The Day of Ghadeer: Undeniable. Truth. Completion.

The Day of Ghadeer: Undeniable. Truth. Completion.
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Tags: Eid Al-Ghadeer Imam Ali Prophet Muhammad

The 18th of Dhul-hijjah is a very important day in the calendar of the followers of the Ahlul-Bayt, (A.S.). It is known as Eid al-Ghadeer, referring to that great moment in history when the Holy Prophet, may God bless him and his household, declared in front of over 100,000 Muslims returning from Haj, the WILAYAT OF ALI BIN ABI TALIB (a). The Prophet announced that Imam Ali (as) was the rightful successor and leader of the Muslims after him.

Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a) was asked if there was Eid for Muslims besides Friday, Adha and Fitr. Imam replied, "Yes, there is one more Eid which is most great in holiness (a'adhamuha hurmatan)." The person asked him which Eid that was. Imam said: "It is the day when the Messenger of God declared Amirul Mu'mineen his vicegerent, saying: WAMAN KUNTU MAWLAAHU FA-'ALIYYUN MAWLAAH (Of whosoever I am his Master, 'Ali is his Master). And it is the 18th of Dhil-hijjah." To read more on the incident of Ghadeer click here.

According to ahadith received from the Imams (as) some of the a'maal (rituals) recommended for the day of Ghadeer are:

• Rememeber the Ahlul Bayt by saying of Salawat as many times as it is possible. ALLAHUMMA SwALLI 'ALAA MUHAMMADIWN WA-AALI MUHAMMAD O Allah, send blessings on Muhammad and his household.
• Istighfaar (seeking forgiveness from the Almighty). Sins are forgiven and believers get salvation on this day the way it has been promised for the days of Holy Ramadhan and the night of Qadr.
• Visiting (ziyarah) the tomb of Imam 'Ali (a) in Najaf, Iraq.
• Assist the needy amongst the believers. The reward for assisting today is 1000 times the reward for other days.
• Ihsaan for fellow believers (doing good, including favoring by assisting physically, financially and morally) and making them happy (for example by forgiving their past mistakes, overlooking their slips, visiting them, giving gifts, etc).
• Performing Ghusl before noon (midday) and then reading two rakaat Salat. In every rak'ah after suratul Hamd read 10 times surat Tawheed (#112) and 10 times Ayatul Kursee (verses 255 to 257 of suratul Baqarah) and 10 times suratul Qadr (#97).

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