{"id":1652,"date":"2015-10-03T16:36:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T16:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/atabat\/1652-holy-najaf-receives-more-than-four-million-visitors-in-eid-al-ghadir\/"},"modified":"2015-10-03T16:36:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T16:36:18","slug":"holy-najaf-receives-more-than-four-million-visitors-in-eid-al-ghadir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/atabat\/1652-holy-najaf-receives-more-than-four-million-visitors-in-eid-al-ghadir\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Najaf receives more than four million visitors in Eid al-Ghadir"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.12px; line-height: 11.856px;\">The auspicious occasion, marking Imam Ali\u2019s appointment by the Prophet Mohammad<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">The holy shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, has hosted more than four million pilgrims from different countries on the occasion of Eidal-Ghadir.<br \/> The auspicious occasion, marking Imam Ali\u2019s appointment by the Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon them, as his successor, is annually marked with various ceremonies and rituals around the world on the 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah.<br \/> Eid al-Ghadir is also known as Eid al-Akbar (the greatest Eid) in Islamic narrations, since Muslims believe that the mission of all the previous messengers of Allah became accomplished on this day.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The auspicious occasion, marking Imam Ali\u2019s appointment by the Prophet Mohammad \u00a0 The holy shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, has hosted more than four million pilgrims from different countries on the occasion of Eidal-Ghadir. 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