Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghadir as Narrated by Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) Part 1: Ghadir in Qur’an Verses on Ghadir On the day of Ghadir, some verses form the holy Quran were revealed, which are, on the basis of narrations, stated here under. First Verse يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ وَاللَّـهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ O’ Apostle, Proclaim the Message which has been sent to you from your Lord!
And if you do not do that, then you would not have fulfilled and proclaimed His Mission. (Know that) God will protect you from (the mischievous) men. (Sura Al-Ma'idah, 5:67). This verse was revealed to the Holy Prophet (S) on the day of Ghadir, before he delivered his historic speech. The narrations by Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) also confirm that this verse was revealed on the day of Ghadir. Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Yaqub al-Kulaini (d.
328 AH) quotes this narration on his documentation as under revealing this verse, Allah ordered his Prophet to announce wilayat (guardianship) of Ali (a.s.). إنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّـهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ Your guardians are Allah, his Apostle and those who believe –those who establish prayers and give Zakat (poor’s rate) while they are bowing down (in worship). Sura Al-Ma'idah: verse 55.
This verse made it compulsory (upon every Muslim) to accept the guardianship of ulu-alamr (people of authorities), but people were not aware of the essence of it. Therefore Allah ordered (S) to clarify for people the concept of wilayat just as he clarified the concepts of prayers, zakat, fasting and hajj. When this order was declared the Holy Prophet (S) became anxious, fearing that people might leave his religion, rejecting him as a prophet. He thus mentioned this while talking to his Lord.
It was at this point that God, the Exalted, revealed the following verse: يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ وَاللَّـهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ O’ Prophet, Proclaim the Message which has been sent to you from your Lord! And if you do not do that, then you would not have fulfilled and proclaimed His Mission. (Know that) Allah will protect you from (the mischievous) men. Sura Al-Ma'idah, verse 67.
Obeying the commandment of God, the Prophet of Allah (S) proclaimed that Ali was the wali (guardian of Muslim affairs).