Monday, December 7, 2009

Eid ul Ghadir

Is Eid ul Ghadir tomorrow, Dec 8? I think it is.

Anyone know?
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  1. Banana AnneDecember 7, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    It starts on the 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah, and today is the 20th of Dhu al-Hijjah. One website said that it is commemorated for 3 days, so if that's true than it is going on right now.
    I don't follow the Shi'a school of thought, so I don't know for sure. According to a semi-trusty source (Wikipedia <3) it is commemorating the last sermon of Prophet Muhammad (saw). What do you know about it?

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  2. LKDecember 7, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    My Shia friends arent doing anything for it...I have a feeling you don't actually do anything LOL
    Yes you are correct. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Ghadeer

    I figured there would be something, even just a speech but it seems nothing is going on. That, or my friends just don't observe it. I'll have to check the youtube channel for the local mosque (Yes the mosque in my neighborhood broadcasts its presentations on Youtube).

    You are just a ball of information BananaAnne :)

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  3. CandiceDecember 7, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Never heard of this!

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  4. LKDecember 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Candice: Its a Shia thing. Its mostly about Muhammad (PBUH) selecting Imam Ali (PBUH) as his successor. The Sunnis would not partake in such a celebration since they do not believe Imam Ali was the prophet's successor.

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  5. Banana AnneDecember 7, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    Sadly, I get a lot of my information from Wikipedia and people's blogs. :P I do try to compare it to reliable sources to make sure that what's being said is correct.

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  6. NikkiDecember 7, 2009 at 9:36 PM

    My husband observed it on Friday night, so my understanding is that it has passed.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 7, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    well sunni believe sayidina ali is the fourth caliph

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  8. LKDecember 8, 2009 at 9:27 AM

    Nikki - I still get so confused when stuff is lol All I know is, no one I know is observing it currently. I'll have try and catch it next year. We are already preparing for next week when Muharram starts.

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  9. lalaDecember 14, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    if you want you can try subscribing to a shia mosque in your time zone that follows your marja. im not sure where you are at or i'd give you the names of some masjid's websites but im sure you can google it. my masjid is starting muharram services dec. 17th so of course the end of those first 10 days will be the 27th.

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  10. LKDecember 14, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    MJ: Thank you. My local Masjids are starting Muharram on the 17th as well.

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