Ziyara / Supplication

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! O He Who responds to the prayer of the distressed! O He Who relieves the agonies of the agonized! O Helper of those who cry for help! O He Who is nearer to me than my life-vein! O He Who intervenes between man and his heart! O He Who is in the Highest Position and in the Clear Horizon! O He Who is all-beneficent and all-merciful and is established on the Throne! O He Who knows the stealthy looks and that which the breasts conceal!

O He from Whom no secret can remain hidden! O He Whom is not confused by the many voices (that pray Him)! O He Whom is not confounded by the many requests (that are raised to Him)! O He Who is not annoyed by the insistence of those who entreat Him persistently! O He Who overtakes every attempt of escape! O Reunifier of every scattering thing! O Re-originator of the souls after death! O He Who is in a state every moment! O Grantor of requests! O Reliever of agonies! O Conferrer of demands!

O Bestower of desires! O Savior from sufferings! O He Who can save from all things and nothing in the heavens or in the earth can save from Him! I beseech You in the name of Muhammad the seal of the Prophets, ‘Ali the Commander of the Faithful, Fatimah the daughter of Your Prophet, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn, for I turn my face towards You in their names at this very situation of mine, I make them my means to You, I seek their intercession for me with You, I beseech You in the name of Your duty towards them, I adjure You, and I beg You earnestly, in the name of the status that they enjoy with You, the value that they enjoy in Your sight, in the name of the thing by which You have preferred them over all the other beings, in the name of Your Name that You have placed with them and given them exclusively other than all the other beings, and through which You have distinguished them and demonstrated their distinctive precedence over all the other beings so uniquely that their preference has exceeded all the distinctive features of all the other beings;

I beseech You (in the name of all that) to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, to relieve me from my distress, grief, and agony, to make up for me all my distressing affairs, to help me settle my debts, to safeguard me against poverty, to safeguard me against scarcity, to make me dispense with begging from the created beings, to spare me from the distress of what I anticipate to distress me, the difficulty of what I anticipate to be difficult for me, the toughness of what I anticipate to be hard for me (to deal with), the evil of what I anticipate to be evil, the conspiracy of whom I anticipate to plot conspiracy (against me), the tyranny of whom I anticipate to treat me tyrannically, the injustice of whom I anticipate to be unjust to me the domination of whom I anticipate to dominate me, the trickery of whom I anticipate to trick me, and the authority of whom I anticipate to seize me, and to ward off from me the trickery of the deceivers and the cunning of the devious.

O Allah, stand for me against him who intends evil for me, intrigue against him who intends to conspire against me, turn away from me his trickery, cunning, influence, and evil desires, and prevent him against me in any way You choose and at any time You choose. O Allah, (please) preoccupy him against me by means of poverty that You never cut down, ordeals that You never recover, neediness that You never stop, ailment that You never heal, humility that You never change into dignity, and destitution that You never cut down. O Allah, (please) strike him with humility in the center of his eyes, interleave poverty to his own house, place ailment and disease in his body so that You will preoccupy him with an engrossing, relentless preoccupation, make him fail to remember me in the same was as he has failed to remember You, divert from me his hearing, sight, tongue, hand, leg, heart, and all of his organs, place in him sickness in all these (organs), and do not heal him so that all these (sicknesses) will preoccupy him relentlessly from me and from mentioning me.

And spare me, O Savior, from all that which cannot be spared by anyone other than You, for You are verily the Savior; and there is no savior other than You, You are verily the Reliever, and there is no reliever other than You, You are verily the Succorer, and there is no succorer other than You, and You are verily the Shelterer, and there is no shelterer other than You. Disappointed is he whose shelterer is other than You, whose recourse to anywhere other than You, whose resort is anywhere other than You, whose way out is anywhere other than You, whose haven is anywhere other than You, and whose savior from any created being is anyone other than You. You are verily my trust, my hope, my resort, my way out, my haven, and my savior. With You do I commence and through You do I seek success. In the name of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad do I turn my face towards You, seek means to You, and seek intercession to You.

So, I beseech You, O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! Yours is all praise and Yours is all thanks. To You is my complaint and You are the Besought for help. So, I beseech You, O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and to relieve my distress, grief, and agony in this situation of mine in the same way as You have relieved the distress, grief, and agony of Your Prophet and saved him from the horrors of his enemy. So, (please) relieve me in the same way as You did to him, dispel my worries in the same way as You did to him, save me in the same way as You did to him, drive away from me the horror of what I anticipate to horrify me, the encumbrance of what I anticipate to overburden me, and the distress of what I anticipate to distress me without making me suffer any encumbrance due to all that. And make me leave having all my requests granted and having all my distresses relieved, including the affairs of this world and the Hereafter.

O Commander of the Faithful! O Aba ‘Abd Allah! Peace of Allah be upon you both from me forever as long as I am existent and as long as there are day and night. May Allah not decide this time of my visit to you both to be the last. May Allah never separate me from you both. O Allah, (please) make me live the same lifestyle that Muhammad and his offspring lived, make me die on the same faith on which they died, receive my soul while I am following their religion, include me with their group, and never separate me from them not for even a winking of any eye in this world and in the Hereafter. O Commander of the Faithful! O Aba ‘Abd Allah! I have come to you both to visit you, making both of you to be my means to Allah your and my Lord, turning my face to Him in your names, and seeking your intercession for me with Allah All-exalted to grant me this request of mine; so, intercede for me, since you both enjoy with Allah a praiseworthy position, an admissible status, a lofty standing, and a means (of nearness to Him). I will now leave you both, expecting my request to be granted, settled, and made successful by Allah on account of your intercession for me with Allah in that;

so, do not let me down and do not make me leave with disappointment and loss; rather, make me leave with achievement, prosperity, success, and response (of my prayers) by having all my requests granted. And (please) intercede for me with Allah recurrently. I now leave on ‘whatever is willed by Allah shall come to pass’ and ‘there is neither might nor power except with Allah’, relegating all my affairs to Allah, referring all my power to Allah, depending upon Allah, and repeating, ‘Allah is only sufficient to me,’ and ‘May Allah respond to him who prays Him.’ Other than Allah and other than you all, O my masters, I have nothing to put my hope in. Only that which my Lord wills shall come to pass, and whatever He does not will shall never be. There is neither might nor power except with Allah. I entrust you both with Allah. May Allah never decide this time of my visit to you both to be the last. May I now leave, O my master, O Commander of the faithful and you O Aba ‘Abd Allah, O my master. My greetings to you both are as continuous as night and day. May my greetings reach you both (all the time) and my salutation never be screened from reaching you both, Allah willing.I also beseech Him in your names to determine and do that, for He is verily the owner of praise and the owner of glory.

I am now leaving you both, O my masters, repenting to and praising Allah, and thanking Him and hoping Him to respond to me; I neither despair nor lose hope, and I intend to come back, return, revisit you both, while I have never desired to leave you or to abandon visiting you; rather, I shall return and come back, if Allah wills. There is neither might nor power except with Allah. O my masters, I do desire for both of you and for visiting you although the people of this world (may) abandon you both or abandon visiting you. May Allah never make me fail to attain what I have hoped and desired in visiting you both. Verily, He is All-nigh, All-responding.

Peace be upon Adam, the chosen one of Allah from among His creation. Peace be upon Seth (Shayth), the friend of Allah and His elite. Peace be upon Enoch (Idris), who established (religion) on behalf of Allah by His authority. Peace be upon Noah (Nuh), whose invocation (for punishment) was answered. Peace be upon Hud, who was assisted through Allah’s aid. Peace be upon Salih, whom Allah crowned with His generosity. Peace be upon Abraham (Ibrahim), whom Allah endowed with His friendship. Peace be upon Ishmael (Isma’il), whom Allah ransomed with a great sacrifice from His Heaven. Peace be upon Isaac (Is’haq), in whose progeny Allah placed prophethood. Peace be upon Jacob (Ya’qub), for whom Allah restored his sight by His mercy. Peace be upon Joseph (Yusuf), whom Allah rescued from the well by His majesty. Peace be upon Moses (Musa), the one for whom Allah split the sea with His Power. Peace be upon Aaron (Harun), whom Allah distinguished with his prophethood. Peace be upon Jethro (Shu’aib), whom Allah made victorious over his people. Peace be upon David (Dawud), to whom Allah turned (in mercy) after his mistake. Peace be upon Solomon (Sulaiman), for whom Allah made the Jinn subservient by His majesty.Peace be upon Job (Ayyub), whom Allah cured after his (prolonged) illness. Peace be upon Jonah (Yunus), for whom Allah fulfilled the purport of His promise. Peace be upon Ezra (Uzayr), whom Allah brought to life after his death. Peace be upon Zechariah (Zakariyya), who remained patient in his tribulations. Peace be upon John (Yahya), whom Allah drew near (his rank) by his martyrdom. Peace be upon Jesus (Isa), the spirit of Allah and His word.

Peace be upon Muhammad, the beloved of Allah and His elite. Peace be upon the Leader of the Faithful, Ali Ibn Abi Talib, who was exclusively selected for brotherhood to him (the Prophet (s)). Peace be upon Fatima al-Zahra, his daughter. Peace be upon Abu Muhammad al-Hasan, the executor of (the will of) his father, and his successor. Peace be upon al-Husayn, who sacrificed himself up to the last drops of the blood of his heart. Peace be upon him, who obeyed Allah secretly and openly. Peace be upon whom Allah placed a cure in the soil of his place (of martyrdom). Peace be upon the one under whose dome answer (to supplications) is guaranteed. Peace be upon the one in whose descendants are the Imams (after him). Peace be upon the son of the seal of the prophets. Peace be upon the son of the chief of the executors. Peace be upon the son of Fatima, the radiant. Peace be upon the son of Khadija, the great. Peace be upon the son of the lote-tree in the outermost boundary (of Heaven). Peace be upon the son of the Garden of refuge. Peace be upon the son of Zamzam and al-Safaa.

Peace be upon him, who was saturated in (his) blood. Peace be upon him, whose tents were violated. Peace be upon the fifth of the People of the Cloak. Peace be upon the loneliest of the lonely. Peace be upon the (greatest) martyr of all martyrs. Peace be upon him, who was slain by the individuals of illegitimate birth. Peace be upon the one who is at rest in Karbala. Peace be upon the one for whom the heavenly Angels wept. Peace be upon the one whose descendants are the pure. Peace be upon the chief of the religion. Peace be upon the places of the (divine) proofs. Peace be upon the Imams, the masters (of mankind). Peace be upon the bloodstained chests. Peace be upon the parched lips. Peace be upon the plucked souls. Peace be upon the snatched spirits. Peace be upon the stripped corpses. Peace be upon the pallid bodies. Peace be upon the gushing bloods. Peace be upon the dismembered limbs. Peace be upon the heads raised upon lances. Peace be upon the women (forcibly) exposed.

Peace be upon the Proof of the Lord of the worlds. Peace be upon you and upon your pure ancestors. Peace be upon you and upon your martyred sons. Peace be upon you and upon your children who aided (you). Peace be upon you and upon the accompanying Angels. Peace be upon his poisoned brother (Imam al-Hasan). Peace be upon the slain and the oppressed one. Peace be upon Ali, the elder (Ali al-Akbar). Peace be upon the suckling infant (Ali al-Asghar). Peace be upon the plundered bodies. Peace be upon the family and children who were nearby (the place of martyrdom). Peace be upon the mangled corpses (left) in the desert. Peace be upon those who were left far from their homeland. Peace be upon those who were buried without shrouds. Peace be upon the heads severed from the bodies. Peace be upon the bereaved and the patient one. Peace be upon the oppressed one who was without a helper. Peace be upon the inhabitant of the purified soil. Peace be upon the possessor of the lofty dome. Peace be upon him, whom the Almighty purified. Peace be upon him, of whom Gabriel (Jabra’il) was proud. Peace be upon the one to whom Michael (Mika’il) spoke tenderly in the cradle. Peace be upon the one whose pact was broken. Peace be upon the one whose rights and dignity were violated. Peace be upon the one whose blood was shed unjustly. Peace be upon the one who was bathed in the blood of his wounds. Peace be upon the one who tasted the spears raining down over his body. Peace be upon the one against whom people came together and made lawful the shedding of his blood. Peace be upon the one slaughtered in public. Peace be upon the one who was buried by the strangers from (nearby) villages. Peace be upon the one whose aorta was severed. Peace be upon the defender who had no helper. Peace be upon the gray hair that was dyed (with blood). Peace be upon the cheek that struck the dust. Peace be upon the butchered body. Peace be upon the front teeth that were beaten with a rod. Peace be upon the head raised (upon a lance). Peace be upon the unclothed corpses in the desert, bitten by wild wolves and around whom the beasts of prey prowled.

Peace be upon you, O my master, and the Angels who flutter around your dome, surround your grave, circumambulate your courtyard, and come for your visitation. Peace be upon you! Indeed, I intended your visitation, and I am hopeful of achieving the prosperity that is with you. Salutations to you, Salutations from he who recognizes your sanctity, is a sincere (believer) in your guardianship, seeks nearness to Allah through your love, and is aloof from your enemies, Salutations from the one whose heart is wounded due to the tribulations you have suffered, and whose tears flow in your remembrance, Salutations from the one who is distressed, grief-stricken, distracted, and yielding, Salutations from the one, who, had he been present with you in that plain, would have shielded you from the sharpness of the swords with his body and sacrificed his last breath for you, would have struggled beside you, helped you against the aggressors, and redeemed you with his soul, body, wealth, and children, (Salutations from the one) whose soul is a sacrifice for yours, and whose family is a shield for yours. But as I have been hindered by the course of time and as (Allah’s) decree has prevented me from helping you, and as I could not fight those who fought you, and was not able to show hostility to those who showed hostility to you, I will, therefore, lament you morning and evening, and will weep blood in place of tears, out of my anguish for you and my sorrow for all that befell you, until I meet death from the pain of the catastrophe and the choking grief.

I bear witness that you certainly established prayer, gave alms, enjoined good, forbade evil and transgression, obeyed Allah, never disobeyed Him, and held fast to Him and to His rope. Then, you pleased Him, held Him in awe, were attentive towards Him, and were responsive to Him, established the customs (of the Prophet (s)), extinguished turmoil (in religion), invited people to rectitude, clarified the ways of righteousness, and truly strove in the way of Allah. You were an obedient one to Allah, a follower of your grandfather, Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, heedful of the saying of your father, quick to execute the will of your brother, an erector of the pillars of the religion, a suppressor of tyranny, an advancer on the transgressors, and a sincere exhorter for the nation, a traveler into mortal throes, a warrior against the wretched, and a maintainer of Allah’s proofs (on earth), compassionate towards Islam and Muslims, a champion of truth and most patient in adversity, a protector for the religion, and a defender of its domain. You safeguarded the right path and supported it, spread justice and promoted it, advocated the faith and manifested it, restrained and reproached the frivolous, took back (the rights) of the lowly from the privileged, and were equitable in your arbitrations between the weak and the strong.

You were the springtime of the orphans, the protection of humanity, the glory of Islam, the treasure of divine laws, and a relentless ally of benevolence. You pursued the path of your grandfather and your father, resembled your brother in will, were loyal to your obligations, possessed pleasant manners, embodied generosity, and spent the darkness (of night) in prayer. You were the straightest path, the most generous of the creation, and had the brightest record. You were of great ancestry, noble descent, and lofty rank. You possessed plentiful merits, praiseworthy manners, and were abundant in endowments. You were forbearing, upright, always turning (to Allah), generous, knowledgeable, strong, a martyred Imam, grieved, repentant with earnest prayers (to Allah), dearly loved, and awesome. You were to the Messenger, peace be upon him and his family, a son, for the Quran, an authority , and for the nation, a support. You were diligent in obedience, a protector of the covenant and oath, keeping away from the paths of the debauched,

sparing no effort (in fulfilling the duties), performing prolonged bowing and prostrations, abstaining from the world, like one who is departing from it, looking upon it (the world) through the eyes of one estranged (from it). Your desires from it (the world) were abstentious, your efforts were far-removed from its embellishments, your glances removed from its joys, and your desire for the hereafter was well-known, even when tyranny became wide-spread, injustice removed its veil, wickedness called upon its followers, and you were residing in the sanctuary of your grandfather, detached from the oppressors, sitting in the house and the prayer niche, unattached to (worldly) pleasures and carnal desires, and renouncing evil in your heart and on your tongue to the extent of your strength and ability.

Then the knowledge demanded you for disavowal (of falsehood), and made it incumbent on you to struggle against the deviant. Therefore, you set out in company of your children, kinsfolk, followers, and supporters, disclosed the truth and clear proofs, summoned people towards Allah with wisdom and fine exhortation, ordered the establishment of the limits of divine law, and the obedience to the One Who should be worshipped, and forbade (people) from wickedness and oppression. But, they confronted you with injustice and aggression. Therefore, you resisted them after advising them and stressing over (divine) proofs against them. However, they violated your (divine) rights and oath. angered your Lord and your grandfather, and initiated battle against you. Hence, you stood firm to spear and strike,

pulverized the soldiers of the transgressors, and stormed (courageously) into the dust of the battle, fighting with Thulfaqar as if you were Ali, the chosen one. So when they saw you firm, fearless, and courageous, they set up their most malicious deceptions against you, and fought you with their deceit and viciousness. The accursed one (Umar Ibn Sa’d) commanded his soldiers, and thus, they prevented you from reaching or receiving water. They rushed to engage you in combat, descended swiftly upon you, showering you with arrows and stones, and moving towards you with uprooting hands. Neither they respected your rights, nor were they mindful of retribution for slaying you and your companions, and plundering your belongings. You were in the front line of the storm (of battle), enduring afflictions. Indeed, the angels of the heavens were astonished by your patience. The enemy then surrounded you from all sides, weakened you by inflicting wounds, prevented you from taking any repose, and you had no helper remaining. You were bereaved yet patient, defending your women and children, until they caused you to fall from your horse.

You fell to the ground, wounded, horses trampled you with their hooves, tyrants raised their swords against you, the sweat of death appeared on your forehead, and you continually clenched and unclenched your hands, secretly gazing upon your caravan and tents, while trapped by yourself away from your children and family. (At that time,) your horse distractedly galloped towards your camp, neighing and crying. When the women saw your horse distraught, and observed your saddle contorted, they came from the tents, disheveling their hair, striking their now unveiled cheeks, calling you by lamenting and wailing, being humiliated after being honored, hastening to where you lay wounded.

At that time Shimr was sitting on your chest, quenching his sword with (the blood of) your throat, grabbing your beard with his hand, as he slew you with his sword. Your faculties faded, your breath became shallow and ceased, and your head was raised onto a spear. Your family were captured like slaves, bound with iron chains atop camels, with midday heat scorching their faces. They were driven across deserts and wastelands, with their hands chained to their necks, and were paraded around the markets.

Woe be unto the wicked transgressors! Certainly, by killing you, they have killed Islam, disrupted (the truth of) prayer and fasting, revoked the (prophetic) customs and the (divine) laws, destroyed the pillars of faith, distorted the verses of the Quran, and brutally rushed into tyranny and aggression. Certainly, (by this event,) the Messenger of Allah (s) was wronged, left alone, and denied vengeance, the Book of Allah, the mighty and the majestic, was again abandoned, truth was betrayed when you were forcibly overcome, And with your loss, call for Allah’s glorification and His Unity, His prohibitions, sanctions, revelation, and interpretation were lost. After you, alteration, distortion, infidelity, abandonment (of the Islamic laws), vagary, misguidance, turmoil and falsehood became prevalent. The announcer of your martyrdom came near the grave of your grandfather, the Messenger (s) , gave the news to him with tears flowing, saying: O the Messenger of Allah! Your brave grandson was slain, and abuse of your family and supporters were deemed lawful. After you, your progeny were captured, and adversity befell your family and your offspring.

Indeed, the Messenger (s) became distressed and his depressed heart wept, The Angels and the prophets offered their condolences to him for your martyrdom, Your mother, al-Zahra, became distressed and bereft of you, Legions of favored Angels came in waves to offer their condolences to your father, the Leader of the Faithful, Mourning commemorations were held for you in the utmost exalted place Heaven, and the dark-eyed Maidens (of Paradise) hit their own heads and faces in grief, The skies and their inhabitants wept, as did Paradise and its keepers, the mountains and their surroundings, the oceans and their fishes, the heavens and their servants, the House (Ka’ba), and the Station (of Abraham), the Sacred Monument, and Mecca and its sanctuary. O Allah! By the sanctity of this exalted place (the tomb of Imam al-Husayn (PBUH)), bestow blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, assemble me in their company, and admit me to Paradise by their intercession.

O Allah! I implore You, O He who is the quickest of the reckoners! O the most generous of the generous and the wisest of judges! By Muhammad, the seal of the prophets, Your Messenger to all the worlds, By his brother and cousin, the uprooter of hidden polytheism, the distinguished and learned, Ali, the Prince of the Faithful, By Fatima, the chief of women of the worlds, By al-Hasan, the purified one and the protection of the pious, By Abu ‘Abd Allah, al-Husayn, the most honored martyr, By his slain children and oppressed family, By Ali b. al-Husayn, the ornament of the worshippers, By Muhammad b. Ali, the direction of those who turn to Allah, By Ja’far b. Muhammad, the most truthful, By Musa b. Ja’far, the discloser of the proofs, By Ali b. Musa, the helper of the religion, By Muhammad b. Ali, the exemplar of those who accepted guidance, By Ali b. Muhammad, the most ascetic, By Hasan b. Ali, the inheritor of the appointed ones, By the Proof upon all creation (al-Mahdi), Bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, the most truthful and devoted ones (who are) the family ofTaha and Yasin, and place me on the Day of Judgment among those who are safe, confident, triumphant, happy, and felicitous.

O Allah! Destine me to be amongst the submitters, Join me with the righteous, Ordain for me (offspring with) truthful tongue among the last generation, Make me victorious over the transgressors, Suffice me the deception of the envious, Turn away from me the evil plans of the schemers, Hold back from me the hands of the oppressors, Gather me with the blessed masters in the utmost exalted place of Heaven, along with whom You have bestowed favor, from among the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous, By Your mercy, O the most merciful of the merciful.

O Allah! I implore You by Your infallible Prophet, by Your definite judgment, and Your concealed preventive wisdom, by this grave which is the place of congregation and in which lies the infallible Imam, the slaughtered, and the oppressed, that You dispel from me all that grieves me, divert from me the harm of the decisive foreordained plan, and give me refuge from the Hellfire with scorching winds.

O Allah! Honor me with Your bounties, Make me content with Your apportionment, Encompass me with Your munificence and generosity, And keep me far off from Your requital scheme and Your wrath. O Allah! Protect me from errors, Make me firm in speech and action, Extend for me the period (of life), Relieve me from pain and ailments, Make me achieve, through my masters and Your grace, the best of wishes. O Allah! Bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and accept my repentance and my return, Have mercy upon my weeping, Lessen my lapses, Relieve my distress, Forgive me my mistake, And improve my (righteousness) through my children.

O Allah! Do not leave for me, in this exalted and honored place of martyrdom, any sin but that You forgive, Nor any defect but that You conceal, Nor any grief but that You remove, Nor any sustenance but that You extend, Nor any (spiritual) status but that You cause to prosper, Nor any corruption but that which You correct, Nor any wish but that You fulfill, Nor any supplication but that You answer, Nor any pressure but that You relieve, Nor any dispersed (believers) but that You reunify, Nor any matter but that You complete, Nor any wealth but that You increase, Nor any character but that You improve, Nor any charity but that You repay, Nor any condition but that You cause to improve, Nor any envious (one) but that You suppress, Nor any enemy but that You destroy, Nor any evil but that You suffice, Nor any ailment but that You cure, Nor any distant (one) but that You bring near, Nor any scattering but that You reunite, Nor any request but that You grant. O Allah! I ask You for the goodness of this transitory world, and the reward of the hereafter. O Allah! Suffice me with what You made lawful from the unlawful, and with Your grace from all other creatures.

O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, a humble heart, unequivocal certitude, pure action, beautiful patience, and a bountiful reward.

O Allah! Grant me gratitude of Your blessing upon me, Increase Your favor and munificence on me, Make my speech amongst people effective, my deeds elevated and worthy of being delivered to You, my righteous works followed (by others), and my enemy quelled, O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, the best of the creations, day and night,

Spare me from the evil of the wicked, Purify me from sins and burdens, Give me refuge from Hell-fire, Settle me in the House of rest (Paradise), And forgive me and all my faithful brothers and sisters, By Your mercy, O the most merciful of the merciful!

Peace be upon (the) progeny of Yaseen. Peace be upon you, O the caller of Allah and place of manifestation of His signs. Peace be upon you, O the door of Allah and the devout one of His religion. Peace be upon you, O the vicegerent of Allah and the helper of His truth. Peace be upon you, O the proof of Allah and the Guide of His intention. Peace be upon you, O the reciter of Allah’s book and its interpreter.

Peace be upon you in your night and in your day. Peace be upon you, O the remnant of Allah on His earth. Peace be upon you, O the covenant of Allah, which He took it and He fastened it. Peace be upon you, O the promise of Allah which He guaranteed it. Peace by upon you, O the manifested flag and the one who is filled with knowledge and the help and the far-reaching mercy a promise which is not a lie.

Peace be upon you while you are standing Peace be upon you while you are sitting. Peace be upon you when you are reading and explaining Peace be upon you when you are praying and supplicating. Peace be upon you when you are bowing and prostrating. Peace be upon you when you are saying “There is no God except Allah’ and (when) you are saying ‘Allah is greater (than what He is described).’ Peace be upon you when you are praising (Allah) and seeking forgiveness. Peace be upon you when you enter the morning and the evening. Peace be upon you in the night when it envelops and the day when it becomes manifest. Peace be upon you, O the leader, the protected one. Peace be upon you, O the prior hoped one. Peace be upon you by the collections of the salutations.

I call you as a witness, O my Master, certainly I testify that there is no god except Allah, He is alone, there is no partner with Him. And indeed I testify that Mohammad is His servant and His Apostle; There is no beloved except him and his progeny. And I call you as a witness, O my Master certainly Ali, the commander of the believers, is His proof. And al-Hasan is His proof. And al-Husayn is His proof. And Ali, son of al-Husayn is His proof. And Muhammad, son of Ali is His proof. And Ja’far, son of Mohammad is His proof. And Musa, son of Ja’far is His proof. And Ali, son of Musa is His proof. And Muhammad, son of Ali is His proof. And Ali, son of Mohammad is His proof. And al-Hasan, son of Ali is His proof. And I testify that indeed you are the proof of Allah.

All of you, the first and the last. And surely your return is a truth, there is no doubt in it. The day when belief of none will benefit himself who previously did not believe or acquired a goodness through his belief. And indeed death is a truth. And indeed Nākir and Nakīr is a truth. And I testify that indeed the scattering (stage of Qiyamat) is a truth and the raising is a truth. And indeed the bridge (over hell) is a truth and the watching place is a truth. And the balance is a truth and the gathering is a truth And the accounting (of deeds) is a truth and the Paradise and the hell is a truth. And the promise (of reward) and the threat (of the punishment) in them is a truth.

O my Master, one who opposes you is unlucky. And one who obeys you is lucky. And I am a friend for you, acquitted from your enemy. Then testify whatever I made you a witness upon it. So the truth is whatever you are satisfied with. And the untrue is whatever you are angry with. And the goodness is whatever you ordered. And the evil is whatever you have prohibited from. So l am a believer in Allah, He alone, there is no partner with Him. And (I am a believer) in His Apostle and in the commander of the believers. And in you O my Master, the first among you and the last among you. And my help is intended for you. And my love is purely for you. Amen! Amen!

Peace be on you, O trusted guardian, appointed by Allah, to administer His earth, and to convince the mankind to accept His plan. Peace be on you, O Amir al-Mu’minin;

I testify that you made utmost efforts, as it should be, in the cause of Allah, acted upon His Book, followed the way of life of His Prophet, (blessings of Allah be on him and on his children), to the last moment of your life, until Allah invited you to come unto Him, and used His discretion to take you away, and sealed your enemies’ doom with the blame that the arguments had been made known to one and all through you.

O Allah let me be happy and satisfied with that which Thou considers good for me, let me agree with that which Thou decides for me, let me passionately remember Thee, and invoke Thee, let me be in love with Thy pure and sincere friends, let me be well-liked and respected on the earth, and in the heavens, let me be unruffled and well composed in the midst of misfortunes, let me be gratefully thankful in prosperity, let me be mindful of much and more bounties, let- me ardently desire for the heart warming meeting with Thee; well-equipped with piety to gain my end on the Day of Requital, let me follow into the footsteps of Thy representatives, let me disassociate myself from the mannerism of Thy enemies, let me pass my time, in this world, by praising and glorifying Thee.

O Allah, verily, the hearts of those who surrender to Thee, are full of passionate love, the path of those, who long for Thee, is the straight (true) road, the instructions given by those, who lean on Thee, are distinct and precise, the minds of those, who are aware of Thy reality, are filled with awe and reverence, the call of those, who invite unto Thee, is loud and clear, and the doors of approval are kept open for them; whoso submits his supplication to Thee receives a favourable answer, whoso turns repentant unto Thee gets acceptance (amnesty), whoso bursts into tears in fear of Thy punishment obtains mercy, whoso seeks redress from Thee finds the required assistance at his disposal, whoso asks for Thy help procures the aid as a gift. Thy promise made with Thy servants is fulfilled; whoso asks for pardon of his errors finds them reduced to nothing, whoso does everything for Thysake discovers that each and every deed has been preserved. The means of livelihood available to the created beings come from Thee like a rainfall, and in addition many recurring favours and bounties reach them in regular successions, the sins of those, who ask for forgiveness, are overlooked, the wants and needs of all that which has been created by Thee are properly satisfied, those who put forward genuine demands get more than they ask for, one after the other, again and again; for the hungry wholesome food is arranged, for the thirsty clean water is available in abundance.

O Allah give favorable answer to my prayer, acknowledge the praise I sing in worship, let there be peace and harmony between me and my friends, for the sake of Muhammad, Ali, Fatimah, al-Hasan and al-Husayn; verily, Thou art my Benefactor who provides with bounties, the aim of my desires, the ultimate destination of my hopes, in my future life, and during this short life.

Thou art my God, my Master and my Lord; welcome my friends, keep our enemies away from us; to save us from the evil mischief divert their attention, let the “true Word” come out in the open, supreme and dominant, refute and condemn the “foullie”, rendered contemptible, verily, Thou art able to do all things.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Adam, the chosen one of Allah. Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Nuh, the Prophet of Allah. Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Ibrahim, the friend of Allah. Peace be upon you. O inheritor of Musa, the one who talked to Allah. Peace be upon you, O inheritor of ‘Isa, the spirit of Allah. Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Muhammad, the beloved friend of Allah. Peace be upon you, O inheritor of the commander of the faithful, Ali, the friend of Allah.

Peace be upon you, O son of the Muhammad al-Mustafa. Peace be upon you, O son of Ali al-Murtaza. Peace be upon you, O son of Fatima al-Zahra. Peace be upon you, O son of Khadija al-Kubra. Peace be upon you, O he who fought in the way of Allah and the son of one who fought in the way of Allah. I bear witness that verily you established the prayers, and gave the zakat (prescribed share) to the needy, and commanded to do what is right and lawful, and not to do that which is wrong and unlawful, and obeyed Allah and His Messenger until the inevitable came unto you. So, Allah curse those who killed you, And Allah curse those who wronged you, and Allah curse those who heard the event and rested satisfied.

O My Master, O Abu ‘Abd Allah! I bear witness that verily you were a light in the sublime loins and purified wombs, the impurities of ignorance did not even touch you, nor could its soiled and dirty bearing ever smear you, I bear witness that, verily, you are the mainstay of the religion, and the supporter of the faithful ones. I bear witness that, verily, you are the pious, God-fearing, favorite, wise, and rightly guided (Imam) I bear witness that the Imams, in your progeny, are the words of piety And the signs of guidance And the safe handle of Islam, And the decisive argument for the humankind. I call Allah to give witness, and also His Angels and His Prophets and His Messenger That, verily, I believe in (all of) you and that I am sure of your Return, joined to the divine laws of my belief and my accomplishments, and my heart is resigned to yours, and my conduct is following the example of yours.

Blessings of Allah be on (all of) you and on your souls and on your bodies and on your forms and (when) you are in view and (when) you are out of sight and on your style and on your substance.

Then kiss the grave and say:

My father and mother be sacrificed for you, O son of the Messenger of Allah! My father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Abu ‘Abd Allah! Verily terrible was the calamity, and your suffering casts gloom upon us and upon all the people of the heavens and the earth. Therefore, curse of Allah be on the people who saddled up and gave rein to their horses and prepared to kill you.

O my Master, O Abu ‘Abd Allah! I moved towards your sacred shrine and came to visit you. I beseech Allah by the status that you enjoy with Him and in the position that you enjoy with Him, to send blessings on Muhammad and on the children of Muhammad and keep me with you in this world and in the Hereafter .

The say a prayer with two rak’as and present its reward to Imam al-Husayn (a), then go to the place of thee feet of Imam al-Husayn (a) and stand by the head of ‘Ali al-Akbar and say:

Peace be upon you, O son of the Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon you, O son of the Prophet of Allah. Peace be upon you, O son of Amir al-Mu’minin (the commander of the believers). Peace be upon you, O martyr and son of the martyr. Peace be upon you, O the oppressed one and son of the oppressed one. Curse of Allah be on those who killed you and curse of Allah be on those who persecuted you and curse of Allah be on those who heard this even but rested satisfied.

Then kiss the grave and say:

Peace be upon you, O the saint of Allah and son of the saint of Allah. Verily terrible was the calamity and your suffering casts gloom upon us and upon all of Muslims. So, curse of Allah be on those who killed you and I disconnect all links with them and turn to Allah and you.

Then turn to the graves of the martyrs of Karbala and say:

Peace be upon all of you, O the saints and dears of Allah. Peace be upon all of you, O the adorers of Allah and the sincerely attached to Him. Peace be upon all of you, O the helpers of Allah’s religion. Peace be upon all of you, O the helpers of the Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon all of you, O the helpers of Amir al-Mu’minin. Peace be upon all of you, O the helpers of Fatimaو the chiefess of the women of this world. Peace be upon all of you, O the helpers of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan b. Ali, the sincere, pure, and faithful saint. Peace be upon all of you, O the helpers of Abu ‘Abd Allah. My father and mother be sacrificed for you. Verily, you were pure; therefore, the land wherein you are buried has been purified. You also attained your end and won great fortune. Would that I was with you so that I could also share the accomplishment with you.