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'''The Event of Ghadīr'''(Arabic: {{iarabic|واقعة الغدير}}), according to [[Shi'a]] beliefs, is among the most important events of Islamic history, in which on his return from [[Hajjat al-Wida']], the [[Prophet (s)]] introduced [[Imam Ali (a)]] as his vicegerent and people's guardian after himself at a place called [[Ghadir Khum]], where everyone including greatest [[Companions of the Prophet (s)|Companions]] promised [[allegiance]] to Imam Ali (a).

# Verses 1 and 2 of [[Sura al-Ma'arij]] which reads, "An asker asked for a punishment bound to befall (1) —which none can avert from the faithless"{{enote|سأل سائل بعذاب واقع للکافرین لیس له دافع}} referring to the event that after the Prophet (s) announced the guardianship of Ali (a), a man whose name was [[Nu'man b. Harith al-Fihri]] came to the Prophet (s) and complained that, "You ordered us to acknowledge [[Tawhid]], your mission, performing [[jihad]], [[hajj]], [[fasting]], [[prayer]] and giving [[zakat]] and we accepted. But, you were not pleased with this much until you appointed this young man as our [[Wali]]. Is this appointment your own decision or from God?!" When the Prophet (s) answered him that it has been the order of God, the man asked God disdainfully that if this order is from God, a stone fells on his head from the sky. Then, a stone fell from the sky on his head and he dropped dead and this verse was then revealed<ref>al-Tabrasi, ''Majma' al-Bayan'', Vol.10, P.530; al-Qurtubi, Vol.19, P.278; al-Tha'labi, Vol.10, P.35</ref>.

[[File:الغدیر فی الکتاب و السنه و الادب (کتاب).jpg|thumbnail|the book ''[[Al-Ghadir fi kitab wa al-sunna wa al-adab]]'' written by [['Allama al-Amini]]]]