Iran hosts international conference on Ghadir-e Khumm

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Iran has held an International Conference on Ghadir-e Khumm, discussing different aspects of the Prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) message to all Muslims at this significant event.Ghadir-e Khumm conference was programmed to focus on the theme of “Global Expansion of Ghadir Event, and the Ongoing Role of Imamate in Islamic Awakening.”Many scholars and Shia thinkers from 35 countries such as Pakistan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Turkey, South Africa, Sudan, Azerbaijan, and Spain flocked to the conference held in Imam Sadeq (PBUH) University, Tehran.Ghadir-e Khumm is referred to the last sermon of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in 632 AD at the Pond of Khumm in Saudi Arabia.According to the sermon, which was attended by tens of thousands of Muslims performing Hajj, the Prophet of Islam appointed Imam Ali (PBUH) as his successor and the leader of the Muslim community.The occasion is celebrated as Eid al-Ghadir Khumm during which Muslims renew their allegiance with Prophet Mohammad, Imam Ali as the first Imam of the Shia Muslims and his progeny. /129