ziaraat-e-nahiya
English
Peace
be upon Adam, the senior-most of Allah
among His creation. Peace be upon Shias,
the Wali of Allah due to his goodness.
Peace be upon Idrees (a.s.) who was
established by Allah with proof
(Hujjat). Peace be upon Nuh (a.s.), the
one whose invocations were accepted.
Peace be upon Hud (a.s.), who was the
recipient of help from Allah by seeking
(Allah's) help. Peace be upon Saleh
(a.s.), the one whom Allah made
important through His mercy and
generosity. Peace be upon Ibrahim
(a.s.), whom Allah accepted as His
friend.
Peace be upon Ismael (a.s.), the one
whom Allah bestowed with ransom from
Heaven in view of the great sacrifice (zibhe
azeem). Peace be upon Ishaq (a.s.), the
one in whose progeny Allah has
established Prophethood. Peace be upon
Yaqoob (a.s.), the one for whom Allah
restored s!ght. by His Mercy. Peace be
upon Yusuf (a.s.), the one whom Allah
rescued from the well, by His Greatness.
Peace be upon Musa (a.s.), the one for
whom Allah, parted the sea. by His
Power. Peace be upon Haroon (a.s.). the
one who was bestowed distinction by
Allah due to his prophet hood. Peace be
upon Shoeb (a.s.), the one whom Allah
helped (for achieving victory) upon his
people. Peace be upon Dawood (a.s.). the
one whom Allah forgave after his mistake
(of Tark-e-awia).
Peace be upon Suleman (a.s.), the one
underwhose might Allah subjugated the
Jinns. Peace be upon Ayyub (a.s.), the
one whom Allah cured after his
(prolonged) illness. Peace be upon Yunus
(a.s.), the one whose promise Allah
fulfilled -that which he had
undertaken to perform. Peace be upon
Uzair (a.s.), whom Allah brought to life
after his death.
Peace be upon Zakaria (a.s.), who
remained most patient in his
tribulations. Peace be upon Yahya
(a.s.), whom Allah raised in status
after his martyrdom. Peace be upon Isa
(a.s.), the Spirit of Allah and His
Word. (kalimah).
Peace be upon Mohammed (s.a.w.s.) the
beloved of Allah, and His senior-most
(Prophet). Peace be upon the Chief of
believers, Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.),
whom Allah bestowed the distinction of
the brotherhood (of the Prophet s.a.)
Peace be upon Fatima (s.a.), His
(prophets) daughter. Peace be upon Abu
Mohammed Hasan (a.s.), the Wasi of his
father's will and his vicegerent. Peace
be upon Husain (a.s.), who sacrificed
his remaining life
for Allah despite his injuries.
Peace be upon the one who obeyed Allah
secretly and openly. Peace be upon the
one whose grave's soilis bestowed with
curative powers by Allah. Peace be upon
the one, in whose progeny is Imamat till
the Day of Qiyamat.
Peace be upon the son of the Seal of the
Prophets. Peace be upon the son of the
Chief of the Successors. Peace be upon
the son of Fatima Zahra (s.a.). Peace be
upon the son of Khatijatul Kubra. Peace
be upon the son of Sidratul Muntaha.
Peace be upon the son of Jannatul Maawa.
Peace be upon the son of Zamzam and Safa.
Peace be upon the one who was smeared in
blood. Peace be. upon the one whose
tents were torn asunder. Peace be upon
the fifth one of the people of Kisa
(blanket). Peace be upon the most
helpless of the wayfarers. Peace be upon
the one who has suffered the maximum
pain among all the martyrs. Peace be
upon the one who was killed by
illegitimate born (people). Peace be
upon the one who camped at Karbala.
Peace be upon the one for whom the
angels of the sky wept. Peace be upon
the one who has purified Imams in his
progeny. Peace be upon the chiefs of the
faith. Peace be upon the destinations of
Proofs (of Allah). Peace be upon the
Imams, the guides (of mankind). Peace be
upon the blood-smeared necks. Peace be
upon the lips. that were parched due to
thirst.
Peace be upon those (martyrs) who were
cut into pieces. Peace be upon the souls
whose belongings were plundered soon
after their killings. Peace be upon the
uncovered dead bodies. Peace be upon the
emaciated and the deformed corpses.
Peace be upon the deluge of the
(martyrs') blood. Peace be upon the
dismembered limbs. Peace be upon the
heads that were raised on the lances.
Peace be upon the d1aste women, who were
(forcibly) exposed.
Peace be upon the Proof of the Lord of
the worlds. Peace be upon you and upon
your purified ancestors. Peace be upon
you and upon your martyred offspring.
Peace be upon
you and upon your offspring's who helped
you. Peace be upon you and upon the
angels that accompanied you.
Peace be upon the one who was killed
unjustly. Peace be upon your brother
(Imam Hasan a.s.) who was poisoned (to
death). Peace be upon Ali the elder (Ali
Akbar). Peace be upon the (suckling)
Young one (sagheer).
Peace be upon the bodies that were hung
after being killed. Peace be upon the
nearest of the Prophet's progeny. Peace
be upon the corpses that were abandoned
in the desert. Peace be upon the
travelers who were driven out from their
homes.
Peace be upon those who were buried
without shrouds. Peace be upon the
(pure) heads which were severed from the
bodies. Peace be upon the one who
remained patient in calamities.
Peace be upon those oppressed ones who
had no helper. Peace be upon the one who
reposes in the purified tombs. Peace be
upon the master of the lofty dome. Peace
be upon the one who is purified by the
Mighty (Allah). Peace be upon the one
who was prided
upon by Jibraeel. Peace be upon the one
who was put to sleep in the cradle by
Mikaeel.
Peace be upon the one regarding whom
oaths were broken. Peace be upon the one
whose dignity was lowered. Peace be upon
the one whose blood was shed unjustly.
Peace be upon the one who was bathed in
the blood of his own wounds. Peace be
upon the one who was attacked with
spears from all sides.
Peace be upon the one who was inflicted
with every kind of atrocity. Peace be
upon the one whom the killers
surrounded. Peace be upon the one who
was buried by the villagers. Peace be
upon the one whose jugular vein was
severed with cruelty. Peace be upon the
one who warded off the enemies all
alone.
Peace be upon the one whose hair was
dyed red in blood. Peace be upon the
blood-smeared cheeks. Peace be upon 1he
dust-smeared body. Peace be upon the
teeth that
were hit with an (oppressive) baton.
Peace be upon the glorified head which
was raised (on the lance.) Peace be upon
the corpses that lay uncovered, and the
tyrants of this ummat shook them
violently as they ran about like wolves.
And like the camivores they inflicted
injuries upon them.
Peace be upon you, my master and peace
be also upon those Angels who collect
around your blessed tomb and
circumnutated your holy courtyard and
remain present for your ziarat. Peace be
upon you. So I have intended towards you
and I am hopeful for achieving
success in your place of audience.
Salutations be upon you, the salutation
of the one who recognizes your honor
(able position), one who is sincere in
your Wilayat, one who seeks nearness to
Allah through your love. One who is
aloof from your enemies. Salutations of
the one whose heart is wounded due to
the tribulations (suffered by you). And
the one who weeps when you are
remembered. Salutation of the one who is
extremely grievous, dejected and forlom
by the calamities (suffered by you).
Salaam of the one who if he had been
present with you (at KarbaIa), he would
have thrown himself upon the flood of
the swords and sacrificed his last drop
of blood for you.
And (he would have) participated with
fervor in Jehad in your presence and he
would have helped you against your
enemies. And sacrificed for you his soul
and his body, his property, his
children. Even his soul would have been
sacrificed for your purified soul. And
his family would have sacrificed
themse1ves for your family (members).
Since I haw been pushed behind by the
passage of time and being prevented from
helping you by fate and I could not
fight those who had fought you. And
(since) I had rot been able to face your
enemies I will continue to weep morning
and evening and weep for you with tears
of blood. The pain and sorrow of your
caIan1iies and the painful sighs will
never recede. So much so, that I will
depart from this world with the same
grief and sorrow of the tribula1ions
suffered by you.
I witness that certainly you established
the prayer and gave Zakat, and enjoined
good and forbade evil. You obeyed Allah
and never disobeyed Him. And remained in
contact with
Him. And satisfied Him, and were awed by
Him, and were attentive towards Him, and
satisfied with His wish and will.
And you promoted the sunnat (practice)
of Allah and the Prophet. And
annihilated corruption, and invited
(people) towards the truth. And showed
clearly the rightful ways. And performed
Jahad like it deserves to be performed
in the way of Allah.
And you proved to be perfectly obedient
to Allah. And you followed (perfectly)
your grandfather, Mohammad - Peace be
upon him and his progeny. And listened
to the teachings of your father. And
executed the will of your brother
(Hassan a.s.) promptly.
And you raised the pillars of faith and
dug up the foundations of corruption.
And trampled the heads of the
disobedient, and (you are) the sincere
advisor of the Ummat (of the Prophet).
And simmer in the whirlpool of death,
and you are the one who is merciful
towards Islam and the Muslims, and a
supporter of truth and most patient in
the calamities and the protector of
faith, and one who deflects those who
attack it.
You protect guidance and help it. And
propagate justice and equity and help
the religion and make it manifested and
hinder and obstruct those people who
consider it lowly. And extract the
rights of the weak from the strong .And
with regard to the orders, both of them
(the weak and the strong) were equal in
your eyes.
And you were spring-time for the orphans
and a refuge for the creatures and honor
of Islam and a mine of divine laws and
possessed the capability of fulfilling
the needs of
the needful. You walked the path of your
grandfather and your father, and like
your brother (Hasan) you enjoined good.
And you fulfilled your duties and
responsibilities with utmost readiness.
Well-known for your charity, you
performed the mid-night prayer. Your
path was firm, benevolent among the
creatures, greatest for every
excellence, respectable with regard to
the lineage. Your perfection was at its
peak and you had an exalted position for
your several Excellencies. You were of a
high status and had many meritorious
qualities. Your manners were
praise-worthy, your bestowals were
valuable. You were magnanimous! Guide!
And very benevolent; Knowledgeable, a
martyred Imam and one who warned the
people with regards to Allah's
commands).
You are the son of the Hay Prophet
-Peace be upon him and his progeny and a
support for the Holy Quran. And the arms
of the Ummat (Muslims). And the one
strived much in the way of Allah's
obedience. Protector of the oath and
promise. You remained away
from the ways d the transgressors. A
Giver to those in trouble. One who
prolonged the rukoo and sajdah.
Unattached to the world as if you have
to leave it soon. You always viewed the
world with dislike. Your wishes were not
worldly. You were very far from its
comforts and embellishments and aloof
from it's pomp. And it is well-known
that your attachment is only with the
Hereafter. Till the time that corruption
became audacious and the slight veil
lifted from the face of injustice and it
summoned its cahoots for support. Then
at that time you were at the sanctuary
of your grandfather (Medina) and
absolutely aloof from the unjust people.
You sat in the prayer niche, busy in the
prayers. You were far from the worldly
vices and desires. You protected your
heart and the tongue from every evil
and in proportion to your strength and
ability you kept your self secure.
Then through your truth-perceptive
knowledge you refused (the allegiance to
Yazid) and made it incumbent upon
yourself to fight against the
transgressors and the corrupt. Then you
immediately set out in company of your
sons, family-members, followers and
friends. You called the people to ward's
Allah with truth and by clear and open
arguments. And by wisdom and good
advice. Then you ordered the
establishment of lawful limits and the
obedience of Allah and restrained people
from evil, prohibited sinful acts. But
the atrocious people oppressed you with
injustice and tyranny.
So you warned them of divine retribution
before you made Jehad with them. And you
emphasized to them and presented a firm
argument against them, but inspite of
this they broke every oath and
allegiance regarding you. And they
angered your Lord and your
grandfather and initiated the attack
upon you. So you also became prepared
with spear and sword for the battle and
attack. And you routed the army of
transgressors. And you were surrounded
in the dust of the battle and fighting
with Zulfiqar with so much ferocity
as if Ali (a.s.) was himself fighting.
So when the enemies saw you to be
resolute and fearless they began to plot
and lay traps for you and began to fight
with you with the cunning and mischief.
And the accursed Umar ibne Sa ad ordered
his cunning army to cut off the water
supply. And all of them unleashed their
atrocities towards you.
They did not take into consideration
their duties with respect to you. They
did not hesitate to slay you and your
group of followers. How great was their
sin of plundering your belongings. You
were bearing the tribulations of the
battle with so much patience that the
angels of the sky were astonished.
Then the enemies surrounded you from all
the sides and began to give you one
injury after another and made you
fatigued. No helper remained between you
and your women and children. You were
still deflecting the crowd of attackers
with persistence and patience away from
your women and children.
Till the tiri1e they forced you down
from the horse-back. And you descended
to the earth, wounded. The horses were
trampling you with their hooves. The
atrocious-army fell upon you with their
swords.
The perspiration of death appeared on
your forehead and your hands and feet
folded and unfolded to the right and the
left.
You were beholding your wounds and your
children too, when in such a situation
you might not have thought of your
children and family due to the severe
pain. At that time your horse galloped
towards your camp, weeping and neighing.
When your ladies saw your rider less
horse and the saddle which had slipped
downwards, they became rest-less and
came out of the tents. Their hair awry,
they slapped their own faces and wailed
and lamented. They were calling their
elders and ancestors in a dejected
condition after having been so much
respected. They all headed towards the
place of your slaughter. What a pity !
That at that time the accursed Shimr was
astride your chest and was moving his
sword upon your neck as he held your
hair with his hand. And was slaughtering
you in this way
will his sword . You had become
motionless and your breathing was about
to stop. Till the time you were beheaded
and your head was raised up on the
sword. And your women were arrested like
slaves and tied up with heavy iron
chains and made to sit on the camels.
Their faces were seared in the heat of
the sun during the day. They were taken
around in the desert and wilderness like
homeless people. Their hands were tied
to their necks. In this condition they
were made to march in the markets.
Woe be unto those disobedient
transgressors who murdered Islam by
killing you. And invalidated the prayers
and fasts. And broke up the (Prophetic)
practice and the
(Islamic) laws. And demolished the
regulations of faith. And burnt up the
verses of the Quran and they rushed into
transgression and rebellion. Certainly
the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) became a
victim of injustice, because of your
death which he could not avenge. And the
Book of Allah became heirless. And your
harassment was actually the harassments
of truth.
And because you were not anymore, the
calls of Allah-o-Akbar and La-ilaha-illallah
lost their essence. No criteria remained
for the distinguishing of the prohibited
and the
permitted acts. Neither the Ouran, its
meaning and it's exegesis remained. And
after you was the advent of open
distortion in Shariat and the spread of
false beliefs, and the ineffectiveness
of Islamic Law. There was a surge in the
selfish desires and deviations and there
was an advent of corruption,
transgression and evils.
Thus the pleader came near the grave of
your grand-father, the Prophet (Peace be
upon him am his progeny) and pleaded
with tears flowing from his eyes he
said, '"0 Prophet of Allah! Alas! Your
grandson, your children have been
massacred. And Your family and your
devotees have been harassed, and killed.
Your progeny were taken as prisoners
after your demise. And your modest
descerK1an1s and dose relatives were put
through untold hardships.
Hence the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) became
very aggrieved and his soft heart began
to weep. The angels and the prophets
offered condolences to him with regard
to you. Your respected mother, Zahra
(s.a.) was in agony because of your
massacre. Armies after armies of angels
arrived to offer their condolences to
your respected father Amirul Momineen
(a.s.). and the Maatam stated for you in
the skies. Hoories of Paradise slapped
their own faces in your grief.
And the sky begun to weep and so did
it's inhabitants and the chain of
mountains began to cry. And the sea and
the fishes wept. And Mecca and it's
buildings and Paradise and it's young
male servants and Kaaba and the Maqaam-e-Ibrahim
and "Hill" and "haram" all began to sob.
O Allah! For the sake of the respect of
this lofty house, bestow peace upon
Mohammed and the Progeny of Mohammed and
include me in their company and cause me
to enter heaven through their
recommendation. O Allah! Seek a medium
for you audience. O the one who is a
swift reckoner and the most munificent
of the munificent ones. And O king of
kings, through Muhammad, the seal of the
prophets, your messenger towards all the
worlds
And for the sake of his brother who is
the greatest mine of knowledge and
wisdom, that is Ali (a.s.), Amirul
momineen and for the sake of Fatema
(s.a.) the chief of the ladies of the
worlds and for the sake of Imam Hasan
(a.s.), the purified one and the one who
is the refuge of the Muttaqeen (those
who fear Allah most) and for the sake of
Abi Abdillah Al Hasain (a.s.) who is the
most honored of the martyrs. And by his
children who ere sacrificed along with
him. And for the sake of his oppressed
children, and for the sake of ali Ibnul
Husain Zainul aabedeen (a.s.).
And for the sake of Mohammed Ibne Ali
(a.s.) who is the central point of the
worshipers, and for the sake of Jafar
Ibne Mohammed (a.s.) who is th emost
truthful among the truthful ones. And
for the sake of Musa Ibne Jafar (a.s.)
who propounded the clear arguments. And
for the sake of Ali Ibne Musa (a.s.),
the helper of religion and for the sake
of Mohammed Ibne Ali (a.s.), the
foremost of the guides. And Ali ibne
Mohammed the most pious among the pious
people. And for the sake of Hasan Ibne
Ali (a.s.), the inheritor of the Imams
(a.s.) and for the sake of the one who
is the Proof upon all the creation. That
you shower blessings upon Mohammed and
the progeny of Mohammed, the most
truthful ones and the best people. Those
who are given titles like, Aale-Ta ha
(the progeny of Ta ha) and Aale-Yaasin
(the Progeny of Yaasin) and that you
make me on the Day of Qiyamat as the one
who is the recipient of peace, satiated,
successful, joyful, and the happy one.
O Allah write my name among those who
submit to you and keep me attached to
the righteous. And I should be
remembered by those who come after me
with goodness. And
help me to combat the traitors and save
me from the plots of the deceitful ones.
And restrain from me the hands of the
oppressors. And gather me with my
righteous guides together and install me
in the best place and position of the
dwellers of Paradise. With those upon
whom is your bounty. Those who are from
the prophets and the truthful and
martyrs and the righteous. By your
Mercy, O the Most Merciful of the
merciful ones.
O Allah! Implore you in the name of your
infallible messenger and by your command
which is definite, and your prohibitions
which are shunned and by this purified
grave which s visited by Jinns, angels
and men coming from all directions.
Besides which rests the oppressed
mar1yred infallible Imam (a.s.). Remove
my sadness and grief and erase the
undesirable part of my destiny. And give
me refuge from the fire of Hell. O
Allah! Heap up for me your bounties and
satisfy me with your destiny (for me),
and hide me in your munificence and
generosity and keep me far from your
punishment, from your retribution and
your penalties.
O Allah! Save me from every deviation
and correct my speech and my actions and
bestow a long life upon me and save me
from disease and ailments and pain, and
cause me to achieve the best of my
wishes through the means of my masters
and through your grace.
O Allah bestow peace upon Mohammed and
the Progeny of Muhammad and accept my
repentance and have mercy upon my
weeping and pardon my sins and remove my
difficulties and Ignore my mistakes, and
make my children righteous
O Allah! Do not leave even a single sin
of mine unpardoned at this exalted place
of martyrdom. And do not leave even one
of my faults exposed and remove each and
every sadness and grief. And do not
leave I even a bit of my sustenance
without imparting it
abundance. And do not leave any position
unexalted.
And do not leave a single prayer
unanswered and do not leave any
difficulty unsolved and do not leave a
single restlessness unchanged by ease .
And do not leave a single affair
incomplete, and not a bit of wealth
without bestowing increase in it. And
not a single moral attitude without
perfecting it. And not a single
condition without making it better. And
not a single evil without correcting it.
And not a single jealous person, but
that you destroy him.
And not single a enemy without
annihilating him. And not a single evil
without saving me from it. And not a
single malady without curing me from it.
And not a single distant one without
making it near. And not a single
difficulty but that you remove it. And
not a single wish but that you fulfill
it.
O Allah, certainly I invoke you for
betterment of the world and for the
rewards of the hereafter. O Allah bestow
upon me the "halal" sustenance so that I
am not in need of any "haraam". And
bestow so much of your Grace upon me
that I do not wish anything from your
creatures. O Allah I invoke you for the
useful knowledge and a fearful heart and
a belief that does not harbor any doubt.
And a pure action, and the best patience
and a bountiful reward.
O Allah give me the "Tawfeeq" to thank
you for your bounties upon me and
increase you blessings and mercy for me
and make my advice such that people
follow it and make my actions esteemed
in your eyes and make my good acts such
that they deserved to be followed. And
destroy my enemy.
O Allah send the blessings upon Mohammed
and the Progeny of Mohammed. They are
the best of the creations. And continue
these blessings upon these personages
through the days and nights. And save me
from the evils of the evil-doers an
purify me from sins - and their burden
and give me refuge from Hell-fire. And
let me dwell in Paradise, the house of
the Hereafter. And give me salvation and
to my brothers. And bestow for us a
place in Paradise. And my sisters all of
those who are the believing men and
believing women. By Your Mercy O the
most Merciful of all the merciful ones.
