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Eid al-Ghadir

Also known as Feast of Ghadir

Eid al-Ghadir is a Shia Muslim festival held on 18 Dhu al-Hijja to commemorate the Prophet Muhammad's sermon at Ghadir Khumm in 632, in which Shia Muslims see the designation of Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. The Buyid ruler Mu'izz al-Dawla made it a public celebration in Baghdad in 963. It remains a major feast in Iran and among Shia communities elsewhere.

Eid al-Ghadir
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Buyid dynasty

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eid al-Ghadir. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eid-al-ghadir
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