(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Deputy of the Iran's Supreme Leader in Qazvin province called the event of Pond of Khumm as a new chapter in the life of Islam.
Ayatollah Hadi Barikbin said the event was the beginning point for the leadership of the Muslim World after the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) demise.
Barikbin, manager of the Supreme Leader in Qazvin Province hailed the event as a new chapter in the life of Islam and said," In this great historic event, the leadership of the Muslim World after the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was determined.
He referred to the event of Ghadeer Khumm as the reviving principle of Islam and constancy of prophecy saying," Had it not been for the event of Ghadeer Khumm, the right path of Islam would not have had an Imam (leader) and the way for invasion of the enemies would be paved."
Member of Iran's Assembly of Experts stressed on the inseparability of prophecy and jurisprudence and said due to the efforts of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) there are more than 1.5 billion Muslims whose hearts beat for Islam.
As a background for the Event of Ghadeer Khumm, he said," Having invited all his relatives, the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) asked for a successor and an executer to whose three demands Imam Ali (AS) was the only volunteer." And added that in the same meeting the Prophet (PBUH) named Imam Ali (AS) as the brother, successor and caliphate after himself.
This grand Iranian jurisprudent called Eid-ul-Ghadeer as the day when religion of Islam is completed and the high status of the first Shia Imam has to be reviewed for his followers.
He rejected Ghadeer event as something relevant to the Shia and said," Ghadeer is one of the most important bases of Islam and applies to all members of the Muslim community."
Ayatollah Barikbin hailed Ghadeer as one of the greatest Eid's for the Muslims and demanded that serious efforts are made in order to this event turns into a globalized culture.
Ghadeer Khum was an oasis on the way to Mecca where Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) , in his last Hajj pilgrimage, gathered all his relatives and appointed Imam Ali (AS) as his successor and actually the leader of the Muslim nation after himself.
Though the event has been rejected by some, a lot of Shia and Sunni religious scholars agree on the righteousness of the event.
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12 November 2011 - 20:30
News ID: 278003
Deputy of the Iran's Supreme Leader in Qazvin province called the event of Pond of Khumm as a new chapter in the life of Islam and said the event was the beginning point for the leadership of the Muslim World after the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
