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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Shi'ite Encyclopedia (chapter 2-3) Ghadir Khum (part 3 of 3) The chains (asnad) of narrations of Ghadir Khum The importance of the tradition of Ghadir Khum in history is reflected in its widespread documentation and mentioned by the multitude of personalities over the centuries.

Although, some trivialized, only listed the occurrence among the historical events without giving it a thought, or discussed the matter in a mixture of emotional judgments, none could deny the authenticity of these narrations. The essence of what the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF) delivered on the day of Ghadir was not disputed among any, even if they disagreed on its interpretation, for reasons obvious to the alert.

Let us look at the lists of some of the Sunni traditions, commentators, and historians who have documented the tradition of Ghadir Khum in chronological order: Sunni Traditionists who mentioned the Tradition of Ghadir Khum Mohammed Ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (Imam al-Shafi'i, d. 204) per "al-Nihayah" by Ibn al-Athir Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (Imam al-Hanbali, d. 241), in "Masnad" and "al-Manaqib" Ibn Majah (d. 273), in "Sunan Ibn Majah" al-Tirmidhi (d. 279), in "Sahih al-Tirmidhi" al-Nisa'i (d.

303), in "al-Khasa'is" Abu-Ya'la al-Mousilli (d. 307), in "al-Masnad" al-Baghawi (d. 317), in "al-Sunan" al-Doolabi (d. 320), in "al-Kuna wal Asmaa" al-Tahawi (d. 321), in "Mushkil al-Athar" al-Hakim (d. 405), in "al-Mustadrak" Ibn al-Maghazili al-Shafi'i (d. 483), in "al-Manaqib" Muhammad al-Ghazzali (d. 505), in "Sirrul `Alamayn" Ibn Mindah al-Asbahani (d. 512), in his book al-Khatib al-Khawarizmi (d. 568), in "al-Manaqib" and "Maqtal al-Imam al-Sibt" Abul Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi (d.

597), in "Manaqib" al-Ganji al-Shafi'i (d. 658), in "Kifayat al-Talib" Muhib al-Din al-Tabari (d. 694), in "al-Riyadh al-Nadhirah" and "Dhakha'ir al-'Aqabi" al-Hamawainy (d. 722), in "Fara'id al-Samdtin" al-Dhahabi (d. 748), in "al-Talkhis" al-Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 8th century), in "Mishkat al-Masabih" al-Haythami (d. 807), in "Majma' al-Zawa'id" al-Jazri (d. 830), in "Asna al-Matalib" Abul Abbas al-Qastalani (d. 923), in "al-Mawahib al-Ladaniya" al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (d.

975), in "Kanz al-Ummal" Abdul Haqq al-Dihlawi, in "Sharh al-Mishkat" al-Hurawi al-Qari (d. 1014), in "al-Muraqat fi Sharh al-Mishkat" Taj al-Din al-Manawi (d.