''Al Ghadir'' (

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: الغدير في الكتاب والسنة والأدب) (that is " The Ghadir in the Book, the Sunnah, and

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") is a 20-volume book written by the

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Abd Al Husayn Amini. The book describes and discusses the Hadith of the pond of Khumm according to Sunni documents. To do so, Amini has gathered the narrations of 110 companions (

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) as well as 40 followers of

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about the event. He then states the related

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narrated by 360 Hadit narrators between the 2nd to 14th centuries of the Islamic calendar. Since Sunni Muslims - unlike

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- do not consider Imam Ali (a.s) as the immediate legitimate successor of Muhammad, Amini in his book has tried to ‌prove Ali's succession based on Sunni documents. Amini, in writing the book, travelled to different countries to take advantage of the libraries there among which were

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and some others. The first print of Al-Ghadir's book was published in Najaf City and developed in 9 volumes. Many scholars of different Islamic countries have written explanation of it.

Translations

''Urdu translation of Al-Ghadir'' has been done by Adeeb-e-asr Allamah Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi, a Twelver Shī'ah scholar, speaker, author, historian and poet. * * * * * *

Comments on ''al-Ghadir''

Muhammad Abdul-Ghani Hasan al-Mesri (

: محمد عبد الغني حسن المصري), in his foreword on "al-Ghadir", which has been published in the preface to volume I, second edition, states: I call on the Almighty to make your limpid brook (in Arabic, 'Ghadir' means brook) the cause of peace and cordiality between the

and Sunni brothers to cooperate with one another in building the Islamic

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. 'Adil Ghadban, the managing editor of the Egyptian magazine entitled "al-Kitab", said the following in the preface to volume 3: This book clarifies the Shi'ite logic. The Sunnis can correctly learn about the Shi'i through this book. Correct recognition of the Shi'ahs brings the views of the Shi'ahs and the Sunnis closer, and they can make a unified rank. In this foreword published in the preface to volume 4 of the "Al-Ghadir", Dr. ' Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali (

: عبدالرحمان كيالي حلبي) says the following after referring to the decline of the Muslims in the present age and the factors which can lead to the Muslims' salvation, one of which is the sound recognition of the successor of Muhammad: The book entitled "al-Ghadir" and its rich content deserve to be known by every Muslim to learn how historians have been negligent and see where the truth lies. Through this means, we should compensate for the past, and by striving to foster the unity of the Muslims, we should try to gain the due rewards. :

References

External links

An online version of Al-Ghadir (in Arabic)
{{Shia hadith literature, state=uncollapsed Books about Islam 20th-century Arabic books Iranian books Urdu-language books Shia theology books