Sunnis have also narrated that the Prophet (p.b.u.h), upon returning from the “حجة الوداع” (farewell Hajj pilgrimage), gathered those returning from the Hajj at a place called Ghadir Khumm and said, “من کنت مولاه فهذا علی مولاه” (For whoever I am leader, Ali is his leader). There is no difference between Shia and Sunni in that such an event has occurred, and the only difference is over the meaning of “Mula” in this hadith.

On the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir, a celebration ceremony was held by the Syrian Office of AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in the prayer hall of the shrine of Hazrat Zainab (a.s.) in Damascus. At the ceremony, Hojat al-Islam Saffar Harandi, the representative of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Syria, and Hojat al-Islam Mohsen Nakhaei Moghaddam, the director of the Syrian Office of AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, delivered speech, and the Maddah of the AhlulBayt (a.s.), Hassan Abu Ghanim praised the Infallibles (a.s.).