The function was started with the recitation of Quran melodious voice of a Scholar Yawar Abbas followed by the recitation of various poems in the glory of Holy household of Prophet Muhammad (s).
Final speech was delivered by Maulana Zahid Hussain ; Friday Prayers leader of Aligarh Muslim University Jama Masjid in which he highlighted the basics and philosophy of the great events of Ghadeer and Mubahela.
He said, "The importance of Ghadeer in Islam is a need of hour. , the prophet is the bearer of divine revelation that puts forth the divine commands for the guidance of humanity. This guidance lays the foundation of human social organization by providing a set of laws and rules by which the believers manage their affairs and through which their public order is governed or should govern itself. Accordingly, the divine guidance forms the basis for relations between man and Allah, on the one hand, and, between all people, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, as well as between man and all aspects of the creation, on the other.
Furthermore, the divine guidance also contains rational principles which should help human intellect to infer detailed rules to organize the Muslim society and proffer the means to resolve conflicts between individuals and between individuals and the public order which has taken upon itself to implement the essential elements of the divine direction was seen in the event of Mubahela"
The function was concluded after dua and sharing wishes with each other.
A number of Professors, students, scholars were present in the event.
[Written by Adel Haider]
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