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15 Thul-Hijja 1444
The representative of Marjiyeah in Europe congratulates the Islamic world with Eid Ghadir and asks the believers and the Islamic centers to celebrate the best of Eids, and to conduct the celebrations in accordance with the great stature of the day

In the name of God
“This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion” 5:3
In the occasion of the greatest of Islamic Eids and the highest in stature, which is Eid al-Ghadir, we congratulate the believers on the completeness of bounty and the perfection of religion with Imamat, which is the protection from deviance and misguidance. Therefore, the narration says (Nothing has been called upon like Wilayeah on the day of Ghadir)
We ask God to make us steadfast on Wilayeah as exemplified today by the master of our time (may God hasten his appearance) and the great Marjaas who are the safety valve and the guarantor of survival from the calamities of this time.
Therefore, we ask the believers to respect this Eid as it is connected to the root of faith, to explain this concept to their kids and to show them happiness, joy, and exchange of congratulations and gifts. Also, they can place their happy occasions around the time of this Eid to make their kids and people feel the importance of this day. The prophet has asked Imam Ali to make this day as Eid. Also, previous prophets asked their vicegerents to make it as Eid. Imam Ridha has said (in a detailed narration about Eid Ghadir): “Be generous to your brothers on this day, and make every believing man and woman happy on this day. By God, if people know the greatness of this day, the angels will shake their hands every day ten times”
Therefore, there is an emphasis on celebrating the day of Ghadir with exchanging gifts, offering food, saluting people, making the needy and the poor happy especially the widows and the orphans, and reciting the special Ziyarah of Imam Ali (even from far away). This Ziyarah is one of the most authentic Ziyarahs as it contains a plenty of Quranic verses and prophetic narrations that reveal his stature and position in Islam including that he is the divider between hellfire and paradise, and that his love is true faith and his hate is hypocrisy. He is the self of the messenger of God, and the carrier of his flag in this world and the next. In addition to many other narrations about him.
Therefore we ask all believing men and women, and the Islamic centers to explain the importance of this day by adorning their centers and conducting joyous celebrations to underscore the importance of the day of Ghadir.
We thank God that made us uphold the Wilayah of the prince of the faithful and the rest of Imams (peace be upon them).