A group of pilgrims travelling from Esfahan to the holy city of Najaf met Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum Mirdamadi amid Ghadir celebrations in the city of the Commander of the Faithful. In his address to the gathering, His Eminence enumerated the virtues and significance of visiting the shrine of the Commander of the Faithful on Ghadir day from the perspectives of the Infallible Imams.  He underscored the importance of safeguarding the values of Ghadir and those of its leader.He furthered noted that guarding and preserving Shiite beliefs is a duty everyone should undertake. “The followers of Saqifa seek to weaken Ghadir but they must believe in the fact that Saqifa cannot overpower Ghadir,” he said.
His eminence further said, “We should not let Ghadir to be put into further isolation, nor should we let the Owner of Ghadir be left alone. One should be courageous and selfless enough to defend Ali and the Reminder of Ghadir i.e. the twelfth Imam – may Allah hasten his reappearance. And we should know where we are standing on the ground in defense of Wilayah and Mahdaviya.”
Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum pointed out that the most essential subject that needs to be worked upon and endeavors should be made about is the subject of Imamate and Mahdaviya. “It is necessary that clerics and students should engage in studying in this field and to symbolize great scholars like Allamah Amini and Mir Hamid Hussein,” he added.
“Thanks are due to Allah, the Islamic Seminary of Najaf is prepared to train and educate students in the fields of greater and minor jurisprudence,” Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum concluded.