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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Essays On Ghadir 5- "allegiance" of People With Imam Ali (a.s.) in Ghadir Tradition "[0 MESSENGER!] PROCLAIM THE MESSAGE THAT HAS BEEN SENT DOWN TO YOU FROM YOUR CREATOR & NURTURER. AND IF YOU DID NOT, THEN YOU WOULD NOT HA VE FULFILLED YOUR DUTY AS ALLAH'S MESSENGER? [KNOW THAT] ALLAH WILL PROTECT YOU FROM [THE MISCHIEVOUS] PEOPLE.

VERITY, ALLAH DOES NOT GUIDE THE DISBELIEVERS." (Quran 5:67) Ghadir is one of the two most important historical events in the history of Islam, the other being Mubahela. Like all other historical events of national importance, the tradition of Ghadir has ever since been the talk of the entire Muslim nation, and has been consecutively transmitted to this day. The Prophet (p.b.u.h), made extraordinary arrangements for the transmission of this tradition.

The occasion was the return journey from his last pilgrimage, ten years after the migration. The messenger of Allah ordered his close followers to call all the different people from different places to join them in his last pilgrimage, whereby he taught them how to perform the pilgrimage in a correct and unified way. This was the first time that the Muslims, with the magnitude, gathered in one place in the presence of their leader, the messenger of Allah.

On his way to Mecca more than seventy thousand people followed Prophet (p.b.u.h). By the fourth day of Dhul hajjah, more than one hundred thousand people had entered Mecca. Ali (a.s) also joined the Holy Prophet. On their return journey, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) was leaving Mecca towards Medina, where he and the crowd of people reached to a place called GHADIR KHUM (which is close to today’s Johfah).

It was a place where people from different provinces and countries said good bye to each other and took different routes for their homes. It was in this place that the above verse of the Quran was revealed. The Prophet spent approximately 5 hours addressing the people out of which three hours were on the pulpit. He recited nearly 100 verses from the Holy Quran, and reminded and warned the people of their deeds and future. Then he gave a long speech.

The following is a part of the speech as narrated by Sunni traditionists. The Messenger of Allah declared: "O People! Know that Gabriel came down to me several times bringing me an order from the Lord, the merciful; that I should stop at this place and inform you. Behold!