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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Essays On Ghadir 11- Argumentation and References Made To Ghadir Day The consecutive repor of the Ghadir tradition is necessitated by the natural laws which Allah has created.

It is like the great historical steps undertaken by the most important man of a nation who announces, in the presence of thousands of his nationals, the undertaking of a major step, so that they may convey the news to various nations, especially if such an undertaking enjoys the concern of his own family and their supporters in all generations to come, so that such an announcement might receive the widest possible publicity.

Can such an announcement, as significant as it is, be transmitted by, say, just one single person? Certainly not. Its news would spread.as widely as morning sun rays, encompassing the plains as well as the oceans; "And you shall never find any alteration to Allah's order (Qur'an, 33:62).

" The AI-Ghadir tradition has won the divine concern of Allah, Who inspired to His Messenger, (peace be upon him and his progeny), including it in His Qur'an which is recited by muslims even during the late hours of the night or the early hours of the day, in public and in private, in their supplications and ceremonial prayers, from the top of their pulpits and the heights of their minarets, stating: "0 Messenger! Proclaim the Message that has been sent down to you from your Creator & Nurture.

And if you did not, then you would not have fulfilled your duty as Allah's Messanger. {Know that) Allah will protect you from {the mischievous) people. Verily, Allah does not guide the disbelievers." (Qur'an, 5:67)16 When he, conveyed the divine Message (implied in this verse), appointing" Ali as the Imam and entrusting him as the caliph, Allah Almighty, revealed the 16 We do not urge its revelation in "Ali's wiliiyat on Ghadir Khurn Day, from the sources of the purified progeny of the Prophet.

Suffices you for reference to its narration by others. On page 150 of the book Asbabul Nuzul it is narrated from two respected sources: 'Atiyyah and Abu Sa'id Khudri say that the verse was revealed on Ghadir Khum Day about 'Ali ibn Abu Talib." The same is narrated by Hafiz Abu Na'im who interprets it in his book Nuzul al-Quran relying on two sources. One is Abu Sa'id, and the other is Abu Rafi'.

It is also narrated by Imam Ibrahim ibn Mohammad al-Shafi'i in his book Al-F awaid, from various sources ending with Abu Hurayrah.