Why we as Shiites’ Muslim committed to celebrate annually Eid Al-Ghadir?

13:45 - 2022/06/28

this article continues to explain the things from Eid Ghadir, because of its importance in the religion of Islam, and since its the core of the message of the Holy Prophet.

Why we as Shiites’ Muslim committed to celebrate annually Eid Al-Ghadir?

Why are we, as Shiite Muslims, committed to celebrating Eid Ghadir?

As we talked about in the first article the things we learn from Eid Al-Ghadir, were managed to explain. Here am going to explain why Muslims are so committed to celebrating Eid Ghadir compared to the sects in Islam. while most of them like Wahabis are preaching against the day that prophet did not announce Ali as his successor.

Why as we Shiites' mulsims committed to celebrate annually Eid Al- Ghadir

 

Unfortunately, there are other Muslims who attack Eid Al-Ghadir and consider it a non-Islamic occasion and they claim that it is related only to those who refused to offer their pledge of alliance to Caliphs.

Our point is simple. Although Eid Al-Ghadir is considered a milestone in Shiism, we celebrate Eid Al-Ghadir because it is an Islamic occasion and it is related to Ghadir Khum, an incident in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). As a result, the majority of Hadith books, whether they were written by Sunni or Shiite scholars, pointed to the Ghadir Khum incident and how the then Muslims, including those who became Caliphs, congratulated Imam Ali (PBUH) when Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) finished his sermon that its content related only to Imam Ali’s (PBUH) appointment as his legitimate successor. In this regard, we celebrate Eid Al-Ghadir similar to the celebration of early believers who heard Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him and his family) words in Ghadir Khum and as a result, they expressed their loyalty and pledge of alliance to Imam Ali (PBUH). So, what is wrong when we confirm every year our loyalty and pledge of alliance to Imam Ali (PBUH) in celebrating this day?

To those who denounce our civilized celebration, we call them for dialogue and to review their preconceptions. This celebration keeps us on track of faith because it always reminds us of the noble teachings that Imam Ali (peace be upon him) aimed to cultivate in our minds in order to form an Islamic society that represents a model of piety, morals, and success.

Having delineated these three angles, we hope that we present as Shiite Muslims through our discourse and actions to all Muslims and humanity as pioneers of justice, wisdom, and truth. It is our mission to propagate Imam Ali’s (PBUH) message to the world because he is the true representative of Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him and his family) message which is the message of Islam that grasps from Allah’s attributes, such as peace, mercy, justice, and compassion.

References:

1. Nasai, Ahmad, al-Sunan-ul-Kobr, dar-ul-Kotob-el-Elmiah, 1st publication, 1411 A.H, Vol.55, p.45

 

 

 

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