The Occasion It was the 18th of Dhul Hijjah, and the Prophet (pbuh) along with about 100,000 participants [in Haj] were on their way home. They had left Mecca a few days back, having finished the Farewell Haj. It was summer, very hot, the blazing sun taking its toll. At noontime the Prophet (pbuh) received a remarkable revelation, and it was so powerful that the Prophet (pbuh) was obliged to stop the people from marching; and he asked them to gather for the announcement; even calling back those who had already left for home. It was an urgent matter. The revelation (called Ayah of Tableegh ﺁﻳﻪ ﺍﻟﺘﺒﻠﻴﻎ ) commanded: ﻳَﺎ ﺃَﻳُّﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺑَﻠِّﻎْ ﻣَﺎ ﺃُﻧﺰِﻝَ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻚَ ﻣِﻦ ﺭَّﺑِّﻚَ ﻭَﺇِﻥ ﻟَّﻢْ ﺗَﻔْﻌَﻞْ ﻓَﻤَﺎ ﺑَﻠَّﻐْﺖَ ﺭِﺳَﺎﻟَﺘَﻪُ ﻭَﺍﻟﻠّﻪُ ﻳَﻌْﺼِﻤُﻚَ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱِ ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪَ ﻻَ ﻳَﻬْﺪِﻱ ﺍﻟْﻘَﻮْﻡَ ﺍﻟْﻜَﺎﻓِﺮِﻳﻦَ “O Messenger! Declare what has been revealed to you, and if you do not, then your works will not have been fully declared. And Allah will protect you from [the hurts of] people.”[see asbaab al-nuzool al-wahidi .page 150 also tafseer abu rafi also al-thalabi] The place is called Juhfa, ﺟـﺤـﻔــﻪ and there was a well-spring 3 miles north of the site called Ghadeer Khum .ﻏـﺪﻳــﺮ ﺧــﻢ Juhfa was a convergence place for several highways leading north, south, east, and west. The spot was strategic, and an important traffic spot between Mecca and Medina. The people were very curious, for as they gathered they saw an elevation of piled saddles. The Prophet (pbuh) had asked for such elevation to be erected, made of piled saddles, near a tree which was covered with cloths for shade. The urgency of this Ayah showed a threat that if the Prophet (pbuh) did not comply to the Ayah right away then all his Islamic works of the past 23 years would be void. Besides, Allah had promised to protect the Prophet (pbuh) from any hurts that people may cause him, implying there was such a possibility. Once preparations were completed, the Prophet (pbuh) went up the pile of saddles, so that everyone would see and hear him clearly. There he stood, and though the glare of the sand was blinding and the heat oppressive, he gave the famous speech. The speech touched on many points, then he came to the point: He questioned the audience if he had the authority over them, i.e., was he their exclusive Mowla (Supreme Leader and Head). The audience acknowledged without hesitation, “Yes, O Prophet, of course you are our Mowla”. He repeated the question three times, and three times the audience answered in the same way; acknowledging his Wilaayah (as the Quran had so revealed). The Prophet then called for Ali, held his arm up so that the arms of the two formed one entity pointing upward. He then said to the dumbfounded audience, “He whose Mowla (Supreme Leader or Master) I am, so is this Ali, ....” The event was very impressive and unique, the 33 year old Ali was now confirmed and so appointed without questions, he was to be the man with authority, and the Mowla over the Muslims after the Prophet would have departed from this world. The people received the news with cheer, some with envy and even a touch of jealousy. A tent was erected nearby for the people to congratulate Ali, for this designation of Ali by the Prophet in front of so many people was an unparalleled honor. The Prophet (pbuh) had officially recognized Ali as the Mowla over all, i.e., his successor. The first to congratulate Ali was Omar and Abu Bakr. Omar said, ﺑﺦٍ ﺑﺦٍ ﻟﻚ ﻳﺎ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺃﺻـﺒﺤـﺖ ﻣـﻮﻻﻱ ﻭﻣـﻮﻟﻰ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺆﻣـﻦ ﻭﻣـﺆﻣـﻨـﻪ ـ “Congratulations, Congratulations to you O Ali, you have become my Mowla and the Mowla of every devout, man or woman”(see musnad imam ahmad vol 4 page 281 also at-tibari al-riyadh al-nadhirah vol, 2 page 169 also al-ghazali ,sirrul alameen page,12) youtube/watch?v=_20kdkqs4Qk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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