Verse 144 of Al 'Imran and Ghadir

Verse 144 of Sura Al 'Imran is a verse that was used in the Ghadir Sermon to recommend Muslims to consider divine pleasure; because if all the people of the earth become disbelievers, it will not harm God.

Verse 144 of Al 'Imran and Ghadir

Ayah Specifications
Surah Name	Al 'Imran
Ayah Number	144
Juz'	4
Ayah Content
Place of Revelation	Medina
Topic	Recommendation to consider divine pleasure
Ayah Recitation Audio Translation

Some researchers have described the context of using Verse 144 of Sura Al 'Imran in the Event of Ghadir as follows: The last part of the Ghadir Sermon was dedicated to expressing the virtues of Imam 'Ali b. Abi Talib (a), where the Prophet (s) stated the highest virtue for the Imam in one sentence by connecting it to the Quran. On one hand, he mentioned the revelation of 'Ali's (a) virtues in the Quran, and on the other hand, he considered the sea of his excellences to be beyond what could be mentioned in one gathering.

Then, considering the vastness of 'Ali's (a) virtues, he commanded us to accept them from the people of knowledge, and then referred to Verse 71 of Sura al-Ahzab and Verses 20 and 21 of Sura al-Tawba. In a part of the eleventh and final section of the Ghadir Sermon, the Prophet, by referring to a Quranic verse, reminded the people to consider divine pleasure, because if all the people of the earth become disbelievers, it will not harm God. In this regard, he referred to two verses: Verse 8 of Sura Ibrahim and a part of Verse 144 of Sura Al 'Imran: وَ مَنْ یَنْقَلِبْ عَلی عَقِبَیْهِ فَلَنْ یَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَیْئاً,And whoever turns back on his heels will not harm Allah in the least..

مَعاشِرَ النّاسِ، قُولُوا ما يَرْضَى اللَّهُ بِهِ عَنْكُمْ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ، فَإِنْ تَكْفُرُوا اَنْتُمْ وَ مَنْ فِى الاَرْضِ جَميعاً فَلَنْ يَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَيْئاً: O people, say a word by which Allah will be pleased with you, for if you and all those on earth disbelieve, it will not harm Allah in the least..

References

• _Exceptional Ghadir Sermon_; Muhammad Baqir Ansari, Qom: Dalil-e Ma Publications, 1386 SH.
• _The Quranic Event of Ghadir: A Report on the Prophet's One-Month Journey to Announce Wilayah in the Light of Quranic Verses_; Muhammad Baqir Ansari, Qom: Dalil-e Ma Publications, 1386 SH.