User:Seyyed Amin/Hadith of Ark

Hadith of Ark, which is narrated from Prophet Mohammad (pbuh), can be found in both Shia and Sunni Resources. The content of this Hadith states that those following the Prophet's Household will be saved and those refusing to follow them will perish. The Prophet's succession is One of the most complicated issue owing to which, Muslims divided into two sects. The first sect believes that the Prophet's successor is a divine position which has to be appointed exclusively by Allah and people in no way are entitled to choose the successor whereas the second sect has a completely different viewpoint on this matter. In contrast to the first sect, they hold that the successor can only be selected through an election or a council. Consequently, many disagreements stemmed from this division among two sects over several issues the most significant of which is about knowing the authentic sources from which religious creeds and laws can be deduced. The first group has drawn on several Prophetic traditions for example The Tradition of Thaqalayn, The Tradition of Ghadeer Khumm (The Pond of Khumm), The Tradition of Ark and such like, to demonstrate that the Prophet's succession was exclusively granted to َAli ibn Abi Talib and the Prophet's Household.