Typology of the narrations of Ghadir in Bishārat al-Mustafā
The title is a research paper by Mohsen Musavi published in "Journal of the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies"- Volume 12, Issue 23, Summer and Autumn 2021, Pages 293-309. The following is an excerpt from its abstract.[1]
Importance of Ghadir Khumm
Ghadir Khumm, as the most prominent Eid of the Islamic Ummah and the beginning of the guardianship of Imam Ali (as), is very important.There are so many narrations that have described the event of this Day, or are somehow related to Ghadir.
Diferent types pf narrations about Ghadir Khumm
These narrations are placed in different groups and form different types.The authors of Islamic texts, due to their interest in narrating the event of Ghadir, have quoted a number of these narrations in their books, including 'Imad al-Din Muhammad ibn Abul-Qasim al-Tabari (sixth century).The main question is how the great Islamic writers looked at the event of Ghadir, and reflected what narrations in explaining and promoting the Ghadir culture in their works.
Typology of narrations and knowing Ghadir Khumm
The typology of Ghadir narrations in this book, Bishārat al-Muṣṭafā, will noticeably help to know Ghadir and all kinds of related issues thereof.
Method and objective of the article
In this article, which is organized in a descriptive-analytic method, will be shown the types of narrations about the virtue and actions of Ghadir, audience in Ghadir, Imam's contention about Ghadir, etc.