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: Shia Muslims across the world, including in Iran, are celebrating the Eid al-Ghadir, which marks the appointment of the first Shiite Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS), by Islam’s most revered figure, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), as his successor.
Tuesday 25 June 2024 - 19:40
Story Code : 423825
Source : Tasnimnews
Iranians celebrate Eid al-Ghadir
In capital Tehran, a grand ceremony has been organized in a route extending for 10 kilometers between the Azadi (liberty) square and the Imam Ali highway.
On the auspicious occasion, people come to streets and extend greetings and felicitations to each other, especially to the families who are descendants of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through his grandsons, Hassan ibn Ali (AS) and Hussein ibn Ali (AS), the sons of the Prophet’s daughter Fatima Zahra (SA) and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS).
Many young Iranian couples choose the auspicious event as their wedding date in the hope that their marriage is blessed with the memory of Imam Ali (AS).
Eid al-Ghadir is also referred to as Eid al-Akbar (the Greatest Eid) in Islamic narrations, since Muslims are of the opinion that the mission of all the previous messengers of Allah became accomplished on this day.
On March 10, 632 CE, in the tenth year of Hijra, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) received a revelation from God, ordering him to halt his last Hajj pilgrimage known as the Hajjat-ul-Wida (the Farewell Pilgrimage) at a pond called Khum, near Mecca, and to designate Imam Ali (AS) as his successor in guiding and ruling Muslims. The event took place a few months before the demise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
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