" Ghadir" by: Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Al-Ghadir is the place where the Muslims had stopped was at Ghadir
Khumm. The Prophet then delivered a sermon and appointed Imam Ali, peace
be upon him, as his successor.
This text provides a brief study on the origins of Shi’ism and how the
ideology of Wilayah came to existence, and the theological-juridical
implications for the Islamic political thought in relation to the
Wilayah of Imam Ali (AS).
How Shi'ism came into existence
As for the first question, we can regard Shi'ism as a natural consequence of Islam, and as a representation of the presentation of Islam which it was obliged to attain if it was to protect its healthy growth. We can in fact infer a logical inference to this presentation of Islam from the faith which the Prophet commanded, according to the nature of its formation and the conditions which surrounded it...
How Shi'ism came into existence
As for the first question, we can regard Shi'ism as a natural consequence of Islam, and as a representation of the presentation of Islam which it was obliged to attain if it was to protect its healthy growth. We can in fact infer a logical inference to this presentation of Islam from the faith which the Prophet commanded, according to the nature of its formation and the conditions which surrounded it...