A huge caravan of nearly one hundred thousand muslims along with the Holy Prophet (S.A) and his Ahl-Ul-Bayt, was returning to Madina , after the "Hajj -Atul -Widaa"
When they reached Ghadee-E-Khum, a place between Madina and Mecca, the Holy Prophet (S.A) ordered a halt to the marching caravan, called back those who had gone ahead, and waited for those who were coming behind.
He had recieved the following verse from Allah:
O Our Messenger ! Deliver what has been sent unto you from your lord; and if you do not, then ( it will be as if ) you have not delivered His Message ( at all ); and surely Allah will protect you from ( the mischief ) of men." ( The Holy Quran 5 : 67 )
A tall pulpit of the "Kajawas" was prepared. The Holy Prophet (S.A) mounted the Pulpit and delivered a long sermon.
Then he asked--"Do I wield authority over your souls more than you do ?"
"Certainly it is so, O Messenger of Allah ", they said in one voice.
The Holy Prophet (S.A) asked Mawla Ali-Ibn-Abi Talib to come up.
Mawla Ali (AS) mounted the pulpit. Holding Ali (AS) in both his hands he raised him high, so much that the whole assembly of men and women saw him clearly.
He again addressed them :
"O men and women ! Allah is my Mawlaa ( Lord Master). I am the Mawla of Believers , I exercise authority over their souls more than they do, and of whomsoever I am the Mawlaa, Ali is his Mawlaa.
O Allah ! Be Thou a friend of him who is a friend of Ali.
Be Thou an enemy of him who is an enemy of Ali.
Help him who helps Ali.
Forsake him who forsake Ali.
At the end of this declaration , the following verse was revealed :
"This day I have perfected for you, your religion, and have completed my favour on you, and have chosen for you Islam (to be) the Religion." (The Holy Quran 5 : 3)
Then the Holy Prophet (S.A) commanded everyone to pay allegiance to Mawla Ali (AS) as "Ameerul Momineen", a title used by the Messenger of Allah for the first time.
The Holy Prophet ( S.A ) had declared ( according to Imam Jafar-E-Sadiq (AS)) the "Day Of Ghadeer" as a day of rejoicing for all Muslims, in addition to Jumua'h, Fitr and Ad'haa.
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Have a bath, put on new or clean clothes and apply perfume |
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Observe fast |
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Recite the following Ziaraths of Imam Ali-Ibn-Abi Talib (AS); (i). "Assalaamu A'layka yaa Ameenallaah" (ii). Ziarath Mut'laqah. |
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Recite Dua'a-E-Nudhba |
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It is a day of rejoicing. Meet together in the name of "Jashan" to sing praises of Allah, the Holy Prophet, Imam Mawlaa Ali and the Holy Ahl-Ul-Baith. |
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Pray a 2 Rakaat Namaz, just before sunset :- In every Rakaat after the recitation of Sureh-Al-Fathiha recite - i). sureh Iklaas 10 times ii). Ayathul Kursi 10 times iii). Sureh-Al-Qadr 10 times. After the Salaam go into the Sajda and say- 100 times "ALH'AMDULILLAAH SHUKRAN LILLAAH". Then sit and recite the following Dua'a: |
ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS-ALUKA BI-ANNA LAKAL H'AMD WAH'DAKA LAA SHAREEKA LAKA WA ANNAKA WAAH'IDUN AH'ADUN S'AMADUN LAM TALID WA LAM TOOLAD WA LAMM YAKUN LAKA KUFUWAN AH'AD WA ANNA MUH'AMMADAN A'BDUKA WA RASOOLUKA S'ALAWAATUKA A'LAYHI WA AALIHI YAA MAN HUWA KULLA YAWMIN FEE SHAN KAMAA KAANA MIN SHAANIKA AN TAFAZ''Z''ALTA A'LAYYA BI-AN JA-A'LTANEE MIN AHLI IJAABATIKA WA AHLI DEENIKA WA AHLI DAA'-WATIKA WA WAFFAQTANEE LID'AALIKA FEE MUBTADA-I KHALQEE TAFAZ''Z''ULAN MINKA WA KARAMAN WA JOODA THUMMA ARDAFTAL FAZ''LA FAZ''LAN WAL JOODA JOODAN WAL KARAMA KARAMAN RAAFATAN MINKA WA RAH'MATAN ILAA AN JADDADTA D'AALIKAL A'HDI LEE TAJDEEDAN BAA'-DA TAJDEEDIKA KHALQEE
WA KUNTU NASYAN MANSIYYAN NAASIYAN SAAHIYAN GHAAFILAA FA-ATMAMTA NIA'-MATIKA BI-AN D'AKKARTANEE D'AALIKA
WA MANANTA BIHI A'LAYYA WA HADAYTANEE LAHU FALYAKUN MIN SHAANIKA YAA ILAAHEE WA SAYYIDEE WA MAWLAAYA AN TUTIMMA LEE D'AALIKA WA LAA TASLUBANEEHI H'ATTAA TATAWAFFAANEE A'LAA D'AALIKA WA ANTA A'NNEE RAAZ''IN FA-INNAKA AH'AQQUL MUN-I'MEEN AN TUTIMMA NIA'-MATIKA A'LAYYA ALLAAHUMMA SAMAI'-NAA WA AT'AA-NAA WA AJABNAA DAA-I'YAKA BIMANNIKA FALAKAL H'AMDU
GHFRAANAAKA RABBANAA WA ILAYKAL MAS'EER AAMANNAA BILLAAHI WAH'DAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHU WA BIRASOOLIHI MUH'AMMADIN S'ALLALLAAHU A'LAYHI WA AALIHI WA S'ADDAQNAA WA AJABNAA DAA-I'YALLAAHI WAT-TABAA'-NAR RASOOLA FEE MUWAALAATI MAWLAANAA WA MAWLAL MOO-MINEEN AMEERIL MOO-MINEEN A'LIYYIBNI ABEE T'AALIB A'BDILLAAHI WA AKHEE RASOOLIHI WAS'SI'DDEEQIL AKBAR WAL H'UJJATI A'LAA BARIYYATIHIL MU-AYYIDI BIHI NABIYYAHU WA DEENAHUL H'AQQAL MUBEEN A'LAMAN LIDEENILLAAHI WA KHAAZINAN LI-I'LMIHI
WA A'YBATA GHAYBILLAAHI
WA MAWZ''I-A' SIRRILLAAHI WA AMEENALLAAHI A'LAA KHALQIHI
WA SHAAHIDAHU FEE BARIYYATIHI
ALLAAHUMMA RABBANAA INNANAA SAMIA'-NAA MUNAADIYAN YUNAADEE LIL - EEMAANI AN AAMINOO BIRABBIKUM FA-AAMANNAA RABBANAA FAGHFIRLANAA D'UNOOBANAA WA KAFFIR A'NNAA SAYYI-AATINA WA TAWAFFANAA MA-A'L ABRAAR RABBANAA WA AATINAA MAA WA-A'DTANAA A'LAA RUSULIKA A'LAA TUKHZINAA YAWMAL QIYAAMAH INNAKA LAA TUKHLIFUL MEE-A'AD
FA-INNAA YAA RABBANAA BIMANNIKA WA LUT'FIKA AJABNAA DAA-I'YAKA WAT-TABAA'-NAR RASOOL WA S'ADDAQNAAHU WA S'ADDAQNAA MAWLAL MOO-MINEEN WAKAFARNAA BIL JIBTI WAT' T'AAGHOOT
FAWALLINAA MAA TAWALLAYNAA
WAH'-SHURNAA MA - A' A-IMMATINAA
FA-INNAA BIHIM MOO-MINOONA MOOQINOONA WA LAHUM MUSALLIMOON AAMANNAA BISIRRIHIM WA A'LAANIYATIHIM WA SHAAHIDIHIM WA GHAAA-IBIHIM WA H'AYYIHIM WA MAYYITIHIM
WA RAZ''EENAA BIHIM A-IMMATAN WA QAADATAN WA H'ASBUNAA BIHIM BAYNANAA WA BAYNALLAAHI DOONA KHALQIHI LAA NABTAGHEE BIHIM BADALAN WA LAA NATTAKHID'U MIN DOONIHIM WALEEJAH WA BARIA-NAA ILALLAAHI MIN KULLI MAN NAS'ABA LAHUM H'ARBAN MINAL JINNI WAL INSI MINAL AWWALEENA WAL AAKHIREEN WA KAFARNAA BIL JIBTI WAT' T'AGHOOT WAL AWTHAANIL ARBA-A'H WA ASHYAA-I'HIM WA ATBAA-I'HIM WA KULLI MAN WAALAAHUM MINAL JINNI WAL INSI MIN AWWALID DAHRI ILAA AAKHIRAH ALLAAHUMMA INNAA NUSH-HIDUKA ANNAA NADEENU BIMAA DAANA BIHI MUH'AMMADUN WA AALU MUH'AMMADIN S'ALLALLAAHU A'LAYHI WA A'LATHIM WA QAWLUNAA MAA QAALOO WA DEENUNAA MAA DAANOO BIHI
MAA QAALOO BIHIQULNAA WA MAA DAANOO BIHI DINNAA WA MAA ANKAROO ANKARNAA WA MAN WAALAW WAALAYNAA WA MAN A'ADAW A'ADAYNAA WA MAN LA-A'NOO LA-ANNAA WA MAN TABARRA-U MINHU TABARRAANAA MINHU WA MAN TARAH'H'AMOO A'LAYHI TARAH'H'AMNAA A'LAYHI AAMANNAA WA SALLAMNAA WA RAZ''EENAA WAT-TABAA'-NAA MAWAALIYANAA S'ALAWAATULLAAHI A'LAYHIM ALLAAHUMMA FATAMMIM LANAA D'AALIKA WA LAA TASLUBNAAHU WAJ-A'LHU MUSTAQIRRAN THAABITAN I'NDANAA WA LAA TAJ-A'LHU MUSTA-A'ARAA WA AH'YAYTANAA A'LAYHI WA AMITNAA ID'AA AMATTANAA A'LAYHI AALU MUH'AMMADIN A-IMMATUNAA FABIHIM NAATAMMU WA IYYAAHUM NUWAALEE WA A'DUWWAHUM A'DUWWALLAAHI NU-A'ADEE FAJ-A'LNAA MA-A'HUM FID DUNYAA WAL AAKHIRATI WA MINAL MUQARRABEEN FA-INNAA BID'AALIKA RAAZ''OONA YAA ARH'AMAR RAAH'IMEEN
Go into Sajda and recite:
ALH'AMDU LILLAAH 100 times
SHUKRAN LILLAAH 100 times
One who does "a'mal" today is entitled to recieve the reward of a person who was present at Ghadeer, and had heard the declaration and accepted it as true.
At the time of meeting with the brothers-in-faith say the following: |
ALH'AMDU LILLAAHIL LAD'EE JA-A'LANAA MINAL MUTAMASSIKEENA BIWILAAYATI AMEERIL MOO-MINEENA WAL A-IMMATI A'LAYHIMUS SALAAM
ALH'AMDU LILLAAHIL LAD'EE AKRAMNAA BIHAAD'AL YAWM WA JA-A'LANAA MINAL MOOFEENA BI-A'HDIHI ILAYNAA WA MEETHAAQIHIL LAD'EE WAATHAQANAA BIHI MIN WALAAYATI WULAATI AMRIHI WAL QUWWAAMI BIQIST'IHI WA LAM YAJ-A'LNAA MINAL JAAH'IDEENA WAL MUKAD'D'IBEENA BIYAWMID DEEN
Recite the following 100 times: |
ALH'AMDU LILLAAHILLAD'EE JA-A'LA KAMAALA DEENIHI WA TAMAAMA NIA'-MATIHI BIWALAAYATI AMEERAL MOOMINEENA A'LIYYABNA ABEE T'AALIB A'LAYHIS SALAAM
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