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Ghadhir
Declaration
18th
Dhul Hijjah - Ghadhir i Khum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enr8_XK7-dg
Dr. Shaykh Professor Tahir Ul Qadri's lecture on
Ghadhir
Ghadhir Declaration book can be
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The
event of Ghadhir i Khum happened approxiametely 42
days before our beloved Prophet passed away from
this world and the event occured on the return
from the last Hajj. Believers must pay careful
attention to this parting
advise.
ON
the 18th Dhul-hijjah, the day when the Prophet
(صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
stayed at Ghadīr Khum after his return from
Hajjat-ul-wadā‘ to Medina, and surrounded by the
Companions (رضي الله عنهم),
he declared while raising the hand of ‘Alī
al-Murtadā (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم):
مَنْ كُنتُ مَولاهُ فعَلِيٌّ مَولاهُ
One
who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his
master.
This
was the declaration of ‘Alī’s spiritual
sovereignty and its unconditional acceptance is
binding on the believers till the Day of Judgment.
It clearly proves that anyone who denies ‘Alī’s
spiritual leadership in fact denies the Prophet’s
leadership. This most humble follower of the
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
felt that some people deny this reality partly out
of ignorance and partly out of
prejudice, which is spreading unnecessary tension
in the Muslim community. Under
the circumstances I thought it necessary to write
two pamphlets on the issue of sovereignty and
leadership: one titled as The Ghadīr Declaration
and the other titled The Awaited Imām. The former
is designed to clarify the status of ‘Alī
(عليه السلام)
as the opener of the spiritual sovereignty and the
latter is designed to describe the status of Imām
Mahdī (عليه السلام),
the seal of spiritual sovereignty. The main
purpose is to
remove the doubts that have gathered around the
issue and to make the Muslims aware of the
reality. The spiritual sovereignty of ‘Alī and
Mahdī (عليهما السلام)
are proved by the authentic hadīth-books of
Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jamā‘ah, in the form of
continuous
traditions, that is, there is uninterrupted
evidence to endorse the soundness of the claim. In
the first pamphlet I have included 51 traditions
which are authentically documented. The reason for
this number is that this year I have completed 51
years of my life. Therefore, I have relied on the
relationship of figure to make my humble
contribution to the glory of ‘Alī al-Murtadā
(عليه السلام)
and to seek the divine blessing through an
expression of my humility.
Shāh
Walī Allāh (رحمة الله تعالى عليه)
writes:
“Now
in Ummah anyone who is blessed with spiritual
leadership by Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)
is indebted either to ‘Alī al-Murtadā
(عليه السلام)
or to the Chief Helper Jīlānī (رحمة الله تعالى عليه).
No one can reach the status of wilāyah without
this (indebted-ness).”
It may be noted that
the relationship with Chief Helper is a ray of the
lamp that is ‘Alī al-Murtadā (عليه السلام)
and therefore indebtedness
to him is in fact indebtedness to ‘Alī
(عليه السلام).
Shāh
Ismā‘īl Dihlawī has clarified this
point:
Alī
al-Murtadā (عليه السلام)
has also an edge over Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
(رضي الله عنه)
and ‘Umar Fārūq (رضي الله عنه)
and this edge lies because
of the greater number of his followers and all the
highest spiritual and saintly activity, from his
days to the end of the world, has to be mediated
through him, and he has a say in the kingdom of
the kings and the leadership of the leaders and
this is not hidden from those who are familiar
with the world of sovereignty… Most spiritual
chains are directly derived from ‘Alī al-Murtadā
(عليه السلام).
So, on the Day of Judgement, ‘Alī’s army including
followers of high status and great reputation,
will outnumber
and outshine others to be a source of wonder for
all the spectators.”
This
spiritual treasure house, whose fountainhead is
‘Alī al-Murtadā (عليه السلام),
is shared by Fātimah, Hasan and Husayn
(عليه السلام) as
its direct legatees and then it was
filtered
down to the twelve Imāms (spiritual leaders), the
last leader being Imām Mahdī (عليه السلام).
Just as ‘Alī al-Murtadā (عليه السلام) is
the opener of spiritual sovereignty, Imām Mahdī
(عليه السلام) is
the seal of spiritual
sovereignty. | 
