General Forms of ZiyArah of the Holy Imams� Descendants  pdf

In his book of Mi�b�� al-Z�'ir, the sublime Sayyid `Al� ibn ��w�s has mentioned two forms of ziy�rah of the Holy Imams� descendants to both of which we will refer hereinafter.

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First Form of Ziyarah

He says: If you intend to visit one of the Holy Imams� descendants, such as al-Q�sim the son of Imam al-K��im, al-`Abb�s the son of Imam `Al�, or `Al� the son of Imam al-�usayn who was martyred at the Battle of al-�aff, or any other son or descendant of one of the Holy Imams, you should stop at the tomb and say the following words:

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلزَّكِيُّ

alssal�mu `alayka ayyuh� alssayyidu alzzakiyyu

Peace be upon you, O bright master,

ٱلطَّاهِرُ ٱلْوَلِيُّ

al���hiru alwaliyyu

pure saint,

وَٱلدَّاعِي ٱلْحَفِيُّ

waldd�`� al�afiyyu

and affectionate herald.

اشْهَدُ انَّكَ قُلْتَ حَقّاً

ashhadu annaka qulta �aqqan

I bear witness that you said the truth,

وَنَطَقْتَ حَقّاً وَصِدْقاً

wa na�aqta �aqqan wa �idqan

uttered truly and honestly,

وَدَعَوْتَ إِلَىٰ مَوْلاَيَ وَمَوْلاَكَ عَلاَنِيَةً وَسِرّاً

wa da`awta il� mawl�ya wa mawl�ka `al�niyatan wa sirran

and called to my and your master openly and secretly.

فَازَ مُتَّبِعُكَ

f�za muttabi`uka

Winner is your follower

وَنَجَا مُصَدِّقُكَ

wa naj� mu�addiquka

and saved is your believer,

وَخَابَ وَخَسِرَ مُكَذِّبُكَ وَٱلْمُتَخَلِّفُ عَنْكَ

wa kh�ba wa khasira mukadhdhibuka walmutakhallifu `anka

but disappointing and losing are your deniers and dissenters.

إِشْهَدْ لِي بِهٰذِهِ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ

ishhad l� bih�dhih� alshshah�dati

Bear this testimony for me

لاِكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْفَائِزِينَ بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ وَطَاعَتِكَ

li'ak�na min alf�'iz�na bima`rifatika wa ��`atika

so that I will be of the winners because of recognizing you, obedience to you,

وَتَصْدِيقِكَ وَٱتَّبَاعِكَ

wa ta�d�qika wattib�`ika

giving credence to you, and following you.

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَٱبْنَ سَيِّدِي

walssal�mu `alayka y� sayyid� wabna sayyid�

Peace be upon you, O my master and son of my master.

انْتَ بَابُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُؤْتَىٰ مِنْهُ

anta b�bu all�hu almu't� minhu

You are the door to Allah from which He is come

وَٱلْمَاخُوذُ عَنْهُ

walma'kh�dhu `anhu

and from which everything is received.

اتَيْتُكَ زَائِراً

ataytuka z�'iran

I have come to you, visiting you

وَحَاجَاتِي لَكَ مُسْتَوْدِعاً

wa ��j�t� laka mustawdi`an

and entrusting with you all my needs.

وَهَا انَا ذَا اسْتَوْدِعُكَ دِينِي وَامَانَتِي

wa h� ana dh� astawdi`uka d�n� wa am�nat�

Here I am entrusting with you my religion, my trust,

وَخَواتِيمَ عَمَلِي

wa khaw�t�ma `amal�

the sealings of my deed,

وَجَوَامِعَ امَلِي

wa jaw�mi`a amal�

and my entire hope

إِلَىٰ مُنْتَهَىٰ اجَلِي

il� muntah� ajal�

up to the end of my lifetime.

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

walssal�mu `alayka wa ra�matu all�hi wa barak�tuh�

Peace and Allah�s mercy and blessings be upon you.

 

Second Form of Ziyarah

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ جَدِّكَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَىٰ

alssal�mu `al� jaddika almu��af�

Peace be upon your forefather the Chosen Prophet.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ابِيكَ ٱلرِّضَا ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ

alssal�mu `al� ab�ka almurta��

Peace be upon your father the well-contented and well-pleased.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلسَّيِّدَيْنِ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

alssal�mu `al� alssayyidayni al�asani wal�usayni

Peace be upon the two chiefs al-�asan and al-�usayn.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ خَدِيـجَةَ

alssal�mu `al� khad�jata

Peace be upon Khad�jah

امِّ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

ummi sayyidati nis�'i al`�lam�na

the mother of the doyenne of the women of the world.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ فَاطِمَةَ امِّ ٱلائِمَّةِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

alssal�mu `al� f��imata ummi al-a'immati al���hir�na

Peace be upon F��imah the mother of the Immaculate Imams.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلنُّفُوسِ ٱلْفَاخِرَةِ

alssal�mu `al� alnnuf�si alf�khirati

Peace be upon the excellent souls,

بُحُورِ ٱلْعُلُومِ ٱلزَّاخِرَةِ

bu��ri al`ul�mi alzz�khirati

the oceans of the abundant knowledge,

شُفَعَائِي فِي ٱلآخِرَةِ

shufa`�'� f� al-�khirati

my interceders in the Hereafter,

وَاوْلِيَائِي عِنْدَ عَوْدِ ٱلرُّوحِ إِلَىٰ ٱلْعِظَامِ ٱلنَّاخِرَةِ

wa awliy�'� `inda `awdi alrr��i il� al`i��mi alnn�khirati

and my masters when the soul shall be returned to the rotten bones;

ائِمَّةِ ٱلْخَلْقِ

a'immati alkhalqi

namely, the leaders of the creatures

وَوُلاَةِ ٱلْحَقِّ

wa wul�ti al�aqqi

and the true masters.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلشَّخْصُ ٱلشَّرِيفُ

alssal�mu `alayka ayyuh� alshshakh�u alshshar�fu

Peace be upon you, O honorable,

ٱلطَّاهِرُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ

al���hiru alkar�mu

immaculate, and noble person.

اشْهَدُ انْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ

ashhadu an l� ilaha ill� all�hu

I bear witness that there is no god save Allah,

وَانَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَمُصْطَفَاهُ

wa anna mu�ammadan `abduh� wa mu��af�hu

Mu�ammad is His servant and chosen prophet,

وَانَّ عَلِيّاً وَلِيُّهُ وَمُجْتَبَاهُ

wa anna `aliyyan waliyyuh� wa mujtab�hu

`Al� is His intimate and selected servant,

وَانَّ ٱلإِمَامَةَ فِي وُلْدِهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

wa anna al-im�mata f� wuldih� il� yawmi aldd�ni

and Imamate is for his descendants up to the Judgment Day.

نَعْلَمُ ذٰلِكَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

na`lamu dh�lika `ilma alyaq�ni

We recognize so with certain knowledge,

وَنَحْنُ لِذٰلِكَ مُعْتَقِدُونَ

wa na�nu lidh�lika mu`taqid�na

we believe in so,

وَفِي نَصْرِهِمْ مُجْتَهِدُونَ

wa f� na�rihim mujtahid�na

and we exert all our efforts in supporting them.