Some Sahih Versions
of the Hadith
The Various
Occasions Related to Hadith alThaqalayn
At
Ghadir Khumm In the
Mosque of Madinah In the
Prophet's Chamber During His Last Illness The Author's
Approach in `Abaqat
Narrators of Hadith alThaqalayn
From
Among the Sahabah From
Among the Tabi`un Second/Eighth Century Third/Ninth Century Fourth/Tenth Century Fifth/Eleventh Century Sixth/Twelfth Century Seventh/Thirteenth Century Eight/Fourteenth Century Ninth/Fifteenth Century Tenth/Sixteenth Century Eleventh/Seventeenth Century Twelfth/Eighteenth Century Thirteenth/Nineteenth Century Fourteenth/Twentieth Century The Meaning of Hadith
alThaqalayn
Some Traditions
that Appear to Conflict with Hadith alThaqalayn
"Adhere
to my sunnah and the sunnah of the rightly-guided successors ..." "Take
part of your religion from this Humayra' (i.e. `Aishah)." "Seek
guidance with the guidance of `Ammar." "Hold
on to the covenant of Ibn Umm `Abd (i.e. `Abd Allah ibn Mas`ud)." "Mu`adh
ibn Jabal is the most knowledgeable among you regarding halal and
haram." "Follow
those who will come after me, Abu Bakr and `Umar." "Verily, my Companions are like the stars (nujum) in the
sky..." 1 -
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including sources for Hadith
al-Ghadir, "Of whomever I am his master, `Ali also is
his master (mawla)." 6
including sources for Hadith
al-Manzilah, "Are you not pleased to have the position
(manzilah) in relation to me as that Aaron had in relation to
Moses?" 7
including sources for Hadith
al-Wilayah, "Verily, `Ali and I are inseparable, and
he is the master (wali) of every believer after me." 8
including sources for Hadith
al-Tayr, "My God, bring the most beloved of Your
creatures, that he may eat this fowl with me..." 9
including sources for Hadith Madinat
al-`ilm, "I am the city of knowledge and `Ali is its
gate; whoever intends to enter the city should come to its gate."
10
including sources for Hadith
al-Tashbih, "Whoever wishes to see Adam in his
knowledge, ..., should look at `Ali ibn Abi Talib." 11
including sources for Hadith
al-Munasabah, "Whoever contests `Ali in regard to the
khilafah is an unbeliever." 12
including sources for Hadith
al-Nur, "Fourteen thousand years before Adam [a] was
created, I and `Ali were a light ..." 13
including sources for Hadith
al-Rayah, "Tomorrow I will give the standard to a man
..." 14
including sources for the hadith, "May God's mercy be upon `Ali. My God, keep
the haqq always with `Ali." 15
including sources for Hadith
al-Muqatalah, "A man amongst you will fight the people
over the ta'wil of the Qur'an ..." 16
including sources for Hadith
al-Safinah, "The parable of my Ahl al-Bayt is that of
the boat (ark) of Noah; ..." 17 -
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