Ghadeer Khum Where The Religion Was Brought To Perfection

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Ghadeer Khum Where The Religion Was Brought To Perfection

Author : I.H Najafi

Publisher: http://alhassanain.com/english/

Digital Publisher: http://www.ghadirestan.com/en/

The Caravan Of The Apostle Of God

We notice that while Ali bin Abi Talib after fulfilling his mission at Yemen was, with great enthusiasm, making arrangements for his journey to Mecca.

The Holy Prophet, on the other hand, was busy in the preparations necessary for performing the obligatory statute of pilgrimage.

The Prophet of God had not offered pilgrimage after his emigration to Medina. All of a sudden the good news spread that the Messenger of God was proceeding towards the sacred city of Mecca.

In order to avail the opportunity of accompanying the Prophet people from every corner of Arabia thronged in multitude. Within no time tents of more than 100,000 people desirous of pilgrimage were seen planted in the environs of the city of Medina.

On Saturday, the twenty fifth of Zil-qa'ad 10 A.H., corresponding with the year 633 A.D., the last Messenger of God took bath and put on some simple garments comprising of a calico mantle for lower part of the body and a wrapper.

He applied perfume to the body and clothes, offered noon-prayers and accompanied by the members of his household came out of the city.

The caravan was ready to start and awaiting for the order of departure. Receiving the signal to move on an immense concourse of human-beings was seen surging up on the horizon.

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