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Regarding Shias, they, congregationally, agree upon the fact that the Verse involved was revealed in Ghadeer Khum on the eighteenth of DhulHijja where Allah ordered His Prophet of nominating Ali as the imam and his successor. See AlMuraja'at page717. The Style of the Decision of Nominating the Leader and the Prophet's Successor 1. The Text Related By HutheifehbnUseid AlGhefari And Recorded in AtTabarani's AlKabeer Hutheifeh says: The Prophet, then, stated: “O people!
The Aware, the Knowing informed me that prophets attain only the half of the age of the succeeding ones. I do conclude that I am to be soon invited, and I am to answer. I, as well as you, shall be questioned. What will you reply?” “We do confirm that you have conveyed, done well and advised. God may reward you with good.” They answered.
Thence, the Prophet said: “Do you maintain there is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is Allah's slave and apostle, and the Paradise is true, the Hellfire is true, death is true, the postearthly life resurrection is true and the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it; and Allah shall raise up those who are in the graves?” “Yes, we do maintain so.” they answered. “O Allah! Be the witness.” supplicated the Prophet, and added: “O people! Allah is surely my Master.
I am the master of the believers. I am preceded to the believers' souls. He whomever I was his master, this — Ali — is being his master. O Allah! Accede to whom accedes to him, and oppose whom opposes him.”[99] The Prophet then added: “O people! I will be preceding you to the Heavenly Pool and you shall be following me.