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An Inspiring Hadith from Imam Ali (a)

Shahaadat of Janabe Fatimah (sa)

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Eid al-Mubahala

Shahaadat of the sons of Hadhrat Muslim (a)

Shahaadat of Hadhrat Muslim ibn Aqil (a)

So here we are at that point of time where we boast our belief and take pride in our leaders - Eid-e-Ghadeer. Let's see things from a Sunni's perspective. String s1= Ghadeer_Event; String replaceString=s1.replace('Master','Friend'); //replaces all occurrences of 'Master' to 'Friends' in Ghadeer Event. 1. Jibraeel (عليه السلام) came to Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) when he was in Al-Mina and said:... Raise him (Ali) as a guiding flag for people, remind and renew people’s covenant and pledge about adhering to the authorized representative of Mine and the Friend of every believing man and woman, Ali Ibn Abi Talib ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم))... 2. Three times did Gabriel command me on behalf of the Peace, my Lord, Who is the source of all peace, to thus make a stand in order to inform everyone, black and white, that: Ali ibn Abu Talib is my Brother, Wasi, and successor over my nation and the Imam after me, the one whose status to me is like that of Aaron to Moses except there will be no prophet after me, and he is your Friend next only to Allah and to His Messenger. (From Holy Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) sermon at Ghadeer) 3. “O people! Comprehend (the implications of) what I have just said, and again do comprehend it, and be (further) informed that Allah has installed him (Ali) as your Friend and Imam, obligating the Muhajirun and the Ansar and those who follow them in goodness to obey him...(From Holy Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) sermon at Ghadeer) 4. listen and obey, and submit to the Command of Allah, your Lord, for Allah, the Exalted and the Sublime One, is your Friend and Lord, then next to Him is His Messenger and Prophet who is now addressing you, then after me 'Ali is your Friend and Imam according to the Command of Allah... (From Holy Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) sermon at Ghadeer) 5. Whoever among you takes me as his Friend, this, Ali is his Friend, and he is Ali ibn Abu Talib, my Brother and wasi, and his appointment as your wali is from Allah...(From Holy Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) sermon at Ghadeer) 6. Their Prophet on the Ghadeer Day calls on them all At Khumm, how great the Prophet is when he does call! He said, “Who is your Friend and Wali?” They said, showing on that day no hostility, “Our Friend is our God while our Wali is you, You shall find today none to disobey you.” He said to him, “Stand up, O Ali, for I did find “You to be and Imam after me and a guide.” (Poetry of Hassan bin Thabit after Prophet's declared Ali as Friend) 7. Then, he ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)&HF) said: “Behold! Whosoever I am his Friend, this Ali is his Friend. O Allah! Stay firm in supporting those who stay firm in following him, be hostile to those who are hostile to him, help those who help him, and forsake those who forsake him... (From Holy Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) sermon at Ghadeer) 8. Bakhin, O son of Abu Talib, this morning you became Friend of every believing man and woman.'' - Omar bin al-Khattab. Became Friend this morning (10 AH)? 9. Conclusion - Jibraeel (عليه السلام) came 3 times to Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) with this message from Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى), Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) stopped 100k+ tired Muslims in the middle of nowhere in extreme heat for 3 days to announce after a long sermon - 'People, Ali is your Friend' and then asked everyone to shake hands and tell him they friends now. 10. All hajis after reaching home - Wife - honey, you're 3 days late. Haji - ya, Muhammad made us stop. We are now friends with Ali.

Bismillah (in the name of God, the most beneficent, the most merciful) Salaam and Eid Ghadeer Mubarak to all!!! On this blessed occasion, I humbly present this poem in honour and celebration of Eid Ghadeer. Hasten towards the best of deeds, Hasten towards the best of deeds, Towards the one for you will intercede, Salman across the junction of Ghadeer he’d plead, Leave all things and listen to your messenger, For what you learn today bears as much importance as the five daily prayers. Standing upon the makeshift pulpit of saddles, Muhammad before thousands he rose, My message is complete from today, After me Ali is your maula who will keep you from going astray, Follow his way for he is your leader and my Ummah’s protector, Time stands still as the Ummah witnesses with their faces frozen, Some smiling and cheering whilst others are commiserating. This is my final proclamation, As I stand here in the dessert sun, The best of creation, Raising the palm of my successor, The one born in prayer’s direction, His name will transcend nations and find hearts seeking his intercession, His love will comfort broken troubled hearts that crave his protection, He is The ship of salvation, Today you all I congratulate on perfecting for you this religion. Ali is with the truth and the truth is with Ali, His tongue like his sword can blow you with strikes of truths heavy, And yet like his sword Dholfikr stays sheathed until necessary, This man is filled with every purity. Oh people listen, If you leave Karrar forget smelling the scent of heaven, Your soul will not even feel the soothing comfort of its presence, The wilayah and love for Haider is a requirement for every believer, Just call his name and Allah will answer your every prayer. This decision needs no reasons nor contemplation, It is a reaction of love from hearts of gold that are chosen, This love gives an Earthly creature made of God’s soul, A sense of purpose belonging, For in such souls to seek proximity to God’s signs there is a longing. Just take a glance at his achievements, He first opened his eyes to gaze at his Prophet, Cradled by my arms everyday as an infant, Raised in the house of Ahmed, Cooked the meal for the banquet and pledged his allegiance to me at the age of 11, Uhud, Badr, Khaybar, Kundaq and Siffeen, I gave him my beloved Zahra and he treated her as a Queen, Need I continue reciting the merits of Ameerul Momineen Oh Haider, Your mother named you as a brave warrior but oh my brother have sabr, Be patient after me for you witness despair, As they stand in Saqiffa deciding Islam’s next heir without for you a worry or a care, Oh Ali, blessed are your lovers, For they will become heaven’s dwellers, Their houses of love adorned by the most beautiful divine of flowers, They will be my friends and neighbors, Drinking from the pool of Kauther. Oh Ali, Your enemies will be many, And your followers will be tested in every time, place and century, Their trials as heavy as the door of Khaybar you carried single handedly, They will come to your sanctuary with their hands spread asking for your strength to carry them through life’s every journey. Oh Ali, How can my pen do any justice to Ghadeer, Yet for your remembrance my pen’s ink bleeds, Please in the hereafter for your lovers intercedes.

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Salam, Does anyone have really good quotes about knowledge and learning by Imam Ali?

Salaam all, I have been watching the Umar series just to allow free thought and invite open-mindedness and to understand the roots of Islam and shism better. I just had a question: The prophet passed away, not long after the event of ghadeer whereby he proclaimed Imam Ali (a.s) as a successor. Upon the tragic death of the prophet, the "muslims" decided to take control of the ummah (as though it was their responsibility and not Allah's command). They treated Islam as a country, rather than a divine message, allowing to 'elect' leaders themselves, whereas, Islam has always been a religion propagated by DIVINELY CHOSEN individuals, not those chosen by ordinary fallibles. So my question is, how come, upon 'electing' the next successor, not one individual spoke about ghadeer, how can such a vast majority of muslims simply 'forget' about such an important event. I mean, not all of them would have been power hungry, at least someone should have remembered it.. Since so many people had forgotten about such an event, and so quickly, what does that say about ghadeer itself, it happened, for sure, but how would one justify it through this lens? Wassalam

(bismillah) Does anyone know about the origins of this picture? I believe one of the ShiaChat users has it as his display picture. It seems ancient...

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