He remarks: “People are free to express views and ideas on religion.

He remarks: “People are free to express views and ideas on religion. These (views and ideas) will never tear apart the bond of Islamic brotherhood to which the holy Qur’an has referred by stating that ‘surely the believers are brethren; even though academic discussion and theological and religious debates reach a peak. This has been the style of the predecessors, and of the ‘sahaba’ and the ‘tabi’un’, at the head of them.

“Notwithstanding all the differences that we have in the primary and secondary principles, we, the compilers and writers in nooks and corners of the world of Islam, share a common point and that is belief in the Almighty and His Prophet.

A single spirit and one (form of) sentiment exists in all our bodies, and that is the spirit of Islam and the term ‘ikhlas,” “We, the Muslim compilers, all live under the banner of truth and carry out our duties under the guidance of the Qur’an and the Prophetic Mission of the Holy Prophet (s).

The message for all of us is ‘Surely the (true) religion with Allah is Islam … ‘ (3) and the slogan of all of us is ‘There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.’ Indeed, we are (the members of) the party of Allah and the supporters of his religion. In the preface to volume 8, under the title of “al-Ghadir Yowahhad al-Sufuf fil-Mila al-Islami”, ‘Allamah Amini directly makes researches the role of “Al- Ghadir” in (the establishment of) Islamic unity.

In this discussion, this great scholar categorically rejects the accusations levelled by those who said: ‘Al-Ghadir’ causes greater discord among the Muslims. He proves that, on the contrary, “Al-Ghadir” removes many misunderstandings and brings the Muslims closer to one another. Then he brings evidence by mentioning the confessions of the non-Shi’i Islamic scholars. At the close, he quotes the letter of Shaykh Muhammad Saeed Dahduh written in this connection.

To avoid prolongation of this article, we will not quote and translate the entire statements of ‘Allamah Amini in explaining the positive role of “al-Ghadir” in (establishing) Islamic unity, since what has already been mentioned sufficiently proves this fact.

The positive role of “al-Ghadir” is established by the fact that it firstly clarifies the proven logic of the Shi’ahs and proves that the inclination of Muslims to Shi’ism – notwithstanding the poisonous publicity of some people – is not due to political, ethnic, or other trends and considerations.