Eid al-Ghadir Celebrated in London
A number Muslims and devotees of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) attended the program, which was held in English at the Islamic Center of England.
Addressing the event, head of the center, Hojat-ol-Islam Shomali, elaborated on different aspects of the event of Ghadir and said one of Ghadir’s lesson for today’s world is the need for preserving one’s personal and social identity.
Elsewhere in the program, Abir Safa and Nuri Sardar recited poems from renowned British poets and others in praise of Imam Ali (AS).
It concluded with the Maghrib and Isha prayers led by Hojat-ol-Islam Shomali.
Eid al-Ghadir is among important feasts and happy holidays of Shia Muslims held on the 18th day of Dhul-Hijja in the lunar Hijri calendar.
This year it was celebrated across the world on Tuesday, September 20.
Ghadir was the day when according to reports, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) as his caliph and the Imam after himself following an order from God. That event happened in the Prophet’s (PBUH) Hajjat al-Wida (the Farewell Hajj), in the year 10 Hijri/632 A.D. in a place called Ghadir Khumm.
