ইতিহাস কি সবসময় পেছনের বিষয়? ইসলামের ক্ষেত্রে অন্তত নয়। ইসলামে 'ইতিহাস' মানে নবীর মূল শিক্ষার কথা, ইসলামে 'ইতিহাস' মানে ইসলামকে যুগে যুগে যারা মোচড় দিয়ে দিয়ে পালটে দিয়েছে সেই ঘোলা জলকে ডিঙ্গিয়ে ইসলামের শাশ্বত বাণীর কাছে পৌছানো। এই কথাটুকু মাথায় রাখলে ইসলামের ইতিহাসের সত্যগুলো বুঝতে সুবিধে হবে।

ভুমিকা ছেড়ে এবার গাদির খুমের ঘটনায় আসা যাক।

Before proceeding further, a brief narration of the event of Ghadir Khum would not be out of place. This will be especially helpful to those who are not familiar with Ghadir Khum. While returning from his last pilgrimage, Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, received the following command of Allah:

'O Messenger! Convey what had been revealed to you from your Lord; if you do not do so, then (it would be as if) you have not conveyed His message (at all). Allah will protect you from the people' (5:67).

Therefore he stopped at Ghadir Khum on Dhil-Hijjah 18, 10 A.H. to convey the message to the pilgrims before they dispersed. As it was very hot, a dais shaded with branches was constructed for him. Then the Prophet gave a long sermon. At one point, he asked his faithful followers whether he, Muhammad, had more authority (awla) over the believers than they had over themselves; the crowd cried out: 'Yes, it is so, O Apostle of Allah!' Then he took Ali by the hand and declared:

'Whomever's master (mawla) I am, this Ali is also his master' (Man kuntu mawlahu fa hadha Aliyun mawlahu).

Then the Prophet also announced his impending death and charged the believers to remain attached to the Qur'an and Ahl al-Bayt. This summarizes the important parts of the event of Ghadir Khum.

ডিটেইলস জানতে:
http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/incident.htm

একটু গভীরের বিশ্লেষনের জন্য:
http://www.al-islam.org/short/Ghadir.htm