Prophet\u2019s clarity in speech had left\nno place for doubt. He had even commanded those present to convey his message\nto those absent. But about two and half months later, it only seemed like an\narea named \u201cGhadir\u201d was non-existent. As if there was no place where the holy\nProphet recited a sermon and introduced Ali (PBUH) as his successor. And now\nthe Prophet had passed away, and people were acting in haste to pledge their\noath to someone else other than Ali (PBUH)\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The question remains, why did the\npeople neglect the incident of Ghadeer and the will of Prophet Muhammad\n(PBUH&HP)? Why did the people disobey the command of the Prophet\n(PBUH&HP) regarding Ali’s (PBUH) succession despite all his emphasis\nthroughout his 23 years mission? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This subject can be analyzed from\ndifferent perspectives. The first theory is that Muslims turned away from Islam\nafter the Prophet\u2019s (PBUH&HP) demise. The events after the Prophet\n(PBUH&HP) does not support such theory as such Muslims should have gone\nback to their pre-Islamic idol worshipping practices. Obviously this was not\nthe case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second theory is that Muslims did\nnot want to turn away from Islam, and saw the issue as a disobedience to one of\nthe Prophet\u2019s (PBUH&HP) orders. Many continued to hold a grudge towards\nImam Ali (PBUH) because of the early Islamic wars, and therefore expressed\ntheir hatred by not obeying the Prophet\u2019s (PBUH&HP) command. Furthermore Ali (PBUH) refused to provide\nfavors when it came to obeying Allah (SWT) and the Prophet (PBUH), and this\nincreased the animosity toward Ali (PBUH). Nonetheless, this theory does not\nhold very well either. There were perhaps a few jealous tribe leads and a\nlimited group whom had lost a family member in early conflicts by Ali\u2019s (PBUH)\nsword. But a general hatred toward Ali (PBUH) by all Muslims does not deem\nlogical. Furthermore, the historical evidence does not support such idea either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What seems to be the case is that the\ngeneral population of Muslims was misguided by a minority who had turned away\nfrom Islam. In other words, a minority group misled the rest of the Muslims\nfrom the right path while they followed the minority and forgot about the\nincident of Ghadir. In fact, a group who were Muslims only on the surface and\ndid not truly believe in Allah (SWT) and his Prophet deceived the Muslim\nnation. Muslims were unable to recognize their evil intentions and ended up\nabandoning such important commands set by Allah (SWT) and His prophet\n(PBUH&HP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Holy Quran emphasizes on the same\npoint; there is a verse which descent to the Prophet (PBUH&HP) after the\nincident of Ghadir and succession of Amir al-Mu’minin has been declared. The\nverse advises the Muslims that the enemy has lost hope in your religion; in\nother words infidelity which is the external enemy of Islam, cannot harm you\nand your religion; therefore, do not fear the infidels (1). However, the next\nsentence is amusing; Allah (SWT) continues the verse: \u201cFear from Me\u201d (2)\nmeaning be concern from Allah\u2019s (SWT) side. What could this mean? How could we\nbe worried from Allah\u2019s (SWT) will?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To Answer this question we should\nreview one of the principles in the holy Quran: Everything depends on Allah\n(SWT) and anything that occurs relies on Allah\u2019s (SWT) will. However, Allah\u2019s\n(SWT) will is comprised of a set of rules that are known as the Divine\nTraditions. One of these rules is that Allah (SWT) never cuts a merci from the\npeople on His own, unless the people change themselves. Based on this rule, the\nwords of Allah (SWT) become clearer. O Muslims! Fear from me; otherwise if your\nmoralities and practices change, based on My Traditions, I will take My merci\nback from you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A narration from the Prophet sheds\nsome light into this argument. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) says: \u201cI don\u2019t\nfear my people\u2019s economy; the lack of wealth will not take them astray; but\nthere\u2019s something that I fear very much for my people and that is ignorance and\nlack of knowledge\u201d(5) and elsewhere he said: \u201cTwo groups of people broke my\nback; the scholar who has no piety and the ignorant with the religious\nsurface.\u201d(6) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the words of Allah (SWT) in the\nHoly Quran in the first section and the narrations of the Prophet (PBUH&HP)\nin the next one can understand that the Islamic society was threatened by an\ninner threat, and that is the presence of a few deceptive hypocrites and a\ncrowd of na\u00efve ignorant and people with weak fiath. That was the case after\nGhadir. A group of opportunist hypocrites presented matters in a completely\ndifferent way and everything turned around in a short period of time such that\nthe successor of the Prophet (PBUH&HP) had only a few true companions\nbeside him. Just like \u201cSameri\u201d was able to misguide people in less than forty\ndays by using propaganda towards the successor of Prophet Musa (PBUH), and\ndrove the people to worshiping the golden cow, the successor of Prophet\nMuhammad (PBUH&HP) did not even have forty true companions around him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Truly this is the case\u2026.the division\namong Muslims, the harm they do to themselves, is it not more than the harm\nthat threatens them from an outside force?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The above is\nselection taken from “15 Sayings” by Martyr Murtaza Mutahhari\u2019s, with\nminor changes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On behalf of Roshd Website we\ncongratulate all Muslims, and especially you dear friend on the completion of\nreligion with the appointment of Amir-al Mu\u2019minin (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The Holy\nQuran, (5:3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. The Holy\nQuran, (5:3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The Holy\nQuran (3:26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. The Holy\nQuran, (13:11)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. \u2018Awaali\nal-La\u2019ali, vol. 4, p. 39<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. \u2018Awaali\nal-La\u2019ali, vol. 4, p. 77<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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