Ghadir springs from Islam’s true meaning and spirit

Ghadir springs from Islam’s true meaning and spirit

The event of Ghadir rose from the spirit and true meaning of Islam. Consider the fact that despite all of Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) efforts, Almighty God told him 70 days before his death, “O Apostle! Communicate that which has been sent down to you from your Lord, and if you do not, you will not have communicated His message” (Quran 5:67). [This means,] "Deliver the message to the people that I have ordered you to deliver. If you don’t deliver this message, you have not completed the mission of your prophethood." This shows that the true spirit and meaning of Islam exists in the event of Ghadir.

Ayatollah Khamenei
Feb. 20, 2003