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#غدير_خم #غدیر_خم


One of the important differences that distinguishes Islam from all the early divine religions is that it states that it is the final religion of Allah. It offers the ultimate divine instructions for people in terms of beliefs and practices, and all its commandments and prohibitions are effective until the Day of Judgement. Believers of all generations are required to submit to the sayings of the Messenger of Allah (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) to achieve felicity. Allah states in the Holy Quran :

وَ ما كانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَ لا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَمْراً أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَ مَنْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلالاً مُبيناً.

“It is not permissible for a believer, man or woman, to exercise choice in a matter for which Allah and His Messenger issued a command. Whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has surely strayed off (the path), a manifest straying.”[16]

وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِما أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الْكافِرُون‏.

“Whoever does not judge according to what Allah has sent down is a disbeliever.”[17]

يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا لا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَميعٌ عَليمٌ.

“O You who believe! Do not precede Allah and His Messenger; and be watchful of (your duties toward) Allah. Verily, Allah hears and knows all things.”[18]

فَلا وَ رَبِّكَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فيما شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لا يَجِدُوا في‏ أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجاً مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَ يُسَلِّمُوا تَسْليماً.

“But no, by your Lord, they have not truly believed until they make you judge in all disputes between them, find in their souls no resistance against your decision, and submit (to you) with complete conviction.”[19]

يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا أَطيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنْ تَنازَعْتُمْ في‏ شَيْ‏ءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ الرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ.

“O You who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those who are given authority from among you; and if you had a dispute in a matter, return it to Allah and His Messenger if you believe in Allah and the Last Day.”[20]

قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُوني‏ يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَ اللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحيمٌ. قُلْ أَطيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ الرَّسُولَ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُحِبُّ الْكافِرينَ.

“Say, ‘If you truly love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and will forgive you your sins; and Allah is oft-forgiving and the most merciful.’ Say, ‘Obey Allah and His Messenger.’ But if they turn back, Allah loves not those who reject faith.” [21]

Therefore, it is necessary for a believer to follow all the sayings of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) which have reached us in the form of traditions. Opposing the traditions of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) means opposing Allah and disbelieving the above-mentioned verses of the Holy Quran. Weakening and disregarding the sayings of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) that have been handed down to us means believing that the Quranic verses, which require us to follow his sayings, are useless in our time.

Particularly, for such an important issue as the message of Ghadir Khum, rejecting it means believing that Allah and His Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) have failed to convey the message that, according to the Quran, if not conveyed, would be as if nothing of His religion was conveyed,[22] and religion would remain deficient and unsatisfactory in the sight of Allah.[23]

It is, therefore, our duty to acquire and learn this final message of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), to comply with what it entails, and to follow its directions.

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O people! Believe in Allah and His Messenger and the light that was sent down with him,“before We alter faces then turn them on their backs or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath breakers.”.

By Allah! No one is intended by this latter verse except a certain group of my companions whom I know by their names and their lineage, yet, I have been ordered to ignore them.
O people! The light created by Allah, the mighty and the majestic, has been placed in me, then in Ali, and then in his select descendants up to al-Qaaem al-Mahdi, who shall re-establish the right of Allah as well as all our rights, because Allah, the mighty and the majestic, has made us His exhaustive argument against the neglectful, the stubborn, the dissenters, the treacherous, the sinful, the unjust, and the usurpers from all worlds.

O people! I warn you that I am the Messenger of Allah. There have been messengers before me who came and passed away.Then, should I die or be killed, will you turn back on your heels? And whoever turns back on his heels shall not harm Allah in the least, and Allah shall soon reward the grateful, who observe patience.
Behold! Ali is surely the one described with patience and gratitude, so are after him my offspring from his loins.

O people! Do not think that you are doing a favor to Allah by accepting Islam lest His wrath should descend upon you, and lest He should afflict you with His punishment; surely He is ever-watching.

O people! There shall soon be leaders after me who shall invite people to the Fire, and on the Day of Judgement they shall not be helped. O people! Indeed, Allah and I are both clear of them.

O people! They, their supporters, their followers, and their adherents shall be in the lowest depths of the Fire; and evil, indeed, is the abode of the arrogant.
Know that these are, indeed, the People of the Sheet; so, let each one of you look into his own sheet of deeds!”

Imam Muhammad alBaghir (PEACE BE UPON HIM ), here states that except for a small band who themselves were the People of the Sheet, most people did not comprehend the issue of sheet.

O people! I leave the authority after me as Imama (leadership) inherited in my offspring until the Day of Judgement. Certainly, I just conveyed what I have been ordered to convey as an argument against everyone, be him present or absent, a direct witness or not, and already born or not yet born.

Hence, everyone who is present should convey this sermon to those who are absent, every parent should convey it to his/her children, and they should continue to do so, until the Day of Judgement.

But, I have been informed that some people shall replace this divinely-assigned leadership. with kingdom through usurpation. May Allah curse the usurpers and dispossessors.
And then, “We will soon settle your affairs, O the two weights.”. And also, “on you O the two greatest enemies shall be launched a flame of fire and a flash of molten brass, thus you shall never prevail.”

O people! Without doubt, Allah, the mighty and the majestic, does not leave you in the state you are now, until He separates the evil from the good ones. Nor does He make you acquainted with the knowledge of the unseen.

O people! There shall be no wrongful community but that Allah shall perish it due to the rejection of truth by its people.

Such is what Allah, the exalted, mentioned in His book as to how He destroys the wrongful societies. This is your leader and your guardian, and these are Allah's promises. Verily, Allah fulfills His promise.

O people! Most of the early generations before you have strayed, and surely, Allah destroyed them. He shall be the One who destroys the later generations too.
Allah, the exalted, states: “Did We not destroy the former generations? So shall We follow the same for later generations. Such is how We treat the guilty. Woe on that Day to the rejecters of truth!”

O people! Allah gave me the commandments and the prohibitions, and I gave them to Ali by the order of Allah. Hence, the knowledge of all commandments and prohibitions are with him. Thus, listen to his orders so that you remain safe, obey him so that you are guided, and leave what he prohibits so that you become mature. Conform to what he wants, and do not let different paths separate you from his path.

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The sermon of Ghadeer Khom confirms the following rights and virtues of Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali (PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and the Imams after him:

1- Allah has decreed absolute authority for them over the believers, and thus, just like the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), all their commands must be obeyed unconditionally.

2- Like the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), they have priority over people, and they have more rights over the believers than what they have over their own souls. They should be preferred over others (in position, sayings, ideas, commands, etc.) for Allah has preferred them.

3- Allah has made them the leaders of the believers and the medium of divine guidance after the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). They guide people towards the pleasure of Allah, keep them from His disobedience and His wrath, and lead them to Paradise.

4- Allah has made them the guardians of the faithful, who protect their close adherents from evil and misguidance.

5- They are the “Straight Path” of Allah, whom people are ordered to follow.

6- They have all the knowledge of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). Allah has placed the knowledge of everything in them. They are the inheritors of all branches of knowledge. Particularly, they possess the complete knowledge of religion. They are authorized to expound the religion and explain its commandments and prohibitions.

7- Allah has authorized them to interpret the Holy Quran and to explain its meaning after the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). No one knows its interpretations, its hidden warnings, and its mysteries except through them. They guide people to the truth of the Quran and call them to it.

8- They are the executors of the will of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) and the deputies of his affairs (Wasi). Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) was the greatest in virtue and rank among the deputies of all the prophets (most of whom were prophets themselves) just as the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) was the greatest among all prophets (PBUT).

9- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) is the most virtuous amongst the creation of Allah so long as creation exists.

10- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) was foremost in accepting Islam and worshipping Allah.

11- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) fought against the enemies of Allah by His command and was the greatest helper of religion.

12- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) was the greatest aid and defender of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). He fought on his behalf and offered his life as a sacrifice for him. His relation to the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) was that of Aaron to Moses (PBUT).

13- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) was the dearest and the closest to the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). He is from the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), and the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) is from him. The Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) called him his brother.

14- The title of “the Commander of the Believers” exclusively belongs to him.

15- Allah and His Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) are pleased with him. All verses of the Holy Quran that express Allah’s satisfaction or praise in their ideal sense have been revealed about him.

16- The divine light, the divine guidance, and the divine leadership have been placed in Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali and the Imams from his descendants up to Imam Mahdi, the last divinely appointed Imam. The earth will never lack an Imam until the Day of Judgement.

17- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali and the Imams of his descendents are the trustees of Allah, His appointed judges, the vessels of divine knowledge[12], the greatest proofs of Allah among His creation, and His exhaustive arguments against them.

18- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali and the pure members of his progeny constitute one of the two weighty symbols besides the Holy Quran. If people adhere to both, they will be never misled. Each one of the two guides to the other and agrees with it.

19- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali and the Imams of his progeny are the most learned about the religion. The lawful and unlawful things are only those that the book of Allah, the Messenger, and the Imams, have declared so, respectively.

20- The last Imam of his descendants, the Mahdi , shall establish the global kingdom of justice. He will revive Allah’s religion, and will overcome all religions and ideas. He will annihilate falsehood, will purify the earth from the enemies of Allah, will avenge the blood of all the friends of Allah, and will re-establish the rights of Allah, the Prophet , and his family.

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I confess before Him that submissiveness befits my soul, and I bear witness that Lordship befits Him. I convey what He revealed to me, lest should I not do it, He may make lawful that a calamity befalls me; that which no one can turn away from me even if he has great schemes and sincere friendship, for there is no god but He. He has informed me that if I do not convey what He has revealed to me about Ali's right, it is as if I have not conveyed His message at all. Certainly, He, the most holy, the most high, has guaranteed for me protection from the evil of people, and He is Allah, Who is sufficient and bountiful.

Thus, He revealed to me this verse: “In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful. O Messenger! Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord-regarding Ali ebne Abee Talib and his leadership-and if you do not, you have not conveyed His message at all, and Allah shall protect you from evil people.”

O people! I have never been neglectful of conveying what Allah, the exalted, sent down to me, and I shall now explain to you the reason behind the revelation of this verse. Verily, Gabriel came down to me three times giving the order of my Lord, Who is the security of the believers, that I should stand in this scene and inform everyone, white and black, that:

Ali ebne Abee Talib is my brother, my deputy and the executor of my affairs (Wassee), my successor over my nation (Khaleefa), and the leader (Imam) after me, whose position to me is like that of Aaron to Moses except that there shall be no prophet after me, and that he is your guardian (Walee) after Allah and His messenger. Indeed, Allah, the most holy, the most high, had already sent down to me a verse from His book about this, saying, “Only your guardian is Allah and His messenger and those of the believers who establish the prayers and pay the charity while they bow down.”

Ali ebne Abee Talib was the one who kept alive prayers and paid charity while bowing down in ruku'. He intends the pleasure of Allah, the mighty and the majestic, in all situations.
I asked Gabriel to plead to Allah, Who is the security of the believers, to excuse me from conveying it to you.

O people, due to my knowledge on the fewness of the pious, the numerousness of the hypocrites, the corruption and the treachery of the sinful, and the trickery of those who ridicule Islam, those whom Allah described in His book as: “They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts,” taking it lightly, while it is a grave matter in the sight of Allah, and due to their annoying me on many occasions, so much so that they called me all “ear”, claiming I am so because of Ali's frequent attendance in my presence and my attention to him, until Allah, the mighty and the majestic, sent down the following verse in this regard:

“And of them are some who annoy the Prophet and say: He is an ear for accepting what he hears, particularly from Ali. Say: One whom you call 'ear' is best for you; He believes in Allah, safeguards the believers, and is a mercy for those of you who believe. And for those who harm the messenger of Allah, there shall be a painful torment.”

Had I wished to name those who have called me so, to point out towards them, or to lead to them by their signs, I would have done so. Yet, by Allah, I have indeed dealt with their affairs magnanimously. Nevertheless, Allah is not satisfied with me until I convey what He has sent down to me regarding the right of Ali.”

Then, the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM ) recited again the following verse: “O Messenger! Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord-with regard to Ali-and if you do not, you will not have conveyed His message at all, and Allah shall protect you from evil people.”

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O people! Know that Allah has assigned him (that is to say Molana ammeerol Momineen, Ali) as a guardian and a leader for you,whose obedience is obligatory for the immigrants, the helpers, and those who follow them in goodness,and for everyone, whether nomad or city resident, Arab or non-Arab, free or slave,young or old, white or black, and for every monotheist.

His decree, that is to say Molana ammeerol Momineen, Ali's decree is to be carried out, his saying is sanctioned as law, and his command is effective. Cursed is whoever opposes him, blessed with mercy is whoever follows him, faithful is whoever acknowledges his virtues and rights.Indeed, Allah has covered him and those who listen to him and obey him with mercy and forgiveness.

O people! This is the last stand I make in this gathering; Thus, listen, obey, and submit to the command of your Lord, for Allah, the mighty and the majestic, is your master, then His Messenger, Muhammad, who is now addressing you, is your master. Then, after me, Ali is your master and your leader by the command of Allah, your Lord. Then, leadership shall be in my progeny, within his offspring, until the Day you meet Allah and His Messenger. Nothing is lawful except what Allah declared so in His book, as well as His Messenger, and them (That is to say, the twelve infallible Imams) and nothing is unlawful except Allah declared so in His book, as well as His Messenger, and them. for Allah, the mighty and the majestic, has informed me of the permissible and the forbidden things,and I have made known to him (That is to say, Molana ammeerol Momineen, Ali) what my Lord has taught me of His Book, the permissible, and the forbidden things.

O people! There is no knowledge except that Allah has kept its account in the heart of me,and I have recorded the details of all the knowledge that I was taught, in the heart of the leader of the pious,Ali (PEACE BE UPON HIM ). Certainly, there is no knowledge except that I have taught it to Ali, and he is the evident Imam whom Allah mentions in the Chapter of Yasin: “... And We have kept the detailed account of everything in an evident Imam.”.

O people! Do not stray from him, nor should you flee from him, nor should you refuse his guardianship and his authority, for he is the one who guides to truth and acts upon it, and crushes falsehood and proscribes it, accepting no blame, in the path of Allah, from any blamer. He is the first to believe in Allah and in His Messenger; and he is the one who offered his life as a sacrifice for the Messenger of Allah. I commanded him, on behalf of Allah, to sleep in my bed, and he did it to sacrifice himself for me. He was with the Messenger of Allah when no one among men worshipped Allah in the company of His Messenger other than him.

O people! Prefer him over all others, for Allah has indeed preferred him, and turn to him, for Allah has indeed appointed him as your guide.

O people! He is an Imam authorized by Allah, and Allah shall never turn to anyone in mercy who denies his authority, nor shall He ever forgive him;this is a decisive decree by Allah that He shall do so to anyone who opposes His command about him, and shall torment him with the most painful torment, which lasts forever and ever.

Hence, beware lest you oppose him, and thus, arrive at a fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.

O people! By Allah, all early prophets and messengers have given the glad tiding of my advent. I am the seal of the prophets and the messengers, and the proof of Allah over all the creatures, of the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths. He who doubts this, is indeed a disbeliever, with the disbelief of the early era of ignorance. And he who doubts anything of what I have said this day, has doubted all that has been revealed to me. And anyone who doubts any of the Imams, has doubted them all, and anyone who doubts us, shall be in the Fire.

O people! Allah, the mighty and the majestic, has bestowed this virtue upon me out of His kindness and His grace. And there is no god but He. My praise is for Him forever and ever, and in all circumstances.

O people! Prefer Ali over all others, for he is the best of the people, men or women, after me so long as Allah sends down His sustenance and and so long as the creation exists.

Under curse and again under curse, under wrath and again under wrath, is he who rejects this saying of mine and does not does not agree with it. Certainly, Gabriel has informed me of this from Allah, the most high, Who also said: “Anyone who bears enmity against Ali and refuses his authority, for him shall be My curse and My wrath.”. Thus, every soul should look to what he has sent forth for the morrow. Be watchful of your duty towards Allah lest you should oppose Him and you foot should slip after its stability.
Verily, Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.

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O people! I have, indeed, explained for you and made you comprehend Allah's commandments, and it is this Ali that shall make you comprehend every issue after me.

Notice that at the end of my sermon, I shall call upon you to shake hands with me as the oath of allegiance to him and the recognition of his authority, and to shake hands with him afterwards.

I have, indeed, sworn allegiance to Allah, and Ali has sworn allegiance to me,and, on behalf of Allah, the mighty and the majestic, I require you to swear the oath of allegiance to him, for Allah says:“Verily those who pledge allegiance to you, they indeed pledge allegiance to Allah; the hand of Allah is over their hands.
Thus, anyone who violates his oath has indeed violated his own soul, and anyone who fulfills the covenant he has made with Allah, He shall soon grant him a great reward."

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Different pieces of the sermon of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) at the pond of Khum are found separately in many books narrated through numerous Shia and Bakree authorities. However, the most complete text of the sermon that has reached us, which covers most aforementioned pieces, is found in a number of books of traditions; the most distinguished of those which have been preserved to this date, is al-Ihtijaj, compiled by Ahmad Ibn Ali al-Tabarsi, an outstanding Shia scholar who lived in the 5th century AH.

Since various parts of this speech have been reported in numerous earlier books of traditions, the most comprehensive text available in al-Ihtijaj, is classified as parallel or frequent (Mutawatir). Thus, it should be relied upon irrespective of its chain of narrators.

Al-Tabarsi has often omitted the chain of the narrators of the traditions in his book, because as he stressed, he only narrated traditions that were famous among the Shia traditionists before him. However, due to the importance of the Sermon of Ghadir, al-Tabarsi has quoted the chain of the narrators for this tradition in al-Ihtijaj, which constitutes the following sound authorities traced back to Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (PEACE BE UPON HIM ), the fifth divinely appointed Imam of guidance after the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY):

حَدَّثَنِي السَّيِّدُ الْعَالِمُ الْعَابِدُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي حَرْبٍ الْحُسَيْنِيُّ الْمَرْعَشِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ «1» قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الشَّيْخُ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الشَّيْخِ السَّعِيدِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الطُّوسِيِّ «2» رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الشَّيْخُ السَّعِيدُ الْوَالِدُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ «3» قَدَّسَ اللَّهُ رُوحَهُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَمَاعَةٌ عَن أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ «4» قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ «5» قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيٌّ السُّورِيُّ «6» قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيُّ «7» مِنْ وُلْدِ الْأَفْطَسِ وَ كَانَ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْهَمْدَانِيُّ «8» قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِد الإحتجاج على أهل اللجاج (للطبرسي)، ج‏1، ص: 56
الطَّيَالِسِيُّ «1» قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفُ بْنُ عَمِيرَةَ «2» وَ صَالِحُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ «3» جَمِيعاً عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سِمْعَانَ «4» عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ «5» عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع ‏
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The detailed sermon, with few minor differences in wording, has been reported in the following books as well:

1- al-Yaqin, Sayyid Ibn Tawus (d. 664 AH), pp. 343-361, narrated from Imam al-Baqir (PEACE BE UPON HIM ) with the following chain of narrators:

حدثنا أحمد بن محمد الطبري قال أخبرني محمد بن أبي بكر بن عبد الرحمن قال حدثني الحسن بن علي أبو محمد الدينوري قال حدثنا محمد بن موسى الهمداني قال حدثنا محمد بن خالد الطيالسي قال حدثنا سيف بن عميرة عن عقبة عن قيس بن سمعان عن علقمة بن محمد الحضرمي عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي ع.

2- Rawdhat al-Wa’idhin, Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan al-Fattal al-Nishaburi (d. 508), part 1, pp. 89-99, narrated from Imam al-Baqir (PEACE BE UPON HIM ), with the chain of narrators omitted by the author due to its popularity in the scholastic circles.

3- Iqbal al-A’mal, Sayyid Ibn Tawus (d. 664 AH), pp. 454-457, narrated from Hudhaifa Ibn Yaman, through the Sunni authorities with the following chain of narrators:
اعلم أن ما نذكر في هذا الفصل ما رواه أيضا مخالفو الشيعة المعتمد عليهم في النقل فمن ذلك ما رواه عنهم مصنف كتاب الخالص المسمى بالنشر و الطي و جعله حجة ظاهرة باتفاق العدو و الولي و حمل به نسخة إلى الملك شاه مازندران رستم بن علي لما حضره بالري فقال فيما رواه عن رجالهم فصل: و عن أحمد بن محمد بن علي المهلب أخبرنا الشريف أبو القاسم علي بن محمد بن علي بن القاسم الشعراني عن أبيه حدثنا سلمة بن الفضل الأنصاري عن أبي مريم عن قيس بن حنان عن عطية السعدي عن حذيفة بن اليمان‏.

4- al-Tahsin, Sayyid Ibn Tawus (d. 664 AH), p. 584, narrated from Zaid Ibn Arqam, through the Sunni authorities with the following chain of narrators:
أبو المفضل محمد بن عبد الله الشيباني قال أخبرنا أبو جعفر محمد بن جرير الطبري و هارون بن عيسى بن السكين البلدي قالا حدثنا حميد بن الربيع الخزاز قال حدثنا يزيد بن هارون قال حدثنا نوح بن مبشر قال حدثنا الوليد بن صالح عن ابن امرأة زيد بن أرقم و عن زيد بن أرقم‏.
Unless otherwise specified in the endnotes and shown by brackets and marks in the text, the presented Arabic text of the sermon and its English translation are according to the original text of al-Ihtijaj, Ahmad Ibn Ali al-Tabarsi, vol. 1, pp. 56-66, narrated from Imam al-Baqir (PEACE BE UPON HIM ). The phrases within the brackets are either the extra phrases that only appear in the other books named above, or preferred lexically among different phrases with similar meanings given in the above-mentioned documents.

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Here are some statistical facts about the sermon:

- The Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) explicitly mentioned the name of Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) in his sermon about forty times besides many more instances that he (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) referred to him by pronoun.
- He (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) repeatedly used the following titles for Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) in this sermon :
- Wali and Mawla (guardian) fifteen times.
- Imam (leader) twelve times.
- Amir (commander) seven times.
- Wasi (executor of the will and deputy of the affairs) seven times.
- Akh (brother) four times.
- Khalifa (successor) three times.
- Hadi (guide) three times.
- The Prophet explicitly mentioned the word Aemma (Imams), referring to the eleven Imams after Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ), nine times in his sermon.
- The sermon also refers to over one hundred verses of the Holy Quran concerning Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and his authority, his followers, and their enemies.
- The number of sentences categorized by some important subjects of the sermon is as follows:
- Over fifty sentences on the Walaya of Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ).
- Twenty sentences about his virtues, yet stressing that it is impossible to enumerate all his virtues in the sermon.
- Twenty-five sentences about the followers (Shia) of Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and their enemies.
- Ten sentences on the Walaya of the Imams (PBUT) after him.
- Twenty sentences specifically about Imam Mahdi (PEACE BE UPON HIM ), the last divinely appointed Imam who will establish the divine government on earth at the end of time.
- Twelve sentences about the importance of the Quran, and introducing Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and his children as its exclusive authorized interpreters.
- Ten sentences on urging people to pledge their fealty to Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and the Imams after him from his offspring.

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In the name of Allah, the All Beneficent, the All Merciful.
Praise belongs to Allah Who is exalted above all the creation in His Oneness, and is near to His creation in His loneliness. Sublime is His authority, and great are the pillars of His names. His knowledge encompasses everything while He is lofty in status. He subdues all the creation through His power and evidence. He has always been praiseworthy and shall always be praised. He is the glorified Whose glory has no end. He begins and repeats the creation, and to Him all affairs are returned. He is the maker of what has been elevated (That is to say, heavens), the expander of what has been spread out (that is to say, the earth), and the dominator of the planets and the heavens.

He is holy and exalted above all purifications, the Lord of the angels and the spirit. He grants to all that He created. He prolongs His grace to all that He originated. He sees all eyes, and eyes do not see Him. He is generous, forbearing, and patient. He made His mercy encompass everything,and He favored them by His grace. He does not hasten His revenge,
nor does He take the initiative on what He knows they deserve of His punishment. He comprehends the secrets, and knows what the hearts conceal. Hidden things are not concealed from Him, nor do they make Him doubtful. He encompasses in knowledge and dominates everything, and has strength and power over everything.

Nothing is like Him, and He is the establisher of “the thing” when it was nothing. He is everlasting and free of need, who acts justly. There is no god but He, the mighty, the wise.
He is exalted beyond being grasped by visions, while He grasps all visions, and He is subtle, well aware of all things. None can reach His description by seeing Him, nor can anyone find out how He is, secretly or openly, and He is not known except by what Allah, the mighty and the majestic, has made as the signs of Himself.

I testify that He is Allah, Whose holiness overspreads all ages, Whose light overwhelms perpetuity. Who enforces His command without consulting an advisor. There is no partner with Him in His planning, nor is there any discrepancy in His management. He shaped whatever He originated without a preexisting model, and created whatever He created without getting assistance from anyone, burdening Himself, or having any need to find out a solution.

He originated it in His will, thus it came into being, and He formed it in His intention, thus it became distinct. So, He is Allah, the One that there is no god but He, Who is proficient in skill, and beautiful in action. He is the just Who never oppresses, and the most generous to Whom all affairs are referred. I further testify that He is Allah that before His magnificence everything is lowly, before His might everything is humble, before His power everything surrenders, and before His awe everything yields. He is the king of all domains, the turner of the heavenly bodies in their orbits, the dominator of the sun and the moon, each of which pursues its course to an appointed time. He makes night overtake day, and day overtake night, each one seeking the other rapidly He is the destroyer of every stubborn tyrant, and the annihilator of every rebellious Satan.
Neither has there been any opposing power beside Him, nor any peer. He is Unique and impenetrable. He never begets nor is He begotten, and none can ever be a match for Him.

He is the only God, the glorious Lord, Who wills, and thus carries out, Who intends, and thus decrees, Who knows, and thus takes into account. He causes death and gives life. He impoverishes and enriches. He makes men laugh and makes them weep. He brings near and drives away. He denies and grants. For Him is sovereignty, so is praise. In His hand is all goodness, and He is powerful to do everything. He lets night enter the day, and day enter night; there is no god but He, the mighty, the oft-forgiving.

He is the responder to supplication, open-handed in granting, the enumerator of breaths, and the Lord of the Jinn and the humans. Neither does anything bring difficulty for Him, nor does the cry of those who appeal for help annoy Him, nor does the insistence of those who insist exhaust Him or force Him to assent. He is Who protected the righteous, and gave success to the prosperous.

He is the guardian of the faithful, and the Lord of the worlds, Who deserves that all His creations thank Him and praise Him in any situation. I therefore praise Him and thank Him, in joy and sorrow, and in hardship and comfort. I believe in Him, His angels, His books, and His messengers. I listen to His command, obey Him, proceed towards whatever pleases Him, and submit to what He decreed, longing for His obedience and fearing His punishment, for He is Allah against Whose schemes no one should feel secure, nor should anyone be in fear of injustice from Him.

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O people! There are too many of you to shake my hand at the same time, and Allah, the mighty and the majestic, commanded me to take verbal recognition from you regarding what I finalized, on behalf of Allah, about Ali, the Commander of the Believers, and about the Imams from me and him who shall succeed him, based on what I informed you that my offspring are from his loins.

Therefore, pronounce this in one voice:
“We heard, obeyed, are satisfied, and are submitted to what you have conveyed to us from our Lord and your Lord with regard to the authority of Ali, the Commander of the Believers, and the authority of the Imams from his loins.

We pledge allegiance to you in this regard with our hearts, our souls, our tongues, and our hands.
According to this, shall we live, shall we die, and shall we be resurrected.

We shall not alter, nor shall we substitute, nor shall we entertain doubt, nor shall we deny,♦ nor shall we distrust, nor shall we withdraw from the covenant, nor shall we breach the pact.

O Messenger! You advised us, on behalf of Allah, regarding Ali, the Commander of the Believers, and the Imams after him that you mentioned to be of your offspring from his descendants who are: alHasan, al-Hossain, and whomever Allah shall appoint after them.

The covenant and the pledge are taken from us, from our hearts, our souls, our tongues, our minds, and our hands.
Anyone of us who can reach him shall shake his hand, otherwise he shall affirm the covenant by his tongue. We shall not seek any substitute for it, nor shall Allah see in our souls any diversion from it.

We shall convey the same on your behalf to anyone, near or far, among our offspring and our people, We take Allah as witness to this, and surely Allah suffices as witness.
You are also witness over us; so are anyone who obeyed, visible or covered, Allah's Angels, His forces, and His servants. And Allah is greater than every witness.”


O people! What do you say? Verily, Allah is well-aware of every voice and the secrecy of every soul; “He who accepts guidance, it is to the benefit of his own soul, and he who goes astray, does so to his own loss.”. Those who pledge fealty, they indeed pledge fealty to Allah; the hand of Allah is over their hands.

O people! Be mindful of Allah, give your oath of allegiance to Ali, the Commander of the Believers, may Allah's blessings be upon him, to al-Hasan and al-Hossain, and to the Imams from them a goodly Word, that is enduring.

Allah shall cause whoever acts treacherously to perish and shall have mercy on whoever remains loyal. “Thus, anyone who violates his oath has indeed violated his own soul,
and anyone who fulfills the covenant he has made with Allah, He shall soon grant him a great reward.”

O people! Say what I told you, and greet Ali with the title of “The Commander of the Believers.” And also say: “We listened, and obeyed, Your forgiveness do we seek, Our Lord, and towards Your reward or punishment is the eventual turn.”

And say: “Praise be to Allah who has guided us to this. Never could we be guided had Allah not guided us.”

O people! Without doubt, the merits of Ali ebne Abee Talib in the sight of Allah, the mighty and the majestic, which are indeed revealed in the Holy Quran, are more numerous than I could recount in one speech; thus, whenever someone relates them to you and acquaints you with them, believe him.

O people! Whoever obeys Allah, His Messenger, Ali, and the Imams that I mentioned, has indeed achieved a great prosperity.

O people! The foremost from among you in paying homage to him, truly accepting his guardianship, and greeting him as “the Commander of the Believers” are the winners of the gardens of bliss.

O people! Say what makes Allah be pleased with you, and know that if you and all the people on earth disbelieve, it shall not harm Allah in the least.

O Allah! Forgive the believers through what I have conveyed and commanded, and let Your Wrath descend upon those who deny and disbelieve, and praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.