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The commemorative Eid al-Ghadir involving prayers, gift-giving, festive meals, recitation of the Du'a Nudba
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The Ghadīr Khumm (Arabic: غَدِير خُم) was a gathering of Muslims to attend a sermon delivered by the Islamic prophet Muhammad on 16 March 632 CE. The gathering is said to have taken place by the ghadir (pool) in the wadi of Khumm, located near the then settlement of al-Juhfa on the path between Mecca and Medina, where Muhammad halted the large caravan of Muslims who had accompanied him in the Farewell Pilgrimage, his only Hajj ritual.
In the sermon, made shortly before his death in June 632, Muhammad made a declaration in favor of Ali ibn Abi Talib, his cousin and son-in-law, uttering the words, "He whose mawla I am, Ali is his mawla." Mawla is a polysemous Arabic word, which can mean 'patron', 'master', 'leader', or 'friend', depending on its context. Shia Muslims believe this sermon to be a clear designation of Ali to lead the Muslim community after Muhammad and celebrate the anniversary of the event as Eid al-Ghadir. The Sunni community meanwhile regards the declaration as a simple affirmation of Muhammad's esteem for Ali.
The GhadīrKhumm (Arabic: غَدِير خُم) was a gathering of Muslims to attend a sermon delivered by the Islamic prophet Muhammad on 16 March 632 CE. The gathering...
authority of Allah. The word with me shall not be changed. — Hadith of GhadirKhumm. The event has been documented in Shi'ite and Sunni sources. With the...
praise Ali, the most controversial of which was uttered in 632 at the GhadirKhumm, "Whoever I am his mawla, this Ali is his mawla." The interpretation...
had explicitly designated Ali as his heir, notably during the Event of GhadirKhumm, following the revelation of verse 5:67 in the Quran. According to Twelver...
Islam, this verse spurred Muhammad to deliver an announcement at the GhadirKhumm in 632 CE about his cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib, which in...
mawla, which was used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad about Ali in the GhadirKhumm speech, is derived from the root و ل ي w-l-y, meaning "to be close to"...
the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, at the event of GhadirKhumm, but was prevented from succeeding Muhammad as leader of the Muslims...
successor of Muhammad, possibly referring to his announcement at the GhadirKhumm. Controversy surrounds Fatima's death within six months of Muhammad's...
Muhajirun, regarded as Muhammad's appointment of Ali as his successor at GhadirKhumm. Umar ibn al-Khattab, a companion of Muhammad and the first person to...
bridge in Esfahan city over the Zayandeh River, Iran GhadirKhumm, the location of Event of GhadirKhumm, a sacred site in Saudi Arabia A former village in...
the designated successor of Muhammad through a divine decree at the GhadirKhumm. Ayoub disagrees, but concedes that Ali and some others indeed considered...
his cousin and son-in-law, Ali ibn Abi Talib, as his successor at the GhadirKhumm. According to the Twelvers, early caliphs thus usurped Ali's right to...
at the GhadirKhumm to guide the nascent Muslim community after him. Some Sunni sources also associate the verse of ikmal with the GhadirKhumm but reject...
the GhadirKhumm in 632 CE and gave Ali the same spiritual authority (walaya) as Muhammad, according to the Shia. Muhammad's statement at the Ghadir Khumm...
successor of Muhammad whose appointment was announced at the event of GhadirKhumm and earlier in his prophetic mission. Shortly after Uthman's assassination...
GhadirKhumm. They agree that Muhammad on his return journey from the final pilgrimage stopped at an oasis between Mecca and Medina known as Ghadir Khumm...
to leadership, perhaps in reference to Muhammad's announcement at the GhadirKhumm, but he eventually accepted the temporal rule of the first three caliphs...
significant event that took place at GhadirKhumm, during Muhammad's return from his final pilgrimage to Mecca. At GhadirKhumm, Muhammad appointed his cousin...
his rightful successor through divinely-ordained designation at the GhadirKhumm. When Muhammad died in 632 CE, Ali had his own claims to leadership but...
quotations related to Farewell Sermon. Verse of Ikmal al-Din Event of GhadirKhumm Farewell Pilgrimage Muhammad in Islam "IslamicFinder: Accurate Prayer...
cousin and son-in-law, had been designated the successor by Muhammad at GhadirKhumm. Abu Bakr immediately moved to strike against the Byzantine (or Eastern...
the rightful successor of Muhammad, referring to his announcement at GhadirKhumm. Fatima died in Medina in the same year, within six months of Muhammad's...
Jarrah offered each other the helpers (ansar) despite the announcement of GhadirKhumm where Ali was declared master of the believers. Ali and his supporters...
Judaism Medieval Christian Historicity Criticism Succession Saqifah GhadirKhumm Companions of Muhammad Hadith of the pen and paper Ahl al-Bayt Praise...
Hajj caravans by Iraqi tribes and coincided with the anniversary of GhadirKhumm, or 10th Muharram.: 74 The Wahhabis killed between 2,000: 74 and 5,000...
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