Iran Press/Iran news: On the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir and the eve of the 14th presidential election, thousands of people from the provinces of Gilan, Markazi, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, North Khorasan, and the families of the martyrs as well as servants of the holy shrine of Hazrat Shahcheragh in Fars, this morning (Tuesday) attended Imam Khomeini's Hosseiniyeh (RA) to meet with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Muslims, particularly the Shia community, mark Eid al-Ghadir by celebrating the appointment of Imam Ali (AS), Prophet Mohammad’s cousin and son-in-law as the first imam to lead the Muslim nation.
The occasion is named after the event of Ghadir Khum when Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) introduced Imam Ali (AS) as his successor in a sermon delivered next to Ghadir Khum pond located between Mecca and Medina in 632 CE.
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