He called for congregational prayer and asked those who were...

He called for congregational prayer and asked those who were present to inform about it those who were not present.[^1] Great Sunni Huffaz (memorizers of Quran) and famous Sunni scholars such as Ibn Abi Hatam, Ibn Marduyeh, Thalabi, Abu Naeem Isfahani, Wahidi, Haskani, Ibn Asakir, Fakhr Razi, Naishaburi, Einy, Jalal Al-Din Suyuti etc.

have also related that this verse was revealed on Ghadir Day.[^2] Second Verse When the Holy Prophet’s speech ended on the day of Ghadir and those present paid allegiance to Ali (a.s.) as the commander of the faithful, this verse was revealed: الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا Today I have perfected your religion for you and finished my bounty upon you and have chosen Islam for you as religion. Sura Al-Ma'idah: verse 3.

Sheikh Kulaini quotes on his own documentation, a narration from Imam Baqir (a.s.) about Imam Ali’s speech which is known as a means (wasila) sermon. In this long speech Imam Ali (a.s.) says: “Then the Prophet of Allah (S) went to Ghadir Khum, and the Muslims made something like a pulpit by his order. The Prophet (S) mounted it and raised my arm to the extent that the whiteness of his armpit became visible.

Then he said loudly: من كنت مولاه فهذا علي مولاه، اللهم وال من والاه وعاد من عاداه Of whomsoever I am a master, Ali is his master. My Lord! Befriend anyone who befriends him and make enmity towards anyone who makes enmity towards him. Therefore, friendship with me is friendship with Allah and enmity with me is enmity with Allah.

At this moment Allah revealed this verse: الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا Today I have perfected your religion for you, and finished my bounty upon you and have chosen Islam for you as religion.

(5:3) It is due to this, that my guardianship has resulted in the perfection of religion and pleasure of Allah, the Exalted.” [^3] It is worth mentioning that some of the great Sunni scholars and memorizers (of Quran) like Ibn Marduyeh, Abu Naeem Isfahani, Ibn Maghazeli, Muaffaq Maki, Abu Hamed Salehani, Hamyuni etc. have also mentioned that this verse was revealed on the Day of Ghadir Khum.

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