Inthelightof thisreality,the Shi‘asproceededtoinvestigatetheori-
ginaltextsanddocumentsofIslamandtheycameacross anenormous
quantityofsourceswhichmadethemconcludethatthereareclear,suffi-
cient,preciseordersfromthe Prophetof Islamabout hissuccessor:the
verseofwilāyah,thehadithofGhadīr,thehadīthofSafinah,thehadīth
ofThaqalayn,andmanymore,allofwhicharetested,examinedandex-
plained in the great works done on this subject.
Fromalltheseweshallselectonlythe hadīthofGhadīrandweshall
seek to judge its value and implications in an unprejudiced manner.