225; Esbath aIHuda, VoI 2, p.

225; Esbath aIHuda, VoI 2, p. 17, hadith 67, p. 21, hadith 87, p. 199, hadith 1004; Mu'jam aI-BaIadan, VoI2, p. 389; Mesbah aI-Mutahajjed, p. 709; AI-WasiIah (Ibne-Hamzah), p. 196; AI-Ghaibah (Shaikh Tusi), p. 155; AI-Durus, p. 156; Mazaraat (shrines of) AhI aI-bayt (a.s.) and Tarikh (history) of (Sayed JaIaIi), p.42. remained intact during their times. In the year 1250 A.H.

(1830 A.D.) Syed Kazemi had informed about the presence of this mosque saying that even though Ghadir was far away from the roadside, yet this mosque was famous. In 1300 A.H. (1880 A.D.), Mohadeth Nouri informed about the existence of the Ghadir mosque and he had personally visited and performed rites in it. Demolition of the Ghadir Mosque by the enemies11 : Just like [Ghadir], a banner raised high in the history of Islam, and from which the green light of "Ali W aliullah" shines.

Similarly, the mosque of Ghadir was.like an arrow in the eyes of the enemies of Wilayah, since its construction in the heart of the desert, is a living proof of the Ghadir event. For this reason, the revengeful enemies of Hazrat Ali and their followers could not tolerate to see the existence of this historical and ideological construction. The signs of this mosque which was marked by the holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and his companions, for the first time was destroyed and wiped out by Omar Ibn Khatab.

The mosque was revived during Hazrat Ali’s time. After his demise, Moawiya sent a camel driver along with two hundred persons to pull down the mosque to the ground. After a lapse of years, the mosque was again rebuilt” and considering that it was located along side the road to Hejaz, it became so famous that historians and geography writers, from the Sunni sect too, have made mention of this Mosque and its exact location. The Ghadir mosque existed until a century ago.

Although it was located in an opposition region, officially, it was a site of worship and was famous as the Ghadir Mosque. However, the Wahabis who undertook two spiteful steps for its destruction inflicted the final blow. On one hand, they destroyed the Mosque and its signs and on the other hand, they changed the course of roadway in such a way that a vast distance was created between the roadway and Ghadir territory.

The Geographical location of Ghadir Khum: The territory of Ghadir is situated in a flooded area where floods reach Johfah from Ghadir, and thereafter joins the red sea. Hence the yearly floods route into the sea.