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Lebanese Scholar Stresses Prominence of Event of Ghadir in Hadiths

8:45 - June 29, 2024
News ID: 3488917
IQNA – A senior Lebanese scholar said the Event of Ghadir has been highlighted in Hadith sources in Tawatur (reported numerously by different narrators and through various chains of transmission).

Lebanese scholar Hojat-ol-Islam Ahmed Muhammad Haydar

 

Speaking to IQNA, Hojat-ol-Islam Ahmed Muhammad Haydar, member of the Lebanese Assembly of Muslim Scholars, said this historic event and the sermon delivered by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) on that day have been mentioned in various Hadith sources.

The event of Ghadir, or Eid al-Ghadir, which fell on Tuesday, June 25, this year, is celebrated by Shia Muslims around the world every year.

It is among important feasts and happy holidays of Shia Muslims held on the 18th day of Dhul Hijjah in the lunar Hijri calendar.

It 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.

Hojat-ol-Islam Ahmed Muhammad Haydar noted that, according to these sources, after Verse 67 of Surah Al-Ma’idah was revealed, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) delivered a sermon during which he raised Hazrat Ali’s (AS) hand and said, “Whoever I am his leader, this Ali is his Leader."

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The cleric said the sublime status granted by God to Imam Ali (AS) was the best reward for his efforts on the path of defending the truth and the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) call.

He said there are few among Muslims that deny the great Event of Ghadir, stressing that many Muslims realize that the Wilayat (leadership) of Imam Ali (AS) is a continuation of the Wilayat of the Prophet (PBUH).

Lebanese Scholar Stresses Prominence of Event of Ghadir in Hadiths

Elsewhere in his remarks, Hojat-ol-Islam Haydar referred to the efforts made by the Islamic Republic of Iran to promote the event of Ghadir and said the Islamci Republic is the flag-bearer of Islamic unity and does not want the Muslim Ummah to be distanced from the light of the truth.

 

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