Al-Ghadir Sermon: Difference between revisions

Some Companions who were present at the event of Ghadir Khumm later avoided to testify about their presence and were afflicted to the curse of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] which made them afflicted to diseases. For example, [[Anas b. Malik]] contracted leprosy and [[Zayd b. Arqam]] and [[Ash'ath b. Qays]] became blind. This shows that it was an event more than friendship and assistance of Imam 'Ali (a) that those people rejected it and the Ahl al-Bayt (a) found them deserved to be cursed.

Verse 67 of [[Sura Ma'ida]] which according to hadiths and the opinion of some [[exegete]]s was revealed in [[Hajjat al-Wida']] on the way between [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]], assigned [[the Prophet (s)]] with the announcement of a very important issue which was equal to his 23 year mission and if he (s) did not announce that, it was as if he (s) did not carry out his mission. However, it would have risks which [[God]] promised him to take care of. There are points in the verse which suggest that what the Prophet (s) had to do was announcement of the [[Wilaya]] of Imam 'Ali (a) and this is mentioned by [[Ibn 'Abbas]], [[Bura' b. 'Adhib]] and Muhammad b. 'Ali.

But, some believe that the goal of this mission has been mentioning some issues such as the rulings for [[Qisas]] and [[Rajm]] [stoning], marriage with the wife of his adopted son [[Zayd]], obligation of [[Jihad]], saying the weak points and problems of [[Jews]] and [[Quraysh]] and the idols of the polytheists. However, according to what was mentioned earlier, such interpretations are incorrect.