(Kitabul Wilayah, by Mohammed bin Jarir Tabari [died 310 A.

(Kitabul Wilayah, by Mohammed bin Jarir Tabari [died 310 A.H.].) Zaid Ibn Arqam also narrates that after the Prophet's discourse, people advanced, group by group towards the tent especially erected for this ceremony, and amidst the applause of greetings and congratulations they began to swear allegiance to Imam Ali (p.b.u.h.). This event has established its correctness among various religious and social groups, and almost every school of thoughts has acknowledged its authenticity.

Ghadir points as a living truth, which emerged from the horizon of history, shedding its light, likes the sun, the moon, and the stars in every age and clime. The investigations of thirty most prominent commentators of Quran and Hadith have confirmed this event. Talat Abedi (India) Previous…