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The Event of Ghadir Khumm|Ghadir Khumm event (Arabic: واقعة غدير خم) refers to a sermon delivered by the the Prophet Muhammad on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah of 10 AH (March 632 CE) at the pond (ghadir) of Khumm, located between Mecca and Medina. While the event is a central pillar of Shīʿa doctrine regarding the succession to Muhammad, it has also been interpreted by many Sunni and other Muslim scholars as an occasion of profound moral, spiritual, and communal significance. From the perspective of Islamic unity (wahdat al-Umma), the Ghadir Khumm event offers common ground for Muslims of different traditions to affirm shared principles: the high station of Ali|ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the importance of the Ahl al-Bayt, and the necessity of adhering to Muhammad’s guidance after his lifetime (Dakake, 2007; Madelung, 1997).Continue ...

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+The '''Event of Ghadir Khumm|Ghadir Khumm event''' (Arabic: واقعة غدير خم) refers to a sermon delivered by the the Prophet [[Muhammad]] on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah of 10 AH (March 632 CE) at the pond (''ghadir'') of Khumm, located between Mecca and Medina. While the event is a central pillar of [[Shia Islam|Shīʿa]] doctrine regarding the succession to Muhammad, it has also been interpreted by many [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] and other Muslim scholars as an occasion of profound moral, spiritual, and communal significance. From the perspective of '''[[Islamic unity]]''' (''wahdat al-Umma''), the Ghadir Khumm event offers common ground for Muslims of different traditions to affirm shared principles: the high station of Ali|ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the importance of the Ahl al-Bayt, and the necessity of adhering to Muhammad’s guidance after his lifetime (Dakake, 2007; Madelung, 1997).[[Ghadir Khumm event and Islamic unity|'''Continue
-* '''''[[The Sunna and Shi'a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East (Book report)|The Sunna and Shi'a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East]]''''' is a 2011 edited academic volume published by [[Palgrave Macmillan]]. The book is edited by [[Ofra Bengio]] and [[Meir Litvak]] and examines the historical development of relations between [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] and [[Shia Islam|Shi'a]] Muslims from the early Islamic period to the contemporary Middle East. The volume emphasizes both patterns of division and periods of coexistence and ecumenical engagement, offering a historically grounded and interdisciplinary perspective on sectarian relations in Islamic societies. <span id="mp-more">[[The Sunna and Shi'a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East (Book report)|'''Continue
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