مَعاشِرَالنّاسِ، تَدَبَّرُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَ افْهَمُوا آیاتِهِ وَانْظُرُوا إِلی مُحْکَماتِهِ وَلاتَتَّبِعوا مُتَشابِهَهُ، فَوَالله لَنْ یُبَیِّنَ لَکُمْ زواجِرَهُ وَلَنْ یُوضِحَ لَکُمْ تَفْسیرَهُ إِلاَّ الَّذی أَنَا آخِذٌ بِیَدِهِ وَمُصْعِدُهُ إِلی وَشائلٌ بِعَضُدِهِ (وَ رافِعُهُ بِیَدَی) وَ مُعْلِمُکُمْ:

 أَنَّ مَنْ کُنْتُ مَوْلاهُ فَهذا عَلِی مَوْلاهُ، وَ هُوَ عَلِی بْنُ أَبی طالِبٍ أَخی وَ وَصِیّی، وَ مُوالاتُهُ مِنَ الله عَزَّوَجَلَّ أَنْزَلَها عَلَی.

18th of Dhu al-Hijjah is a festive day observed by Shia Muslims  in the Islamic calendar. This day is to celebrate the appointment of Ali ibn Abi Talib by the Islamic prophet Muhammad as his immediate successor, as per Shia belief. It marks the anniversary of Muhammad"s sermon, described in Hadith of the pond of Khumm, in which he stated:"Whomsoever"s wordship (maula) I am, Ali is also his wordship (maula) . O" God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him". d

Shia Muslims named the day Eid al-Ghadeer and celebrate it with a tradition of taking a mass oath to reassert their commitment to Islam, in the same manner as individual Shia adults take an oath on reaching adulthood.