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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Muraja'at Letter 56 Muharram 22, 1330 Suffices to prove its application as an argument what we have mentioned in Letter No. 24 above. I Natural Laws Necessitate the Consecutive Reporting of Hadith al-Ghadir The consecutive reporting of the Ghadir hadith is necessitated by the natural laws which Allah has created.

Its similitude is like that of any great historical step 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 its news to various lands and 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 the early 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)." II The Almighty's Benevolence Hadith al-Ghadir has won the divine concern of Allah, the Dear One, the Sublime, 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: "O Messenger!

Convey that which has been revealed unto you from your Lord, and if you do not do so, then you have not conveyed His Message at all, and Allah will protect you from (evil) men." (Qur'an, 5:67) [^1] When he, peace be upon him and his progeny, conveyed the divine Message (implied in this verse), appointing ‘Ali as the Imam and entrusting him with the caliphate, Allah Almighty revealed the following verse: "Today have I perfected your religion (Islam) for you, completed my blessing unto you, and accepted Islam as your religion." (Qur'an, 5:3) [^2] So, congratulations upon congratulations to ‘Ali; this is Allah's favour; He grants it to whomsoever He pleases.

Anyone who looks into these verses will be profoundly impressed by such divine favours.