What Did Prophet Muhammad [s] Say at Ghadir Khumm? - Imam Hassan Qazwini 

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None who attended Ghadir khum was from Persia. The people who attended were from Egypt, Yemen and Medina but these people interpreted the event differently. They see no significant importance of this event. Even Ali didn't see the importance of the event. After washing the body of the prophet, he went home. He didn't care of the chaotic situation whereby people were finding a new leader. Ali didn't try to solve the problem.

Ghadir Khumm Linguistically: Mawla has many meanings like sayyid, helper, someone you love and aid. Mawla comes from the word Al walayah, not Al wilayah (Al waliyy) which means leadership. They’re 2 different words. The proof that the word Mawla doesn’t mean khilafa from the Qur’an - Allah mentions an ayah with the word mawla, mentioning Allah, the believers and the angels: ‎فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ مَوۡلٰٮهُ وَجِبۡرِيۡلُ وَصَالِحُ الۡمُ ‎ؤۡمِنِيۡنَ ۚ وَالۡمَلٰٓـئِكَةُ بَعۡدَ ذٰلِكَ ظَهِيۡرٌ‏ then Allah is his supporter, and Jibra’īl (Gabriel) and righteous believers, and after all that, angels are his helpers. (66:4) According to Shi’a logic; Allah is using the word mawla (مَوۡلٰٮهُ) in this ayah, Allah is a khalifa over the prophet and THEN the angel Jibreel is also khalifa, and then the believers are also khalifas according to Shi’a argument which makes no sense. Therefore, it doesn’t mean leadership. Context of Ghadir Khumm: There was a disagreement over ghaneema (spoils of war) amount between Ali and buraydah ibn husayb, Buraydah disliked Ali for that and complained to the prophet, so the prophet backed Ali and reminded the people about Ali because he knew that later on people will make Takfeer on him and rebel against him I.E the Khawaarij. At ghadir khumm, the Muslims were returning back to their homes and heading towards medina and the surrounding areas after Hajj. There was only a few hundreds or maybe thousands of Muslims. If Ali becoming khalifa was so important, the prophet would of announced it in front of all the people at Hajj ,The Farewell Sermon ( خطبة الوداع, Khuṭbatu l-Widāʿ ), where there was around 100,000 Muslims from all over the world like Yemen, Iraq, Sham etc. Ali refuses khilafa a year after Ghadir Khumm event (Bukhari) and 24 years after (nahjul balagha): The author of the book Nahj al-Balagha - a reliable source for the Shia, reports that Ali RadiaAllahu Anhu refused to be the Caliph after the martyrdom of Uthman when people gathered around him requesting him to assume the caliphate and besought them to accept their leadership. “Leave me alone; go in search of somebody else….If you leave me alone I shall be just like you as an ordinary citizen of the Islamic State…As a matter of fact I like to guide you and advise you more than I would wish to rule over you.” Source: Nahjul Balagha p 136, see also pg 366-367 and pg 322. See pg 263 the Nahjul Balagha published by Islamic Seminary Publication Translated by Askari Jafri.(Sermon 95.) Hadith in Sahih Bukhari: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:

'Ali bin Abu Talib came out of the house of the Prophet during his fatal ailment. The people asked ('Ali), "O Abu Hasan! How is the health of Allah's Apostle this morning?" 'Ali said, "This morning he is better, with the grace of Allah." Al-'Abbas held Ali by the hand and said, "Don't you see him (about to die)? By Allah, within three days you will be the slave of the stick (i.e., under the command of another ruler). By Allah, I think that Allah's Apostle will die from his present ailment, for I know the signs of death on the faces of the offspring of 'Abdul Muttalib. So let us go to Allah's Apostle to ask him who will take over the Caliphate. If the authority is given to us, we will know it, and if it is given to somebody else we will request him to recommend us to him. " 'Ali said, "By Allah! If we ask Allah's Apostle for the rulership and he refuses, then the people will never give it to us. Besides, I will never ask Allah's Apostle for it." (See Hadith No 728, Vol 5) Source: Sahih Bukhari 6266 THEREFORE, Ali himself didn’t know he was even supposed to be KHALIFA but SHI’A say he was.

Who will be caliph is political. Let's not create it as religious.

Do take a look at the Ghadeer Khum response of this video, and then make your own informed judgement: whoaretheshia.com/ghadeer-response/