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F or the encouragement, inducement and interest of marriage among mumineen, Allah Ta'ala mentions in the Qur'an: “And of His signs is that He has created of yourselves, spouses for you that you might rest in them and He has set love and mercy between you. Surely in that are signs for a people who consider.” “And Allah Ta'ala is He Who has created man from water, and has appointed for him kindred by blood (has appointed ancestors for him) and kindred by marriage (has appointed in laws for him); for Allah is the most Powerful.” “Marry the spouseless among you, and your slaves and handmaidens who are virtuous; if they are poor, Allah will enrich them with His bounty; Allah is All-embracing, All-knowing. And let those who find not the means to marry be abstinent till Allah enriches them with His bounty.” I maam Ja'far us-Saadiq (AS), his fathers and his ancestors said: Rasulullah (SAWS) said

Ghadir Khum (Part 3 of 3) =============================================== The chains (asnad) of narrations of Ghadir Khum =============================================== The importance of the tradition of Ghadir Khum in history is reflected in its widespread documentation and mentioned by the multitude of personalities over the centuries. Although, some trivialized, only listed the occurrence among the historical events without giving it a thought, or discussed the matter in a mixture of emotional judgments, none could deny the authenticity of these narrations. The essence of what the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF) delivered on the day of Ghadir was not disputed among any, even if they disagreed on its interpretation, for reasons obvious to the alert. Let us look at the lists of some of the Sunni traditions, commentators, and historians who have documented the tradition of Ghadir Khum in chronological order: ============================================================== Sunni Traditi

Ghadir Khum (Part 2 of 3) ==================================== The Meaning Wali, Mawla, and Wilayah ==================================== No Muslim scholar could ever cast any doubt in the documentation of the tradition of Ghadir Khum, for it has been narrated with as much as 150 authentic chains of transmitters by the Sunnis alone. (Please see Part III for the evidences in this regard). A Mutawatir report is a report which has been narrated unbrokenly and independently by so many people so that no doubt can be entertained about their authenticity. Even the students of Ibn Taymiyyah such as al-Dhahabi and Ibn Kathir who have proven their enmity toward the Shia, emphasized that the tradition of Ghadir Khum is Mutawatir and Sahih (authentic) (See al-Bidayah wan Nihayah). However some people did try to interpret the tradition in a different way. They particularly tried to translate the words WALI (master/guardian), MAWLA (master/leader), and WILAYAH (mastery/leadership/guardianship) as fr

Ghadir Khum (Part 1 of 3) In this year, Thursday, May 18, 1995 coincides with the 18th of Dhul- Hajjah, the anniversary of the event of Ghadir Khum where the Messenger of Allah delivered his LAST sermon. The greatest parallel/frequent (Mutawatir) tradition in the History of Islam is related to this sermon of the Prophet (PBUH&HF). Please see Part 3 for a complete list of 110 companions of Prophet who narrated this tradition, as well as classified lists of the Sunni traditionists/historians/commentators of Quran who confirmed this tradition to be authentic and frequent, and their corresponding books where the tradition can be found. Also in Part 2 we discuss the meanings of WALI, MAWLA, and WILAYAH. ======================= The Farewell Pilgrimage ======================= Ten years after the migration, the Messenger of Allah ordered to his close followers to call all the people in different places to join him in his last pilgrimage. On this pilgrimage he taught them how to perform