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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Spurious Arguments about the Shia The Eighth Spurious Argument: The Traditiongs that the Prophet appointed Imam Ali as guardian and successor The Shias are criticized for saying that the (s) had recommended that the Imamate and the caliphate were for Ali and his sons (a), and that the Prophet’s had opposed his testament.

The Answer Among both Shias and Sunnis it has been established that the Prophet (s) had appointed Ali to be the Caliph and Imam after him. At the Well of Khum (Ghadir Khum), he proclaimed Ali to be his successor in the presence of groups of Muslims coming back from his last Hajj.He made sure that every one heard this in spite of the big crowds on that day. The news had reached everyone and everywhere.

The chain of transmission of the news of Ghadir Khum in Sunni books has been uninterrupted and certain. We have collected 256 sources of the tradition of al Ghadir from the books of our Sunni brothers in our book al-Jami’ li Barahin Usulul-I’tiqadaat. We had adequately explained that the tradition clearly meant to appoint Ali as leader and Imam after the Prophet (s). Here we quote it in brief: Ibn Asaakir said in his book The History of Damascus vol.

p.45: Abu Bakr Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin al- Marziqi told us that abul-Husayn Muhammad bin Ali bin al- Muhtadi told us that abul-Hasan Ali bin Umar bin Muhammad bin al-Hasan told us that al-Abbas bin Ahmad told us that Nasr bin Abdur-Rahman abu Sulayman al- Washa’ told us that Zayd bin al-Hasan al-Anmati told us that Ma’roof bin Kharbooth al-Makki told us that he had heard from Abut-Tufayl Aamir bin Wathila that Hudhayfa bin Useid said, When (s) had come back from his last hajj (farewell hajj), he ordered his to stop at some trees which were near each another in the desert.

He came and did his prayer under the trees. Then he stood up and said, O people, Allah the Most Kind the Omniscient has told me that no apostle lives to more than half the age of him who had preceded him. I think I am about to be called (die) and thus I must respond. I am responsible and you are responsible, then what do you say?’ They said, “We witness that you have informed, advised and striven.