Sermon of the Holy Prophet S.A. in the Ghadeer Khumm (06)

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O people! I am the Straight Path of Allah whom He commanded you to follow, and such after me also is Ali, and then my offspring from his loins, the Imams who guide with truth and turn people to it.”

Then, the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) recited the entire Quranic chapter of the opening (al-Fatiha) and said:“This chapter was revealed in my honor and in theirs generally and specifically. That is to say the Imams' honor.

They are the authorized friends of Allah, for whom there shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. Behold! Truly, it is the party of Allah that shall prevail.

Lo! It is their enemies who are the dissenters, the transgressors, and the brethren of Satans, who inspire one another with embellished vain discourses by way of deception.

Lo! It is their close adherents who are the true believers, whom Allah, the mighty and the majestic, mentions in His Book saying:
“You will not find any group of people who truly believe in Allah and in the Last Day, yet they love those who opposed Allah and His messenger, even though they were their own fathers, sons, brothers, or kinsfolk; Those who meet this criterion are the ones in whose hearts He has written faith ...”

Lo! Their close adherents are those whom Allah, the mighty and the majestic, describes as the following:
“Those who believe and do not cover their faith with injustice, are the ones for whom is the security from Hellfire, and they are the rightly guided.”
Indeed, their close adherents are those who believed and then have not entertained doubt in their faith.

Lo! Their close adherents shall enter Paradise in peace and security, and the angels shall receive them with greetings saying: “Well have you done! Hence, enter into it to dwell therein forever!".

Indeed, their close adherents are those about whom Allah, the mighty and the majestic, said, they shall enter Paradise where they shall receive sustenance without having to account for anything.

Lo! Their enemies are ones who shall arrive at Hell.

Indeed, their enemies are the ones who shall hear the terrible drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth, and therein shall be the heaving of sighs and sobs.

Behold! Their enemies are those about whom Allah states: “Whenever a nation enters it, it shall curse its peer.”

Lo! Their enemies are those whom Allah, the mighty and the majestic, describes as: “Every time a group is cast therein, its keepers shall ask them, 'Did no warner come to you?'
They shall say: 'Yes indeed. A warner came to us, but we rejected him and said, Allah has not revealed anything; you are but in a great error.'

They shall also say: 'Had we listened or used our wisdom, we would not have been among the inmates of the blazing fire.'

They shall then confess their sins; but far from mercy shall be the inmates of the burning fire.”


In contrast, their close adherents are, indeed, ones who fear their Lord in secret; for them is forgiveness and a great reward.

O people! What a great difference it is between the burning fire and the great reward!
O people! Our enemy is whom Allah censures and curses, whereas our adherent friend is the one whom Allah praises and loves.
O people! Behold! I am a warner and Ali is a guide.
O people! I am a prophet and Ali is the executor of my will.