Event of Ghadir: Difference between revisions

== Story of Ghadir ==

[[File:The Path of Hajjat al-Wida'.jpg|thumbnail|400px|The Path of [[Hajjat al-Wida']] where the [[Prophet (s)]] and his companions returned from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]]. To see the details click on the image.]]

The [[Prophet (s)]] moved from [[Medina]] to [[Mecca]] on [[Dhu l-Qa'da 24]] or [[Dhu l-Qa'da 25|25]], [[10]]/February 632 accompanied by thousands of people (some even mentioned this number more up to 120 thousand people)<ref>al-Tabrasi, Vol.1, P.56; al-Mufid, P.91; al-Halabi, Vol.3, P.308</ref>. This [[hajj]] of the Prophet (s) was also called [[Hajjat al-Wida']] (farewell Hajj), Hajjat al-Islam, and Hajjat al-Balagh. In that month, Imam Ali (a) was in [[Yemen]] for preaching [[Islam]] and when he was informed about the Prophet's (s) hajj, he (a) also moved towards Mecca together with some people and joined the Prophet (s) before rituals began<ref>al-Halabi, Vol.3, PP.318-9' al-Mufid, P.92</ref>. When rituals of hajj finished, the Prophet (s) left Mecca for Medina together with other Muslims.