10 facts about Al-Ghadir event by Ayatollah Khamenei
The following are selected extracts of the speeches of Imam Khamenei--the supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution-- made in different years, about Ghadir, the day Imam Ali (a.s) was appointed and announced as Imam, by prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
PROPHET'S HISTORIC GHADlR SERMON
There is a humble translation of the Prophet's historic Ghadir Khumm sermon.
Ghadir
Introduction
The caravan returning from the Hujjatul- Widdah ( the Final Pilgrimage) of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, was halted unexpectedly. The archangel Jibreel ( Gabriel) had come with the message from Allah' : 0 Apostl! Deliver what has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people( ' Qur' an 5: 67). The place where the Muslims had stopped was at Ghadir Khum. The Prophet delivered a sermon and appointed Imam Ali, peace be upon him, as his successor. His words were' : 0 Muslim! Who is more worthy [ in the eyes of] the believers than their ownselves' ? The audience replied' : Allah and His Messenger know better' . Hearing this, the Prophet declared' : I am the Master ( Mawla) of the faithful and I have rights over them even more than what they have over themselves. Therefore of whomever I am the Mawla( , this) Ali is his Mawla' . The first to congratulate Imam Ali was Umar ibn al- Khattab who said' : Excellen! How fortunate you are 0 Abul Hasa! Now you have become my master as well as of all the Muslims' . This all happened 1, 400 years ago. But ala! The events following the death of the Prophet took a different turn and Imam Ali was by- passed as the mawla or the leader of the Muslims. Various reasons have been given for this, including: 1. By mawla the Prophet meant ' friend' . It is difficult to accept this. Would the Prophet have stopped the whole caravan to declare his friendship with Imam Ali and to make friendship to Imam Ali obligatory? 2. The Prophet did not appoint anyone and expected the Ummah to make a decision for itself. How can this be? Did the person who foresaw the fall of Khusrow and Caesar not see the plight of his Ummah after he was gone and not appoint a successor? And what of the occasions when he said' : Whoever helps me today will be my successor' and ' Tomorrow I will give the standard of the army to the one who will be my successor'? There is far too much evidence to show that the Prophet did indeed appoint his successor. However, history took its own course and what happened cannot be undone now. As a result, we have two major schools of thought - Sunnis and Shi' as. The followers of the two schools of thought are Muslims and this cannot be denied or challenged. The ways and means of Co- existence have to be identified. There has to be a healthy discussion between the two schools of thought with a view to increasing understanding between them. The declaration of kufr does not help the cause of understanding. The Muslims have far too many enemies. let us make sure that our enemies do not use our differences, such as they are, to thwart our unity. The event of Ghadir has to be looked at from a positive perspective. Ghadir should provide a means of uniting the Muslim Ummah and teach us lessons in leadership which are essential if Muslims are to once again achieve the position of eminence. Let the Eid of Ghadir, that we so enthusiastically celebrate the world over, be our pivot towards Islamic unity and leadership. Let our Sunni brethren present their viewpoints keeping in mind the two principles of Islamic unity and leadership. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr Abdulaziz Sachedina, Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi and Brother HuseinKhimjee for their contributions. We would also like to thank Al- Tawhid Institute for allowing us to reprint the translation of A Study on the Question of AI- Wllaya by As- Shahid AyatullahMuhammad Baqir al- Sadr. Ghulam Abbas Sajan President Islamic Shi' a Ithna- Asheri Jama' at of Toronto July 11, 1990
The islamic system of judiciary in the Quran
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Language English Verses of the Qur' an which deal with a judiciary system, need for judiciary laws, rules for judges, and matters concerning testimony and witnesses.
Understanding the uniqueness of the Quran
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Language English Approaches to the understanding of the Qur' an, characteristics and uniqueness of the Qur' an, language of the Qur' an, reason and the heart in the Qur' an.
Introduction to the science of tafsir of the Quran
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A discussion of the rules governing the interpretation of the Holy Quran.
Author ( s): Ayatullah Jafar Subhani
Vanguard of light
Author: Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi
PREFACE
This collection in your hand comprises of twelve pure traditions concerning Hazrat Mahdi ( a. s) . with six of them quoted from the famous books of eminent Sunni scholars and the other six narrated from famous Shiite sources. These traditions along with their translation and brief explanation are expressed in very concise, attractive and fluent manner. A brief glance over them can acquaint you with the dimension of Imam Mahdi’ s advent, the manner of his rule and the glad tidings given by the holy Prophet ( s. a. w. a) . and Imams ( a. s) . concerning him. One point that can clearly be observed in these traditions is that the matter of universal government of Imam Mahdi ( a. s) . is much higher than what a few among the ignorant can imagine. Besides, you can perceive this truth that awaiting his advent calls for spiritual, material, mental and physical preparedness and everyone claiming to be awaiting his advent cannot be labelled a true follower. It is also necessary to point out that the traditions related to Mahdi are neither peculiar to some fixed tribe among the Muslims nor reserved for the Shiite sect. These traditions can be found in all the Islamic t: 3 sources and in most instances, they are associated with delicate seasonings that reveal his style of rising and the contents of his invitation.
The rights of women in islam
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Outlines general rights of women with special emphasis to marriage. Some of the areas covered are marriage proposal, engagement, temporary marriage, modernity, dowry, inheritance, divorce and polygyny. Miscellaneous information: nbsp; The Ahlul Bayt DILP team wishes to inform the reader of some important points regarding this digitized text, which represents the English translation of a work originally written in Farsi. Whereas no one can doubt the best intentions of the translator and the publishers in making this title accessible to an English speaking audience, the editing and digitization process of this book ( carried out by the DILP Team) has revealed issues in the quality of translation. Based upon this fact, the DILP team has taken the liberty to make grammatical corrections to make the text more readable and less ambiguous; spelling mistakes and typographical errors have also been corrected and an attempt has been made to improve the highly non- standard use of transliteration of Arabic names and terms. The online text is not an exact reproduction of the original translation. Users wishing to see the translation as it was published should refer to printed copies available in bookshops. Those who understand are advised to refer directly to the original text. The Ahlul Bayt DILP Team
