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paintings by Hassan Ruholamin.The artist who is best known for his paintings on early Islamic historical events unveiled the artworks on
Ali (AS) in Najaf, Iraq on Monday, some Persian news agencies announced.On the way back home from Hajj in 632, which is known as the
Farewell Pilgrimage, Muhammad (S) asked for a stop in a region called Ghadir Khum, where in his sermon, he announced his cousin Ali (AS) as
his successor and first Imam shortly before his death based on a revelation from God.Afterwards, two tents were pitched, in one of which
Muslims congratulated the Prophet (S) for his excellent choice and, in other one, Muslims from all tribes gave their allegiance to Ali (AS)
Muslims pledging their loyalty to the Imam in an open-air gathering.One of the paintings shows a man wearing a Yemeni jambiya in the left
the historical fact that when the Prophet (S) began his journey to perform the Hajj rituals in Mecca, Imam Ali (AS) was in Yemen to promote
However, he left Yemen soon to join the Prophet (S) for the Hajj rituals.Ruholamin has several other canvases depicting stories on Imam Ali
fought in the year 628 between Muslims and the Jews living in the oasis of Khaybar.He has reproduced the artwork in the form of a mural on
