an Verse 5:67 In this place, the following verse of the Glorious Quran revealed: “O Apostle!