History Behind Masjid Jamkaran

Hisrory Lclind Masjid ]amkaran
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lMAM AlZAMA` lURl`C Hl: CUlTATlC`..... 15
TAVA::Ul TC lMAM AlZAMA` llAl Bl UlC` HlM, ... 19
l:TlCHATHA TC THl lMAM llAl Bl UlC` HlM,............. 25
LUA' AlAHl.............................................................. S5
:HCRT ZlYARAT TC THl lMAM............................... +1
ZlYARAT ^ll \A :l`.................................................. +S
LUA' TAVA::Ul........................................................ +9
LUA' ÙlBAH........................................................... 59
:CURl:.................................................................... 77
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HlSTORY llHlNL \AS|lL |A\KARAN
Slakl azil assan iLn Mulammad iLn assan al-Qumm, onc ol rlc
lcarncd Slà sclolars wlo livcd ar rlc rimc ol Slakl as-Saduq (May rlc
mcrcy ol Allal Lc upon lim), in lis Look cnrirlcd rlc H//r; Qum'
rclarcs lrom rlc Look Mun/ c|-Hc:/n' and lrom rlc Look Mc'r/c| c|-
Hc ac c|-Tc/n' rlc lollowing incidcnr rcgarding rlc consrrucrion ol
rlc Masjid ol ]amkaran.
Slaykl assan Marlclcl ]amkaran, an upriglr and noLlc man, said.
'! was slccping in my lomc in rlc villagc ol ]amkaran on 1ucsday niglr,
rlc 17
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ol rlc monrl ol Famadan in rlc ycar S9S A.H. !r was alrcr
midniglr rlar our ol nowlcrc, a group ol pcoplc camc ro my lousc,
wokc mc up and said, 'Wakc up and answcr rlc call ol your Masrcr,
!mam Mald SaliL al-Zaman wlo las summoncd you!``
assan conrinucd, '! wokc up, collccrcd myscll and prcparcd ro gcr
drcsscd and said ro rlc pcoplc, 'Plcasc lcr mc pur my slirr on.` Ar rlar
rimc, ! lcard a voicc saying, '1lar is nor your slirr!` Alrcr rcmoving rlc
slirr, ! rcaclcd lor my panrs, and again ! lcard a voicc say, '1losc arc nor
your panrs! on`r pur rlcm on!` ! rcmovcd rlcm roo and was aLlc ro lind
my own slirr and panrs. ! gor drcsscd and rlcn srarrcd ro look lor rlc kcy
ro unlock rlc door wlcn ! lcard a voicc, '1lc door is opcn!` ! wcnr
rowards rlc door, opcncd ir, and saw a group ol pious, noLlc pcoplc. !
ollcrcd rlcm my grccrings, ro wlicl rlcy rcplicd accordingly.
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1lcy rook mc ro a placc wlcrc rlc prcscnr locarion ol rlc Masjid
]amkaran is, and as ! was looking around, ! saw a coucl surroundcd Ly
linc carpcrs and pillows. A young man, wlo lookcd ro Lc around S0
ycars old, was rcclining on rlc coucl, rcsring limscll againsr rlc pillows.
An old man was sirring Lcsidc lim rcading a Look lor lim, wlilc morc
rlan 60 mcn wcrc around rlcm - somc ol rlcm drcsscd in wlirc and
orlcrs in grccn - ollcring rlcir Salar.
1lc old man, wlom ! larcr lound our was Proplcr Ilizr (pcacc Lc upon
lim), askcd mc ro Lc scarcd. Ar rlar rimc, rlc !mam, wlo was sirring
ncxr ro Proplcr Ilizr, callcd mc Ly namc and said, 'You musr go ro
assan Muslim and givc lim a mcssagc.
'or rlc pasr livc ycars, you lavc Lccn larming on rlis land, planring and
growing many rlings, Lur wlarcvcr you grow, wc arc dcsrroying. 1lis
land is sacrcd, and Allal rlc All-Miglry las closcn rlis land aLovc all
orlcrs and Lcsrowcd disrincrion and lonor ro ir. vcn rlis ycar, you lavc
inrcndcd ro plougl and culrivarc rlis land, rlougl you ncirlcr lavc rlc
riglr or aurlorizarion ro do so. 1lus, wlarcvcr linancial carnings you
lavc carncd lrom rlis land musr Lc rcrurncd so rlar rlc Masjid can Lc
Luilr on rlis spor. Sincc you lavc rakcn rlis land wlicl docs nor Lclong
ro you, Allal rlc Glorious and Powcrlul, las rakcn rwo ol your young
clildrcn away lrom you, Lur srill you lavc nor rcalizcd rlc wrong you arc
doing. !l you conrinuc in rlis way, rlc punislmcnr ol Allal, wlicl is
Lcyond your imaginarion, will srrikc you.``
! said, 'C` my Masrcr, ! musr lavc somc uniquc and convincing signs,
sincc wirlour rlis rlc pcoplc will nor Lclicvc mc.`
1lc !mam (pcacc Lc upon lim) said, '! will slow you rlc signs ar rlis
spor so rlar your srarcmcnr will provc ro Lc rrurllul. You simply go and
convcy rlc mcssagc ro rlc pcoplc. Go and scc Sayyid ALu al-assan in
Qum and rcll lim ro comc wirl you ro visir assan Muslim and collccr
lrom lim rlc carnings ol rlc larm land lor rlc pasr lcw ol ycars, and wirl
rlis moncy, lay rlc loundarion lor rlc Masjid.
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or rlc rcmaining cxpcndirurc, you may collccr ir lrom rlc villagc ol
Filaq, in rlc Ardlal rcgion (ncar Iaslan) wlicl Lclongs ro mc, ro
complcrc rlc Luilding ol rlc Masjid. Also, lall ol rlc csrarc ol rlc villagc
ol Filaq las Lccn givcn as Waql (cndowmcnr) lor rlc mainrcnancc ol
rlc Masjid.
1cll rlc pcoplc ro visir rlis placc, and ro rcspccr and lonor ir Ly ollcring
lour Fakàr ol Salar as lollows.
1lc lirsr Salar ol rwo Fakàr slould Lc praycd wirl rlc inrcnrion
ol 'Salurarion ro rlc Masjid` in wlicl in cacl Fakàr, Sural al-amd
slould Lc rccircd oncc, lollowcd Ly Sural al-!kllas scvcn rimcs. !n
cvcry Fakàr, rlc likr.
in Fuku`. ` - , ,,=' `_ . -` `
in Sujud. ` - , .` . `_ . -` `
slould Lc rccircd scvcn rimcs. 1lc sccond Fakàr is ro Lc rccircd cxacrly
as rlc lirsr onc.
1lc sccond Salar ol rwo Fakàr, slould Lc praycd wirl rlc
inrcnrion ol 'Salar lor !mam al-Zaman` in wlicl Sural al-amd is
rccircd oncc, and rlc linc.
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slould Lc rccircd onc lundrcd rimcs. 1lc Sural slould rlcn Lc
complcrcd, lollowcd Ly rlc rccirarion ol Sural al-!kllas oncc. !n cvcry
Fakàr, rlc likr.
in Fuku`. ` - , ,,=' `_ . -` `
in Sujud. ` - , .` . `_ . -` `
slould also Lc rccircd scvcn rimcs. 1lc sccond Fakàr is ro Lc rccircd
cxacrly likc rlc lirsr onc.
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Cncc Lorl ol rlc Salar arc linislcd, rlc lollowing linc slould Lc
said oncc, ., ..', . lollowcd Ly rlc 1asLlar ol a(imal az-
Zalra (Pcacc Lc upon lcr) .
S+ 1imcs. `, ' '
SS 1imcs. `` - '
SS 1imcs. . -` `
Alrcr rlis, you slould go inro Sajdal and rccirc Salawar on Proplcr
Mulammad and lis amily (pcacc Lc upon all ol rlcm) onc lundrcd
rimcs.
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1lc !mam (Pcacc Lc upon lim) rlcn said,
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'Wlocvcr prays rlis Salar (will rcccivc rlc samc rcward)
as rlc onc wlo prays insidc rlc Holy Ia`Lal.`
assan Marlclcl ]amkaran said, '! lad only rakcn a lcw srcps, wlcn !
was callcd and inlormcd, '1lcrc is a goar in rlc lcrd ol rlc slcplcrd
]a`lar Iaslan - a goar parrly colorcd wirl lors ol lair. 1lcrc arc rlrcc
spors on onc sidc ol lis Lody, and lour spors on rlc orlcr sidc. !l rlc
pcoplc givc you 10 picccs ol gold, rlcn purclasc ir wirl rlar moncy, and
il nor rlcn purclasc ir lrom your own moncy. 1omorrow cvcning, on rlc
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ol rlc monrl ol Famadan, Lring rlc goar ro rlis locarion, slauglrcr
ir, and disrriLurc ir`s mcar among rlc sick pcoplc. Wlocvcr lrom among
rlc sick and ill wlo car lrom rlar mcar, will Lc granrcd Slala`
(inrcrccssion), Ly rlc will ol Allal (Glorilicd and xalrcd is Hc) and will
Lc curcd ol rlcir sickncss.`
assan Marlclcl said, '! rcrurncd ro my lomc and spcnr rlc wlolc niglr
rlinking aLour wlar lad rranspircd. ! ollcrcd rlc morning Salar, and
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procccdcd ro rlc lousc ol 'Al al-Mandlar and rold lim aLour wlar lad
lappcncd rlc prcvious niglr. Wc rlcn Lorl procccdcd ro rlc spor wlcrc
rlc incidcnr lappcncd lasr niglr. ! swcar Ly Allal rlar wc saw rlc nails
and clains rlar wcrc kcpr as a sign ol wlcrc rlc Masjid was ro Lc Luilr,
and rlcsc wcrc rlosc signs rlar rlc !mam (pcacc Lc upon lim) lad
promiscd mc.
Wc rlcn procccdcd ro rlc ciry ol Qum, and ro rlc lousc ol Sayyid ALu
al-assan. Wlcn wc rcaclcd lis lousc, wc saw rlar lis scrvanr was
wairing ar rlc door ol rlc lousc lor us. 1lc scrvanr askcd mc, 'Arc you
]amkaran` ! rcplicd in rlc allirmarivc and was rold rlar rlc Sayyid was
wairing lor mc.
! cnrcrcd inro rlc lousc, and grccrcd Sayyid ALu al-assan. Hc rcplicd
in a lumLlc, rcspccrlul manncr, and rcqucsrcd mc ro sir down. Bclorc !
could say anyrling ro lim lc said ro mc, C` assan Marlclcl! ! was
slccping lasr niglr, wlcn in my drcam, a pcrson said ro mc and said,
'1omorrow morning a man namcd assan Marlclcl lrom ]amkaran will
comc ro you. Acccpr wlarcvcr lc rclls you, sincc lis spcccl is my spcccl
and rlus, you musr nor rurn lim away!` ! wokc up lrom my slccp and
sincc rlcn, ! lavc Lccn wairing lor you.`
assan Marlala said, ! cxplaincd rlc wlolc cvcnr in lull rlar lad
rranspircd rlc prcvious niglr ro Sayyid ALu al-assan. Wirlour dclay,
rlc Sayyid ordcrcd mc pur rlc saddlc on rlc lorsc and Lring ir ro lim. !r
was closc ro 10.00 AM wlcn wc gor on ro rlc lorsc. Figlr rlcn wc
noriccd ]a`lar rlc slcplcrd, wirl lis lcrd ol slccp walking ncar rlc road.
! wcnr rowards rlc lcrd ol slccp and saw a goar approacling lrom rlc
Lack ol rlc lcrd running rowards mc. ! rook lold ol rlc goar and
approaclcd ]a`lar, rlc slcplcrd, and procccdcd ro givc lim rlc moncy
lor rlis goar. Hc was vcry surpriscd and sworc rlar lc lad ncvcr sccn rlis
goar in lis lilc, nor was rlis goar a parr ol lis llock.
Wc Louglr rlc goar and rook ir ro rlc spor wlcrc rlc !mam (pcacc Lc
upon lim) lad ordcrcd us ro rakc ir. Wc slauglrcrcd ir and jusr as wc
wcrc rold, disrriLurcd irs mcar among rlc sick and ill pcoplc, and Ly rlc
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gracc ol Allal (Glorilicd and xalrcd is Hc), rlcy wcrc all curcd ol rlcir
illncsscs.
Sayyid ALu al-assan summoncd assan Muslim, and was givcn rlc
prolirs and carnings rlar lc madc lrom rlc lasr couplc ol ycars lrom lis
larming.
Sayyid ALu al-assan al-Fida rook rlc nails and clains rlar wcrc lclr Ly
rlc !mam (pcacc Lc upon lim) ro lis lousc in rlc ciry ol Qum and cvcry
rimc rlc sick camc ro lim lor lcaling, rlcy simply ruLLcd rlcsc rlings on
rlcir Lodics, and Ly rlc Gracc ol Allal (Glorilicd and xalrcd is Hc) rlcy
would Lc curcd.
Alrcr rlc passing away ol Sayyid ALu al-assan al-Fida, onc-day lis son
Lccamc ill. Hc wcnr ro rlc casc wlcrc lis larlcr lad kcpr rlc nails and
clains wirl rlc lopc rlar rlrougl rlcm, lc roo would Lc curcd lrom lis
sickncss. Hc opcncd rlc casc and lound rlcm missing! His scarcl, along
wirl rlc lclp ol rlc pcoplc ol rlc ciry lor linding rlcsc missing ircms
produccd no posirivc rcsulrs.`
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Alrcr rclaring rlis incidcnr, rlc arc Muladdirl ur is quorcd as saying.
1lc oLlc Sclolar, Agla Mulammad 'Al Iirmanslal, rclarcs rlis
incidcnr in rlc ycar S9S A.H., Lur apparcnrly, lc las madc a misrakc in
wriring rlc darc, as ir acrually occurrcd in rlc ycar S7S A.H. 1lis is
apparcnr sincc rlc dcarl ol Slakl as-Saduq was Lclorc rlc ycar S90
A.H. and rlis cvcnr occurrcd during rlc lilcrimc ol Slakl as-Saduq.
As lor rlc rwo Fakàr Salar rlar is rclarcd ro rlc 12
rl
!mam (pcacc Lc
upon lim), ir is onc ol rlc wcll known Salar rlar a majoriry ol rlc '\lama
lavc rclarcd, sucl as rlc lollowing.
1lc arc Slakl 1aLris, a lamous wrircr ol 1alsr ol rlc Quràn, wrircs
in lis Look, Kunu: c|-^/jc/', rlar rlis Salar las Lccn narrarcd in rlc
ladirl, jusr as las Lccn narrarcd in rlis incidcnr, and alrcr rlc Salar, lc
las rclarcd a ua` rlar slould Lc rcad. Hc las nor, lowcvcr, rclarcd rlc
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rcsr ol rlc Salar, including rlc saying ol rlc 'Slaladar`, '1asLlar ol
a(imal az-Zalra (pcacc Lc upon lcr)` and rlc '100 Salawar on rlc
Proplcr (pcacc Lc upon lim and lis lamily)`.
1lc arc Sayyid adlullal Fawand in lis Look, Dcac/', alrcr
mcnrioning rlc Salar srarcs, '1lc Salar lor !mam al-Mald (pcacc Lc upon
lim) is rwo Fakàr, and in cacl Fakàr, Sural al-arila slould Lc rcad
oncc, wlilc rlc linc ` .` ,, , `` ` ,, is rccircd onc lundrcd
rimcs. Alrcr rlc Salar, onc slould rccirc Salawar on rlc Proplcr and lis
amily (pcacc Lc upon rlcm) 100 rimcs.
1lc arc Sayyid ]all 'Al iLn 1awus, in lis Look, }cmc| c|-U|u' rclarcs
rlc rcciring ol rlc Salar lor rlc 12
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!mam jusr as las Lccn narrarcd aLovc,
Lur lc las nor narrarcd rlc rcciring ol rlc 100 Salawar. !nsrcad, lc las
srarcd rlar alrcr rlc Salar, onc slould rcad rlc lollowing ua`.
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RlSlONSlll|lTllS Ol THl SHlA TOWARLS
l\A\ A|ZA\AN LURlNC HlS OU|TATlON
1. Wc musr lirsr lavc a dccpcr undcrsranding and knowlcdgc ol our
!mam - lis claracrcrisrics, disringuisling arrriLurcs, and ovcrall, wlo
lc rruly is. Cnc way wc can aclicvc rlis goal is Ly rlc consranr
rccirarion ol rlc lollowing ua'.
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Trcn|c//n O' A||c|, |/ m |na Tu, /n / I 4 n/ |na Tu, /|n I
a/|| n/ |na Tur Pr(|/. O' A||c|, |/ m |na Tur Pr(|/, /n / I
4n'/ n/ |na Tur Pr(|/, /|n I a/|| n/ |na Tur Hujjc/
(B(rn/c//r). O' A||c|, |/ m |na Tur Hujjc/ (B(rn/c//r), /n /
I 4 n/ |na Tur Hujjc/ (B(rn/c//r), /|n I |cr n c/rc; rm
Tur r|//n.
2. Wc slould consranrly Lc in a srarc ol wairing lor rlc rc-appcarancc ol
rlc !mam (Pcacc Lc upon lim). 1lis wairing is nor simply sirring
idlc and counring down rlc lours and days unril lc rc-appcars, rarlcr
ir musr Lc couplcd wirl acrion pcrlorming rlosc rlings wlicl arc
WajiL lor a Muslim ro do, and rclraining lrom rlosc rlings wlicl arc
laram.
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S. Wc slould Lc paricnr lor rlc rcrurn ol rlc !mam, and nor lavc douLrs
aLour wlcn lc will rc-appcar, nor lavc unccrrainry rcgarding lis
occulrarion, as Allal (Glorilicd and xalrcd is Hc) knows Lcsr wly rlc
!mam las nor ycr appcarcd.
+. Wc slould spcnd our ol our wcalrl in rlc way ol rlc !mam wirl rlc
inrcnrion rlar wc arc spcnding ir as a gilr ro lim. or cxamplc, wc can
spcnd somc ol our moncy in rlc way ol lclping rlc Muslim \mmal, and
cspccially rlc Sl'a in rlc namc ol rlc 12
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!mam, so rlar rlc rcward ol
our acrion gocs ro lim. Hc in rurn, will pray lor our salcry and wcll
Lcing.
5. Wc slould consranrly rccirc rlis ua`, wlicl las Lccn narrarcd in rlc
Look Kcmc| c|-D/n' Ly Slakl as-Saduq, lrom al-!mam ]a`lar al-Sadiq
(Pcacc Lc upon lim).
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O' A||c|, O' Bn/n/, O' Mr/u|, O' C|cnr Hcr/, Mc| m;
|cr/ /rm n Tur r|//n.
6. Cnc slould always Lc prcparcd ro lclp rlc !mam, in any rimc and
placc, and during lis occulrarion, onc slould Lc in an ourward srarc ol
gricl and sorrow; and rlc Lcsr way ro slow rlis is ro rccirc ua' al-
udLal on rlc lour 'ids, wlicl arc 'id al-Gladr, 'id al-irr, 'id al-
Adla, and cvcry riday morning alrcr Salar al-ajr.
7. 1lc rruc lovcr ol rlc 12
rl
!mam slould rclarc rlc qualirics and
grcarncss ol lis claracrcr ro rlc pcoplc so as ro lclp rlcm in
undcrsranding and gcrring ro know rlc !mam Lcrrcr. 1lus, rlosc pcoplc
will Lc aLlc ro invirc orlcrs ro rlc parl ol rlc 12
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!mam morc casily.
8. Wc slould pray lor rlc salcry ol our lcadcr, and ask Allal (Glorilicd
and xalrcd is Hc) lor rlc rc-appcarancc ol rlc !mam and lor lis succcss.
9. Wc slould rclrain lrom calling rlc !mam Ly lis lirsr namc (rlc samc as
ol rlc Proplcr ol !slam), rarlcr, wc slould call lim Ly onc ol lis rirlcs,
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sucl as; al-Qaim, al-Munrazar, al-ujjal, al-Mald, al-!mam al-GlaìL,
crc.
10. Wc slould srand up as a sign ol rcspccr wlcncvcr lc is rclcrrcd ro,
cspccially il rlc rirlc al-Qaim is uscd.
11. Wc slould prcparc and kccp our wcapons wirl us ar all rimcs ro lclp
rlcm !mam wlcrlcr ir Lc a sword or a gun or...
12. Wc musr kccp away lrom rlosc pcoplc wlo causc us ro lorgcr rlc
!mam or Lccomc ncgligcnr rowards lim.
1S. Wc slould givc rlc Llcssings and rcwards ol good dccds ro rlc
!mam, sucl as rlc rcciral ol rlc Holy Quràn, Praycrs, ua' and Ziyarar
ol rlc gravcs ol rlc Ma'sumn (pcacc Lc upon rlcm).
1+. 1losc wlo arc sclolars ol !slam musr prcscnr wlar rlcy know and
wlar rlcy lavc srudicd ro rlosc wlo arc uninlormcd so rlar rlc common
pcoplc do nor dcviarc lrom rlc 1ruc Parl.
15. Wc slould always cursc rlc cncmics ol rlc !mam.
16. ajj slould Lc pcrlormcd on Lclall ol rlc !mam (alrcr onc las
pcrlormcd onc`s oLligarory ajj), and il ajj can nor Lc pcrlormcd, rlcn
somconc slould Lc scnr as a rcprcscnrarivc ol rlc !mam ro pcrlorm ajj.
17. Wc musr dcny anyonc wlo claims rlar lc is a spccial rcprcscnrarivc ol
rlc !mam during rlc rimc ol rlc GlaiLar IuLra.
18. Wc musr nor spccily a parricular rimc rlar rlc !mam will rcappcar;
and anyonc wlo docs rlis musr Lc callcd a liar.
19. Wc slould pray ro Allal (Glorilicd and xalrcd is Hc) rlar Hc granrs
us rlc opporruniry ro mccr rlc !mam, and rlar wc Lccomc lis rruc
Lclicvcrs wlo will Lc savcd lrom rlc lalsclood ar rlc cnd ol rimc and rlar
wc arc nor ol rlosc wlo will Lc rlc causc ol rlc !mam`s vcngcancc.
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20. Wc slould slow grcar conccrn lor rcndcring rlc propcrry riglrs ro
rlc !mam, sucl as Zakar, Ilums and giving away rlosc rlings wlicl wc
lovc rlc mosr as a gilr ro rlc !mam on a ycarly Lasis.
21. Wc slould dclcnding rlc causc ol rlc !mam Ly rraining and
srarioning pcoplc in dillcrcnr arcas ol vocarion, so as ro Lc lully awarc ol
rlc plors and racrics ol rlc cncmics ol !slam. Wc slould dclcnd rlc causc
and movcmcnr ol rlc !mam Ly kccping a srock ol vcliclcs and wcapons
ro aid lim wlcn lc rcrurns.
22. Wc musr conccrn oursclvcs wirl oLraining praiscworrly rrairs and
noLlc crlics. Wc musr surrcndcr oursclvcs and oLcy Allal (Glorilicd and
xalrcd is Hc) and rclrain lrom His disoLcdicncc and cvcryrling wlicl
Hc las madc unlawlul lor us, Lccausc oLscrving rlcsc marrcrs ar rlc rimc
ol rlc !mam`s occulrarion is morc dilliculr rlcn ar rlc rimc ol lis
rcappcarancc, duc ro rlc many rrials and rriLularions rlar wc lavc ro lacc.
2S. Fcciring rlc Ziyarar ol rlc !mam, and rlc rccirarion ol ua' Ald,
wlicl lavc Lorl Lccn mcnrioncd in rlc Looks ol ua', sucl as Malarl
al-]inan
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1lcsc and orlcr ua`s lavc also Lccn mcnrioncd in rlis Look.
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TAWASSU| TO l\A\ A|ZA\AN
llAl ll UlON Hl\)
riring lcrrcrs ('Arda) ro rlc !mam (pcacc Lc upon lim) is onc
ol rlc Lcsr ways lor us ro kccp in conracr wirl lim. Wc arc
aLlc ro cxprcss our lcclings ro lim and il wc lavc any
dilliculrics or proLlcms, rlcn wc can ask lim lor lclp.
1lcrc arc many ways ol '1awassul` ro rlc !mam wlicl lavc Lccn
mcnrioncd in rlc various Looks ol ua' and Ziyarar. Wc lavc includcd
rlrcc mcrlods rlc lirsr rwo arc rlc wriring ol rlc 'Arda
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ro rlc !mam,
and rlc rlird mcrlod Lcing rlc rccirarion ol ua' 1awassul on 1ucsday
niglrs.
!n lis Look, Mun/c|c c|-Amc|', rlc arc Muladdirl Qumm rclarcs
lrom 'Allamal Majlis rlar, 'Wlocvcr las any wisl, slould wrirc rlc
lollowing ua` down on papcr and wrirc lis wislcs. !r slould rlcn Lc
pur inro rlc arl
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ol onc ol rlc gravcs ol rlc Aìmmal (pcacc Lc upon
all ol rlcm), or onc can scal ir up, wrap ir in mud and rlcn rlrow ir inro
rlc rivcr, a dccp wcll, or a pond ol warcr. !n rlis way, ir will rcacl ro
SaliL al-Asr wa al-Zaman (pcacc and Lc Llcssings Lc upon lim), and lc
will Lc oLligcd ro answcr onc`s rcqucsrs.
Wc will mcnrion rwo mcrlods, rlc lirsr, wlicl is rlc lollowing.
2
'Arda arc rlc spccial lcrrcrs` rlar rlc lairllul wrirc ro rlc 12
rl
!mam,
wlicl arc rlcn placcd in a wcll or moving warcr.
S
1lc arl is rlc squarc}rccrangular mcral cnclosurc around rlc gravcs
ol rlc !mams (Pcacc Lc wirl rlcm).
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Vcthod l:
``
- .`` , .`, , , ` ` :`, ., . .`, , ` .`
, ,.. ~ ' , ` ' , ` ,` ' ` : , - , ,
, ` ,.., - ' ' , ' , , ` ` = - ,, , ` ' `
.., . ' - , , ,` . ' - - , , - ` . , -
` :`, , `, , - ' ` ' ` . , , :`, ' ,
. :.. , _,` . : ' , ` ' ` ' , ' ' . _ :
'. , _ - , , ` ,` ' ` - `, ' , ' _ ` '
.. ' , ` . , ` ~ , `- `,, - .`, , .` ' , '` ,` =` , , ,
& ,` ' :,
(!n rlc Lclow spacc, wrirc your wislcs and rcqucsrs.)
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Cnc slould srand ncar a rivcr, wcll or orlcr Lody ol warcr, and rakc rlc
namc ol onc ol rlc lour Fcprcscnrarivcs ol rlc 12
rl
!mam ('\rlman Sa`d
al-'\mraw, Mulammad iLn '\rlman, ussain iLn Ful, 'Al iLn
Mulammad al-Samar) and say rlc lollowing.
:.' , , :, . ' ` ,`' :`, . ` . ,
, ` :' ' :,- :``~ - ` , ,_`, ` '-
.`,', ,` ' `, .`, , -- , _ , - ,
& . ' .` ' ,
Trcn|c//n O' (U/|mcn Sc'/4 c|-Umrca/, Mu/cmmc4 /|n U/|mcn,
Huc/n /|n Bu/, A|/ /|n Mu/cmmc4 c|-Scmcr/). Sc|cm A|c/|um. I |cr
a//n /|c/ ;u 4/4 /n /| (c/| A||c| cn4 (|n) ;u cr c|/r cn4 cr
u/c/n4 |; A||c|. I cm c4r/n ;u /n ;ur |/, a|/| ;u |c4 a//|
A||c| - /|/ / m; n/ cn4 a/| / /| Mc/r /| Lrc (/| 12
/|
Imcm
(Pc | u(n |/m)), (|c |cn4 // rr / |/m r ;u cr /n44
/ru/ar/|;.
!n placc ol ... ..` . , onc will say rlc namc ol onc ol rlc
Fcprcscnrarivcs rlar wcrc givcn aLovc, and rlcn pur rlc papcr inro rlc
warcr. !nsla` Allal, onc`s rcqucsrs will Lc lullillcd.
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Vcthod 2:
1lc arc Slaykl 'Al AkLar alawand in lis Look, c|-A|crc c|-H/cn',
mcnrions rlar Mulammad iLn Mulammad al-1iLL, wlo was onc ol rlc
Sclolars ol rlc Salawi dynasry, narrarcs lrom rlc Look, An/ c|-A|/4/n',
lrom rlc Look Sc'c4c/', rlar rlc lollowing ua` is 1awassul lor anyonc
wlo las an imporranr nccd
+
.
,, - ,' ` - ,' ,`
..` -` ` ` ` - ' ` -` ` , ' ' , :`, ' , ` . ,
.. - ' ` . , ,, ` ` ' ,` .' , ,, = ' , ' . ' ~ ' ` `
, . , .. =' : ,` ' , , , =' : ' , ' ' . `, :` '
_`,. ' _,` , . ,. , - , ,, = ' .,` , - ' , ,, - .` , ' , ,
. - - . '. .. ' , ., . ' _, =` ' . ,
& . '
+
Cnc`s wislcs or rcqucsrs slould Lc wrirrcn alrcr rlc AraLic rcxr, Lur rlc
ua` slould Lc rcad our Lclorc rlis is donc.
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!n rlc placc ol rlc word .., you slould mcnrion your wislcs and
dcsircs.
. ` . ,'
!n placc ol rlc word. ` . , you slould mcnrion your cncmy.
1lcn, onc slould rakc rlis wriring, covcr ir wirl mud, and placc ir in
running warcr, or in a wcll, and wlilc purring ir in rlc warcr, onc slould
rccirc rlc lollowing.
. - .. , . . ,' . ` ` -` , , , ` . ` ,
& `, .,. .,'
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lSTlCHATHA TO THl l\A\ llAl ll UlON Hl\)
ayyid 'Alklan in lis Look Kc|cm c|-Tc;;/|', rclarcs rlar rlis
lorm ol !sriglarla (asking lor lclp) lrom SaliL al-Asr wa al-
Zaman (pcacc and Llcssings Lc upon lim) can Lc pcrlormcd
anywlcrc. Cnc musr lirsr rcad a rwo Fakàr Salar wirl Sural al-
amd and any orlcr Sural in Lorl Fakàr. Alrcr rlc Salar, onc slould
lacc rowards rlc QiLlal (undcr rlc opcn sky), and rcad rlc lollowing.
`.` , , .. ' ``,. , ' ' ' '
,- , , ._' `,', , -` - ' '
.,' . -. , .' , ,`' , , ,`'' ' ` , , -
,. , _. ,,..=` , .`,' `-' ` , .s, ,,=` ,
,..=`` ' , ` , ' , ' -` - ' , `,' , ,=' , ` '
...`,.`,' .,.,. ` `.,' ,, =' . ` , `.`,'
,.` , :`, ' ,`.` ' . ` ,`.` ' ,'
,,`..` ' ,,' ` , :`, ' `.`` ' `,` '
:..`, ' .,' . -. , .`, , :`, ' '='
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` ., :`, ' `,` ' ' ` , :`, ' ,`_ ` ,
. . `., :..`, ' '' . ` , .,`,' ~
.., :`, ' `-' - ' , , ,`.` ' _-` - '
.`, ` , ' , :' ` ,`' ,.,' :' `-` .`,
~ `. ` ` .` , =` _. .` ' .` ' , ` ,
, . , :_ ., , :-,`- , , :-, - _`,- ,
,` ..' ` .' ,`, , :' ,-` ' , :,`' , _.`'
, .. ' `,` ,`- , _. ,`.` ` , ' ` . ' `,,`
,.`_ `.., .,' . -. , .`, , ^_,' `,` ,`-
& , --
!n rlc placc ol . , , mcnrion your wislcs and dcsircs and rlcn
conrinuc ro rccirc.
:..' . ' ' -- :`,', `.` ,-, ` ,-- ' `_ `
, ,` ' . `, .` - `- ,`` - , ',` `
.. `` , , `, ` , ` `, ' ' .' , `,' `, ._
& `, .` , ,` -, , ~ _`-`
Trcn|c//n 1lc glorious, pcrlccr, complcrc, gcncral, inclusivc (ol all
lcvcls ol pcrlccrion) grccrings ol Allal, and His Conrinuous Mcrcy and
vcrlasring and Pcrlccr Blcssing, Lc upon Allal`s aurloriry, lis lricnd on
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His carrl and land. His succcssor ovcr rlc crcarurcs and slavcs, rlc purc
son ol proplccy, rlc closcn rcmaindcr ol rlc lousclold, lis lolincss, rlc
!mam ol our 1imc, rlc ludicaror ol airl, rlc 1caclcr ol rlc Fulcs ol
rlc Quràn, rlc Purilicr ol rlc arrl lrom opprcssion and insolcncc, rlc
Sprcadcr ol ]usricc ovcr rlc cnrirc world, rlc \prising Aurloriry, rlc
Awaircd Mald, Allal`s closcn, rlc son ol rlc world`s purc !mams, rlc
Appoinrcd Guardian, rlc Son ol rlc Guardians closcn Ly rlc !nlalliaLlc
Guidc, and rlc Son ol rlc !nlalliLlc Guiding !mams.
Grccrings ro you C` lonor Lcsrowcr ro rlc opprcsscd Lclicvcrs. Grccrings
ro you C` lumiliaror ol rlc non-Lclicving arroganr opprcssors. Grccrings
ro you C` my masrcr, C` !mam ol our agc. Grccrings ro you C` rlc son ol
Allal`s mcsscngcr. Grccrings ro you C` son ol rlc Masrcr ol rlc airllul.
Grccrings ro you C` son ol a(imal az-Zalra, rlc Masrcr ol rlc Womcn
ol all rlc worlds. Grccrings ro you C` son ol rlc !mam ol rlc !nlalliLlc
Aurlorirics and !mams ovcr all crcarurcs. Grccrings ro you C` my Masrcr,
a sinccrc grccring wirl lairl in your guardianslip and lcadcrslip.
! rcsrily rlar you arc rlc world's guiding lcadcr (Lorl) in acrion and
spcccl, and you arc rlc onc wlo will lill rlc world wirl jusricc alrcr
Lcing lillcd wirl ryranny. So may Allal accclcrarc your dclivcrancc, makc
your appcarancc casy, rlc rimc ol your aurloriry closc, incrcasc your
supporrcrs and lclpcrs and lullil His promisc ol vicrory ro you.
His is rlc mosr rrurllul spcccl wlcn lc las said (in rlc Qur'an) ".An4
J 4/r4 / |/a c crr u(n /| a| ar 4m4 ac| /n /| |cn4 cn4
/ mc| /|m /| Imcm cn4 / mc| /|m /| |/r."
C` my Masrcr, C` ord ol rlc 1imc, C` son ol Allal`s Mcsscngcr, my
nccd is so and so (c| ;ur n4) so makc inrcrccssion lor mc ro Allal lor
irs (my nccd) lullillmcnr.
! lavc arrcndcd ro you in irs lullillmcnr, Lccausc ! know rlar you lavc an
acccprcd inrcrccssion, and a posirion ol grcar glory, so wirl rlc liglr ol
rlc Cnc wlo las spccilicd you wirl rlc ordcr ol His succcssion and
sclccrcd you lor kccping rlc sccrcrs ol His knowlcdgc, and wirl rlc riglr
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ol rlc srarus and digniry you lavc Lclorc Allal, ask rlc cxalrcd Allal ro
lullill my nccds, acccpr my praycrs and rcmovc my gricl and sorrow.`
z orc. Slaykl ALLas Qumm in lis Look, Mcc/// c|-}/ncn' rclarcs a
ladrl rlar in rlc lirsr Fakàr ol rlis Salar, alrcr Sural al-amd, onc
slould rccirc Sural al-arl, and in rlc sccond Fakàr, alrcr Sural al-
amd, onc slould rccirc Sural al-asr.
Sural al-arl
,,-,' ` -,' ,`
:.. :' ,` ,' ,' -` :' `- ,
,`. ,, _ ,`' ~,. :,` ,,, :` , `` , ` ,, ,-' ,
.. `,` ' ., ,' ,' ' ,` _ ,,, ,`.
..., _. , . , ' ,`` - ', `, , s, _ s, ,`,,'
.. ,`- . - .`,` ' , `,` ' -`` ,' _ ,- ,
.. :' ., `, , ` , `,` ,` ,`,, ,, , '- _,`. ,` -
,.`` ' , ...` ' , ` ' .`,, _ ,= _`,
. ., .`,' , `, ,`, .`,' ~ ` =' . ,`` ',
,.`` - ..', _ . .., , ,- `,` ,' ', `,` , ', `, ,`,
._' .., _ ,- ,,, . , _. , . , '
,`,.. ,`, ,_`,`, ',`_, ,` `,`' _ ,, , ,` `,
` , .,`,` , , :,`,` , , ' . , _ ,.', ,` ,`-`` ,
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.. ,' ` , . , , . `, ,,` ,' `,
. .,-` ' :' ,, ,= ,`-' ,` ,` , ``,
` ,' , , '' .,',, ' `,`` ,`', ',`' ` .,`.
,' ',... `, _' . , ` , ` , ' `:` , `, ,,
.' . ' `,` ~ - .,` . `, _'
`,.., :' `,_, ' `, ,,`' ', .,` `,` ' , ,` ,' . ,
. .`,` , `,..' , _ _,` `, `,` , .`,' ~ `,` ~,
.,.' `:..` ', _ ,,' `` ' , ',`_,
.,-_ _, ., . , . `,, ., ' `,` , _.,
.,_ ..,` -' ' , ', `,` = , .,-` ' ,, _
.. `, ' ,` ' ,'` ` , . ' .,`,,`, `, `
_ , ., .,`, , . ,` ,`` ` - .,',, `
,. '.. ',' `, ', .`,` ` .,`. -` '
`,.', . ,, - ,`-' `, `,` , ,`,=` ., .,` `` , ,' `,` ,, `
.` . .. ` ,' _ ,'' `, ` `, ` ` ,` ` ,',
_.=`, , _,- ,, ' ., _,- _,`. ., _,-
`..` `, , , , _ ,`. ,` - ,`- . - ` -``, `',`_,
..`- :,`,..` , , `,` ' ._ ` ' _ ,''
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,, -` `,` , ', `, ,`, ,' ,' `, ,, , ,- '
`, , _ ,- ,,, ., ,,` -' , , , _
.' ..`,' ., `, ' - ,,` -' ,
_ ,.`' .~,. `, ,` ,..,, `,` ' , ., ', `,
.`. ., , -' ` ,`, ,_ `, ' ,`-',
',', .,` - , . , _. `,',' ,`, , ' `, `,', _ ,,
..`' - ', ` `.- ` ' ` __ . .,
..= ,` ,` `, ,` ,', `, `,` ,,` ,' . ' ,`, __ ,`
__ .. .,` ., `, ,`, `, ,~' . ' `
. ' ,` ` ,', ,- ' -` ' `, ,'., ,`, , ' `,`
. ' `,.`,` ` `,..' .`,' ., .,` `,' -_ .`,', `- _ ` ,
.. ` -_ -``,' , ,`, , ,` ,`` , ,.` `,` ,`,=
..- , __ ,'' `,` ,` ,`, , ' ` ' ,,, `,' .,
`,.. ,' , - ' , - , - ' `, ,, ,`, , '
,. -' ,`, , ' `,` ,,'', `,` ' , ',`_
`',.`_ ... ` ' __ , .` ., ,`',
..-` . . , ,- ' -` ' ` -`' ` - ' ,,','
., .. - ,` ` `, ' , .,- . ,,`.` , `, ,,_
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`..- ' ,, ` ,' `',`_ _' ' ,` __ ,, -` :'
,..`_ ` -' __ ,, , ,`' ,,=` ,'
-.` .._ `,` , `,` ,` , . -_ _' .' ` , ',
,.' `.` , ,..,`-, `,` , ,`._, ` `. .,`` ,
_,..`-' __, ,-, ' `,` , , _`,' `,` , :' ,`-''
`, , =,,' __',' `. -` `, ,` ,` =`` __ '=
,.`-', ,` ,` ,` .- '.' , , ,` , ' , _'
__ ,=
!n rlc namc ol Allal, rlc Bcncliccnr, rlc Mcrcilul.
1. Surcly Wc lavc givcn ro you a clcar vicrory.
2. 1lar Allal may lorgivc your communiry rlcir pasr laulrs and rlosc ro
lollow, and complcrc His lavor ro you and kccp you on a riglr way,
S. And rlar Allal miglr lclp you wirl a miglry lclp.
+. Hc ir is Wlo scnr down rranquilliry inro rlc lcarrs ol rlc Lclicvcrs rlar
rlcy miglr lavc morc ol lairl addcd ro rlcir lairl-- and Allal's arc rlc
losrs ol rlc lcavcns and rlc carrl, and Allal is Inowing, Wisc.
5. 1lar Hc may causc rlc Lclicving mcn and rlc Lclicving womcn ro cnrcr
gardcns Lcncarl wlicl rivcrs llow ro aLidc rlcrcin and rcmovc lrom rlcm
rlcir cvil; and rlar is a grand aclicvcmcnr wirl Allal.
6. And (rlar) Hc may punisl rlc lypocrirical mcn and rlc lypocrirical
womcn, and rlc polyrlcisric mcn and rlc polyrlcisric womcn, rlc
cnrcrraincrs ol cvil rlouglrs aLour Allal. Cn rlcm is rlc cvil rurn, and
Allal is wrorl wirl rlcm and las curscd rlcm and prcparcd lcll lor rlcm,
and cvil is rlc rcsorr.
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7. And Allal's arc rlc losrs ol rlc lcavcns and rlc carrl; and Allal is
Miglry, Wisc.
8. Surcly Wc lavc scnr you as a wirncss and as a Lcarcr ol good ncws and
as a warncr,
9. 1lar you may Lclicvc in Allal and His Aposrlc and may aid lim and
rcvcrc lim; and (rlar) you may dcclarc His glory, morning and cvcning.
10. Surcly rlosc wlo swcar allcgiancc ro you do Lur swcar allcgiancc ro
Allal; rlc land ol Allal is aLovc rlcir lands. 1lcrclorc wlocvcr Lrcaks
(lis lairl), lc Lrcaks ir only ro rlc injury ol lis own soul, and wlocvcr
lullills wlar lc las covcnanrcd wirl Allal, Hc will granr lim a miglry
rcward.
11. 1losc ol rlc dwcllcrs ol rlc dcscrr wlo wcrc lclr Lclind will say ro
you. Cur propcrry and our lamilics kcpr us Lusy, so ask lorgivcncss lor us.
1lcy say wirl rlcir rongucs wlar is nor in rlcir lcarrs. Say. 1lcn wlo can
conrrol anyrling lor you lrom Allal il Hc inrcnds ro do you larm or il Hc
inrcnds ro do you good; nay, Allal is Awarc ol wlar you do.
12. ay! you rarlcr rlouglr rlar rlc Aposrlc and rlc Lclicvcrs would nor
rcrurn ro rlcir lamilics cvcr, and rlar was madc lairsccming ro your lcarrs
and you rlouglr an cvil rlouglr and you wcrc a pcoplc doomcd ro pcrisl.
1S. And wlocvcr docs nor Lclicvc in Allal and His Aposrlc, rlcn surcly
Wc lavc prcparcd Lurning lirc lor rlc unLclicvcrs.
1+. And Allal's is rlc kingdom. ol rlc lcavcns and rlc carrl; Hc lorgivcs
wlom Hc plcascs and punislcs wlom Hc plcascs, and Allal is orgiving,
Mcrcilul.
15. 1losc wlo arc lclr Lclind will say wlcn you scr lorrl lor rlc gaining
ol acquisirions. Allow us (rlar) wc may lollow you. 1lcy dcsirc ro clangc
rlc world ol Allal. Say. By no mcans slall you lollow us; rlus did Allal
say Lclorc. Bur rlcy will say. ay! you arc jcalous ol us. ay! rlcy do nor
undcrsrand Lur a lirrlc.
16. Say ro rlosc ol rlc dwcllcrs ol rlc dcscrr wlo wcrc lclr Lclind. You
slall soon Lc invircd (ro liglr) againsr a pcoplc posscssing miglry prowcss;
you will liglr againsr rlcm unril rlcy suLmir; rlcn il you oLcy, Allal will
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granr you a good rcward; and il you rurn Lack as you rurncd Lack Lclorc,
Hc will punisl you wirl a painlul punislmcnr.
17. 1lcrc is no larm in rlc Llind, nor is rlcrc any larm in rlc lamc, nor is
rlcrc any larm in rlc sick (il rlcy do nor go lorrl); and wlocvcr oLcys
Allal and His Aposrlc, Hc will causc lim ro cnrcr gardcns Lcncarl wlicl
rivcrs llow, and wlocvcr rurns Lack, Hc will punisl lim wirl a painlul
punislmcnr.
18. Ccrrainly Allal was wcll plcascd wirl rlc Lclicvcrs wlcn rlcy sworc
allcgiancc ro you undcr rlc rrcc, and Hc kncw wlar was in rlcir lcarrs, so
Hc scnr down rranquilliry on rlcm and rcwardcd rlcm wirl a ncar vicrory,
19. And many acquisirions wlicl rlcy will rakc; and Allal is Miglry, Wisc.
20. Allal promiscd you many acquisirions, wlicl you will rakc, rlcn Hc
lasrcncd on rlis onc lor you and lcld Lack rlc lands ol mcn lrom you,
and rlar ir may Lc a sign lor rlc Lclicvcrs and rlar Hc may guidc you on a
riglr parl.
21. And orlcrs wlicl you lavc nor ycr Lccn aLlc ro aclicvc Allal las
surcly cncompasscd rlcm, and Allal las powcr ovcr all rlings.
22. And il rlosc wlo disLclicvc liglr wirl you, rlcy would ccrrainly rurn
(rlcir) Lacks, rlcn rlcy would nor lind any prorccror or a lclpcr.
2S. Sucl las Lccn rlc coursc ol Allal rlar las indccd run Lclorc, and you
slall nor lind a clangc in Allal's coursc.
2+. And Hc ir is Wlo lcld Lack rlcir lands lrom you and your lands lrom
rlcm in rlc vallcy ol Mccca alrcr Hc lad givcn you vicrory ovcr rlcm; and
Allal is Sccing wlar you do.
25. !r is rlcy wlo disLclicvcd and rurncd you away lrom rlc Sacrcd
Mosquc and (rurncd oll) rlc ollcring wirllcld lrom arriving ar irs dcsrincd
placc; and wcrc ir nor lor rlc Lclicving mcn and rlc Lclicving womcn,
wlom, nor laving known, you miglr lavc rroddcn down, and rlus
somcrling larclul miglr lavc alllicrcd you on rlcir accounr wirlour
knowlcdgc - so rlar Allal may causc ro cnrcr inro His mcrcy wlomsocvcr
Hc plcascs; lad rlcy Lccn widcly scpararcd onc lrom anorlcr, Wc would
surcly lavc punislcd rlosc wlo disLclicvcd lrom among rlcm wirl a
painlul punislmcnr.
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26. Wlcn rlosc wlo disLclicvcd larLorcd in rlcir lcarrs (lcclings ol)
disdain, rlc disdain ol (rlc days ol) ignorancc, Lur Allal scnr down His
rranquilliry on His Aposrlc and on rlc Lclicvcrs, and madc rlcm kccp rlc
word ol guarding (againsr cvil), and rlcy wcrc cnrirlcd ro ir and worrly ol
ir; and Allal is Awarc ol all rlings.
27. Ccrrainly Allal lad slown ro His Aposrlc rlc vision wirl rrurl. you
slall mosr ccrrainly cnrcr rlc Sacrcd Mosquc, il Allal plcascs, in sccuriry,
(somc) laving rlcir lcads slavcd and (orlcrs) laving rlcir lair cur, you
slall nor lcar, Lur Hc knows wlar you do nor know, so Hc Lrouglr aLour
a ncar vicrory Lclorc rlar.
28. Hc ir is Wlo scnr His Aposrlc wirl rlc guidancc and rlc rruc rcligion
rlar Hc may makc ir prcvail ovcr all rlc rcligions; and Allal is cnougl lor a
wirncss.
29. Mulammad is rlc Aposrlc ol Allal, and rlosc wirl lim arc lirm ol
lcarr againsr rlc unLclicvcrs, compassionarc among rlcmsclvcs; you will
scc rlcm Lowing down, prosrraring rlcmsclvcs, sccking gracc lrom Allal
and plcasurc; rlcir marks arc in rlcir laccs Lccausc ol rlc cllccr ol
prosrrarion; rlar is rlcir dcscriprion in rlc 1aurar and rlcir dcscriprion in
rlc !njccl; likc as sccd-producc rlar purs lorrl irs sprour, rlcn srrcngrlcns
ir, so ir Lccomcs srour and srands lirmly on irs srcm, dcliglring rlc sowcrs
rlar Hc may cnragc rlc unLclicvcrs on accounr ol rlcm; Allal las
promiscd rlosc among rlcm wlo Lclicvc and do good, lorgivcncss and a
grcar rcward.
Sural al-asr
,` ,-,' ` -,' ,`
, .,`-` , ' .` ,'_, `_`', `,`. .- ,
_ , . `, `,`` , :`_ ` - `_` _ -,'
!n rlc namc ol Allal, rlc Bcncliccnr, rlc Mcrcilul.
1. Wlcn rlcrc comcs rlc lclp ol Allal and rlc vicrory,
2. And you scc mcn cnrcring rlc rcligion ol Allal in companics,
S. 1lcn cclcLrarc rlc praisc ol your ord, and ask His lorgivcncss; surcly
Hc is olr-rcrurning (ro mcrcy).
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LUA` A|AHL
losc wlo arc rlc rruc Sl'a and sinccrc lovcrs ol !mam al-Madl
(pcacc Lc upon lim) slould rcncw rlcir plcdgc ol allcgiancc
and loyalry ro SaliL al-Asr wa al-Zaman cvcryday. Wlcn a
loyal Slà comcs ro rcalizc rlar lc is consranrly in rlc prcscncc
ol rlc 12
rl
!mam, and rlar rlc !mam is lully awarc ol all rlar lc docs and
says, rlcn ir lis is rcsponsiLiliry rlar in any way possiLlc, lc ollcr lis
scrviccs ro rlc !mam wlcrlcr ir Lc Ly rlc ronguc, lcarr, wcalrl or lilc.
Cnc way rlar wc can slow our !mam rlar wc arc rruly wirl lim is ro
rccirc ua` al-Ald cvcry morning alrcr rlc ajr Salar ol coursc rlis docs
nor mcan rlar wc jusr rccirc ir as a rirual, rarlcr wc musr rcad ir wirl
undcrsranding and pracricc wlar is said in rlis slorr, Lur powcrlul ua'.
Sayyid iLn 1awus, Ialàm and orlcr '\lama, narrarc lrom various Looks
rlar !mam as-Sadiq (pcacc Lc upon lim) lad said.
J|rr rc4 /| ||a Duc' r r/; 4c; /rc/|/ mc| c (rm/ a//|
A||c| (G|r//4 cn4 Lxc|/4 / H) , cn4 a/|| | n /| ||(r c|-
Qc/m (Mc; A||c| |c/n |/ r/urn), cn4 / n 4/ |r /| r/ c|-
Qc/m, /|n A||c| a/|| rc/ n u( rm /| rcr /|c/ n mc; | c||
/ ||( /| Imcm. A||c| a/|| rcn/ n a| rc4 /|/ Duc', 1000 4
44 r rr; |//r r//4 cn4 a/|| r/r 1000 /n r rr; |//r
r//4.'
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,.`- ' . _ , _., ,' `..`,' . _ , ,,=' _,'' . _ ,` ,''
_,`,- , =' ._ , _,` ,' , ,-` , , _`,' ,`` , _,`-` '
, ..,` . , . ,`' .. ' . _ , ,,=' .`,' ,`` ,
, . ' :,`-, _,` , < ,' :,`-, :` ' `, ,` ,'' .`,` '
. `. ,..`' ' :` :` ' ,' , , '- , < ' :`
, .,.',. . `_..`., ' :` , .,`._. , ., '
.- ,- , , `- ` ,- , , `- ` ,- , .,`,-.
....`' ., ', . '- , . ,`-. .,` , ` , ' ,`-` , - .
.,... ,` ' , ' ` , ' ,' , .`, _ ,` ,''
.. .`,` ' , `,` ' _, - ` ,, =' , `,
.` , ,`- , `, , ,- , ,`, ,_ , _. _
. , .. , `, _ .,.' ' , ` ,
.-, . .. `' `-' `, ,` ,'' .`` -' , `` .`-'
..`` `' ` , , , ` , ,' ` `.` , `,,
, ,`' , _.`' ` `- ,` ,'' . ' , _' . , ,` ,`-' .
,,'' `` ' , - ,- .. `,', _` ' , `` `'
...`, , `, , ,` `` ' , _, , ' , `` -` ' ,
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..` - ` - ' .`, ' `` , , ` , - . , ,` ,''
. `,-` `, , _,` ,` ,` ` ` -,`-' ,.
,,' =' _' ,` ,'' .' , ,.- ' ' ,` ,` `
, `..-, `- , `,', ` ,= ,~ ` - , , - ' ,`' ,
,.`' ..`' , `-- `:` , `- ,` `_ ,' , `-,`- ` ,
, .. : , `-' , ,` ,'' ,`` , __' `` ,
.`,' `. . .. ,`- ' , `, ' ' ,,~` ' - ' :'`,
,.` ..` ' :`, .` ` , :,', ' ,` ,'' ,,~' .^'
, ..- ' -` , , ` , ., ~ ' ,= , . - :',`_
`.' ` - , . ` ' ,. , ,= ' , ,` ,'' ``- , `-` ,
.. ' ` ,` , : `-' ` =` ' ` -` , ,`, ,.
`.`- , ...' , `, . :`, ` , :, `' ` _,
.. -` :, ,` , ,` ,'' ., `` ' ' ` `` .- ` ,` ,''
.` , -_ , ,` ` ` , ,,`, ' , ` , .
. ' ` - , _,`.`- . ` `' `. ,` ,'' .`
... -,' , -_' , : ` -, ,, , , , `,,, `,` ,, _,`,~
& .,' . -. , .`, , - ' - '
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Trcn|c//n C` Allal rlc Susraincr ol rlc Grcar iglr, rlc xalrcd
1lronc and rlc rcmpcsruous sca, rlc rcvcalcr ol rlc 1aurar, !njil and
ZaLur rlc Susraincr ol rlc sladc and rlc lcar, rlc Fcvcalcr ol rlc grcar
Qur'an, rlc Susraincr ol rlc lonorcd angcls, Proplcrs and rlc
Mcsscngcrs.
C` Allal ! Lcscccl You Ly Your Lcncvolcnr counrcnancc and irs Lrilliancc
and crcrnal kingdom; C` rlc vcr-iving, C` rlc Scll suLsisring, Ly Your
namc wlicl illuminarcs rlc lcavcns and rlc carrls and Ly Your namc Ly
wlicl rlc prcdcccssors and rlc posrcriry arc rclormcd, C` rlc vcr-
prcscnr Lclorc any living rling cxisrcd and rlc vcrlasring cvcn alrcr all
lilc will ccasc. C` vcr-living cvcn wlcn rlcrc was no lilc ar all, C` Cnc
wlo rcsurrccrs rlc dcad and Lrings dcarl ro rlc living, C` vcr-living,
rlcrc is no God cxccpr You.
C` Allal, convcy ro our Masrcr, rlc !mam (pcacc Lc upon lim) rlc
guidc, rlc guidcd, rlc onc csraLlislcd in aurloriry Ly Your command,
may Your Llcssings Lc on lim and on lis purc anccsrors, lrom all rlc
lairllul malc and lcmalc, in rlc asr and rlc Wcsr ol rlc world, in rlc
plains or on rlc mounrains, on rlc lands and in rlc sca, and lrom mc and
my parcnrs, Llcssings rlar cqual in wciglr rlc "1lronc" ol Allal, rlc ink
ol His words and sucl as only cncompasscd Ly His knowlcdgc and
covcrcd Ly His Look.
C` Allal ! rcncw on rlc dawn ol rlis day and all rlc days ol rlc
rcmaindcr ol my lilc my plcdgc, covcnanr and allcgiancc ro lim, as my
oLligarion, wlicl ! slall ncirlcr cvcr conrravcnc nor ncglccr.
C` Allal includc mc amongsr lis lclpcrs, dclcndcrs, rlosc lullilling lis
wislcs and commands, lis dclcndcrs, rlc lorc-runncrs ro carry our lis
inrcnrions and rlosc ro Lc marryrcd in lis prcscncc.
C` Allal slould dcarl inrcrvcnc Lcrwccn mc and lis rcappcarancc -- rlc
dcarl wlicl You lavc madc incviraLlc on Your scrvanrs -- lcr mc our
lrom my gravc covcrcd in my slroud, my sword unslcarlcd, my spcar
poiscd rcsponding ro rlc call ol rlc callcr in rlc cirics and dcscrrs.
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C` Allal gracc mc wirl a siglr ol rlc appcarancc ol onc riglrly guidcd
and rlc lincsr ol rlc praisc worrly and cool my cycs wirl a liglr ol onc ro
wlom ! am arrcnrivc and lasrcn lis rcrurn, rcndcr lis rc-appcarancc
smoorl and widcn lis parl and lcad mc onro lis parl and causc lis
ordcrs ro Lc cxccurcd and srrcngrlcn lis Lack. C` Allal popularc Your
cirics rlrougl lim and rcvivc Your scrvanrs lor indccd You lavc said and
Your words arc rruc; "M/|/ |c |an // c n /| |cn4 cn4 /n /| c
n cun/ a|c/ /| |cn4 mn |cr aru|/." (Qur'cn 3011)
C` Allal prcscnr rlis lrom us ro Your lricnd and rlc son ol rlc dauglrcr
ol Your Proplcr wlo Lcars rlc namc ol Your Mcsscngcr unril lc dcsrroys
all unrrurl and manilcsrs rlc rrurl lully.
C` Allal makc lim rlc rclugc lor Your opprcsscd scrvanrs and a lclpcr
lor lim wlo las no orlcr lclpcr Lcsidcs You and rlc rcvivcr ol rlc
commandmcnrs in Your Look wlicl las Lccn ncglccrcd and rlc
srrcngrlcncr ol rlc scicnccs in Your rcligion and rlc rradirions ol Your
Proplcr. May Allal's Llcssing Lc upon lim and lis progcny.
C` Allal placc lim among rlosc wlom You lavc prorccrcd lrom rlc
opprcssion ol rlc opprcssors.
C` Allal plcasc Your Proplcr Mulammad, may rlc Llcssings ol Allal Lc
upon lim and lis progcny, and rlosc wlo will oLcy rlc invirarion ol rlc
!mam and lavc mcrcy on our srarc ol aLascmcnr alrcr lis appcarancc.
C` Allal sparc us rlis gricl lrom rlis \mmal Ly lis rcappcarancc and
lasrcn lis rc-appcarancc lor "rr/|; /|; (|;(r//) rcr4 // / | cr
4//cn/ cn4 a // rr; ncr" (06,) Ly Your mcrcy, C` rlc mosr
Mcrcilul.`
2QH VKRXOG WKHQ VWULNH RQHtV ULJKW KDQGRQWKHULJKWWKLJK
WKUHHWLPHVDQGHDFKWLPHUHFLWHWKHIROORZLQJ
, .,' . -. , .`, , - ' - ' ,
Hasrcn, Hasrcn, C` my Masrcr C` Masrcr ol rlc rimc.`
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SHORT ZlYARAT TO THl l\A\
,,-,' `- ,' ,`
..,- , :`, ' .. ,' , ,`. ' . -. , :`, '
_ ~.. , :`, ' ..`,' :,, , :`, ' .`-,'
. ..- ..- ' , ` , , :`, ' ..`,`'
._...` , :,` ` - , .:-,`- , , .:-,
..` -_ , ,, =' ` - , ` ,=' : , :`, '
& `` , ,
Trcn|c//n !n rlc amc ol Allal, Mosr Gracious, Mosr Mcrcilul.
Pcacc Lc upon you C` Masrcr ol rlc Agc and 1imc. Pcacc Lc upon you
C` Succcssor ol rlc Mosr Bcncliccnr. Pcacc Lc upon you C` Parrncr ol
rlc Quràn. Pcacc Lc upon you C` Splirrcr ol rlc Prool. Pcacc Lc upon
you C` !mam ovcr mankind and ]inn. May Allal, 1lc Higlcsr spccd
your rcrurn. And makc casy your rc-appcarancc. And placc us amongsr
your lclpcrs and aidcrs. May rlc Pcacc, Mcrcy and Llcssings ol Allal Lc
upon you, your Figlrcous larlcrs and your Purc grand-larlcrs.`
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ZlYARAT ^ll \A :l`
,,-,' `- ,' ,`
C .. , _ , , :`, ' C ,
.,- , :`, ' C ., ., , . , :`, '
C .._ ,' , -` - , :`, ' C - ,. ,
.. :`, ' C ` ` -`, , . ' , :` , '
..._ , , :`, ' C _, ,~ , :` ,' .
.' C .., , - ' , , :`, ' C
`,.' ,.', :.`, ..' C ` . ' , , :`,
,`, . `, ,' `-,' , :`,' , .,`` . ' `, ' , .,`.` '
`.` - :`, ' C , - :`, ' C .,
, ...` - :`, ' C ` ,` , ., - :`, ' C
:.`, .' C `` -` , `_ ` , - :`, ' C `.`
C `,`.` , `..` - ` - :`, ' C `,`` , ,` -
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.' :`, ' C ` ` , `_`.` - :`, '
C .,`.. ' , ,', :`, ' C - _,' , ` ,
_.,- :..`, ' C ,` ' `' ,', :`, '
. ..`-, . ' . . ` ,` `' .`, , ` ,`' C '
,C `.` , ,` . ., - . `',`_ , `` -` . , `' :,,
`.` -` - - ' , C `` -` - `,` ' ', . .`, , ` ,`
..` -` ,C `` -` - `,`- ' ` , C ``-` - ` ,` - ' , C
,.`- ..` ,` , C `` -` - -` ` ,`- ,C``-` - `
, C ` .` -` - ` ` -` , C ``-` - ,` ` , C ``-` -
: ` ,.` , C ``-` - ` ` - ' , C ``-` - -` `
`,.., ,, .` ,_ . - `, `-_ . , `,-. , ,. `,` ` -` -
,.. s `. , ` ` `. ` `, ' ,`s `_ ` , .
. ` ,..` , C - , , . , - .`, ' . , C ,`,-
.,, ' , - .`, ' , - ,. . , - .` ' , - ,` '
, .- _..' , - - ' , - .- ' , - ,`- ' , -
.. , `, '- ` .`, , C - , , ,' , ` ,'
`..` , :' ', , `, :`` ,` ` ,` `, ~ `
.. ,`,`' , ,`` = -` ~ ' , ,`` ,._ '- ' ,`
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:,,. . ` -, `,` `` `,` ` ,, `,`` ' , `,` `,
`,.,- , `, ', .`, , `, , `,` ' . , ',``, , `'
& `, `, C `, ' . '- , , `, ' ` ,`.` ,
Trcn|c//n Grccrings ro rlc dcsccndanrs ol Ya Sn (amily ol rlc
Proplcr Mulammad (Pcacc Lc upon lim and lis lamily)). Grccrings ro
you C` Callcr rowards Allal and rlc manilcsrarion ol Allal`s signs and
rlc mirror ol divinc arrriLurcs. Grccrings ro you, C` door ro Allal`s
(Mcrcy and Gracc) rlc govcrnor and prorccror ol Allal`s rcligion.
Grccrings ro you C` Ilalilal ol Allal (on carrl) and ro you C` Allal`s
aurloriry ovcr rlc worlds crcarurcs, and rlc slavc`s guidc ro divinc wills.
Grccrings ro you C` rcciror and inrcrprcrcr (clucidaror ol rlc lacrs) ol
Allal`s Book. Grccrings ro you ar all lours ol rlc day and niglr.
Grccrings ro you C` Allal`s rcmaindcr on His carrl. Grccrings ro you C`
covcnanr and promisc (posirion ol !mamarc and Caliplarc in lis aLscncc
and prcscncc) wlicl Allal rook ovcr rlc crcarurcs and madc ir ccrrain
and lirm. Grccrings ro you C` promisc ol Allal (ol your divinc aurloriry
ovcr rlc world) wlicl lc guaranrccd (rlar you lill rlc carrl wirl jusricc
alrcr ir Lcing lull ol opprcssion and injusricc).
Grccrings ro you C` Lanncr ol Allal`s jusricc and Allal`s Lcsrowcd
knowlcdgc and wisdom, rlc crcarurcs rclugc and divinc all-cncompassing
mcrcy (wlicl is rlc pcrlccr rrurl) and will ncvcr rurn ro Lc lalsc.
Grccrings ro you (ord ol rlc Agc in all condirions) wlcn Ly Allal`s
command, will appcar and risc up and will disappcar in aLscncc.
Grccrings ro you wlcn rccirc (rlc divinc Book) and inrcrprcr (disclosc irs
lacrs).
Grccrings ro you wirl cngagc in praycr and supplicarion. Grccrings ro
you wlcn pcrlorm Low down and prosrrarc (in oLcdicncc ro Allal)
Grccrings ro you wlcn you say 1lcrc is no god cxccpr lor Allal` and
Allal is rlc Grcarcsr!` Grccrings ro you wlcn you praisc Allal and ask
His lorgivcncss. Grccrings ro you in rlc morning and alrcrnoons.
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Grccrings ro you in rlc dark niglrs and Lring days. Grccrings ro you C`
prorccrcd !mam (sccurcd lrom rlc cncmics larm). Grccrings ro you C`
onc wlo las Lccn prclcrrcd ovcr all pcoplc and rlc lopc ol all crcarurcs.
Grccrings ro you wirl all rypcs ol grccrings.
C` my masrcr, ! rakc you as a wirncss lor ! rcsrily rlar rlcrc is no god
cxccpr lor Allal, rlc Cnc wlo las no parrncr and rlar Mulammad is His
(spccial) slavc and aposrlc, and rlar Allal las no Lclovcd orlcr rlan lim
and lis lousclold (noLody lrom rlc pasr nor ol rlosc ro comc can cvcr
lopc ro arrain rlis lcvcl ol Allal`s lovc)
C` my masrcr, ! rakc you as a wirncss rlar 'Al, rlc Masrcr ol rlc airllul
is His Aurloriry, assan is His Aurloriry, ussain is His Aurloriry, 'Al
iLn al-ussain is His Aurloriry, Mulammad iLn 'Al is His Aurloriry,
]a`lar iLn Mulammad is His Aurloriry, Musa iLn ]a`lar is His Aurloriry,
'Al iLn Musa is His Aurloriry, Mulammad iLn 'Al is His Aurloriry, 'Al
iLn Mulammad is His Aurloriry. assan iLn 'Al is His Aurloriry, and !
rcsrily rlar you (C` !mam ol rlc 1imc) arc rlc Aurloriry ol Allal, and
rlar you (!mams and cadcrs ol guidancc and rlc Housclold ol rlc
lonorcd Proplcr) arc rlc lirsr Lcings (in rlc crcarion ol rlc souls) and
rlc lasr in Lodics (rlus, in rlc world ol souls, you lavc supcrioriry in
prcscncc and lonor ovcr all orlcr souls, and in rlc plysical word, you arc
lrom rlc lasr Proplcr and rlc ricnds ol Allal).
Ccrrainly your rcrurn is rcal and rlcrc is no douLr in ir rlc day wlcrc no
onc's lairl slall prolir il ir did nor Lclicvc Lclorc or carn good rlrougl irs
lairl. (! Lclicvc rlar) dcarl is rcal and rlc Angcls akr and Munkir arc
rcal, rlc ay ol Fcsurrccrion is rcal, rlc ay ol Fcinlusion and
quickcning ol rlc dcarl is rcal, and rlc day ol rcckoning is rcal, and rlc
sira( (Lridgc ovcr rlc lcll lirc) is rcal, and rlc Llcssings ol paradisc and
lclllirc arc rcal, and rlc promisc ol Your ivinc Blcssing and rlc rlrcar
ol punislmcnr in lclllirc and paradisc arc rcal.
C` my masrcr, rlc wrcrclcd is rlc onc wlo opposcs you (rlc lousclold
ol rlc Proplcr) and lappy is rlc onc wlo oLcys you. 1lus, (my masrcr)
rcsrily lor wlar ! rook you as a wirncss (wlicl was mcnrioncd carlicr)
and (! rcsrily rlar) ! am your lricnd and an cncmy ro your cncmics. 1lc
rrurl is wlar you arc plcascd wirl and lalsc is wlar you dislikc. 1lc
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lawlul dccd is wlar you ordcr ro do and rlc unlawlul dccd is wlar you
lorLid lrom, so ! lavc lairl in rlc Cnc Allal, wlo docs nor nccd
anyrling and is wirlour parrncr, and (! lavc lairl in lis) Aposrlc (rlc
closcn Proplcr Mulammad) and rlc masrcr ol rlc lairllul ('Al) and all
ol you (!mams ol guidancc ol rlc Proplcr (s)`s lousclold).
C` my masrcr wlom rlc lirsr (Masrcr ol rlc airllul 'Al) and rlc lasr is
you (!mam ol rlc rimc) - ! lollow you and my supporr is prcparcd lor
you and my lricndslip (lovc lor you) is sinccrc. C` Allal, acccpr all my
praycrs. Amn, Amn.
C` my ord, ! ask you ro scnd your Llcssing upon rlc Proplcr ol Mcrcy
and rlc Pcrlccr Word ol Your iglr. ill my lcarr wirl liglr ol ccrrirudc,
my clcsr (lcarr) wirl liglr ol lairl, my rlouglr wirl liglr ol good
inrcnrions, my will and dcrcrminarion wirl liglr ol knowlcdgc, my
srrcngrl (Lody and soul) wirl liglr ol work, my ronguc wirl liglr ol
rrurl, my rcligion wirl liglr ol insiglrs lrom you, my cycs wirl liglr ol
sccing, my cars wirl liglr ol wisdom, my lcarr wlicl is rlc placc ol lovc
and allccrion, liglr ol lovc and loyalry ro Mulammad and lis dcsccndanrs
(pcacc Lc upon rlcm all) so rlar ! mccr you (wlcn ! dic) wlilc Lcing
lairllul ro Your pacr and covcnanr, and lor you ro slowcr mc wirl Your
mcrcy.
C` my Praiscworrly masrcr, C` my ord, Llcss Mulammad, Your
Aurloriry and Guidc ro crcarurcs on carrl, Your dcpury in Your
kingdom, rlc Callcr ol Crcarurcs ro Your Way (ol knowlcdgc and
oLcdicncc), rlc Cnc wlo rosc lor xccuring Your jusricc (Allal`s rulc
and rcligion), rlc Fcvivcr ol Crcarurcs wirl Your command.
(! rcsrily) rlar lc is rlc lricnd and rlc Masrcr ol rlc airllul, rlc
dcsrroycr and aLolislcr ol rlc non-Lclicvcrs, rlc cnliglrcncr ol rlc
darkncss ol rlc world and rcvcalcr ol rlc rrurl (commandmcnrs and
rulcs), rlc spcakcr ol rlc rcalirics ol wisdom and rrurl, rlc pcrlccr word
(grcar divinc soul) in carrl (and lcavcns), rlc spccial slavc wlo is
awairing Your command, rlc lcarlul ol Your majcsry and omniporcncc,
rlc narions kind and advising masrcr, rlc slip lor rlc salvarion ol
crcarion, rlc rcprcscnrarivc ol Allal, rlc liglr ol rlc crcarions cycs, rlc
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Lcsr (luman Lcing) ro wcar garmcnrs, rlc siglr-giving ro rlc Llind,
(Llindncss ol ignorancc and inlidcliry) and rlc onc ro lill rlc carrl wirl
jusricc alrcr Lcing lillcd (in rlc rimc ol ignorancc) wirl opprcssion and
ryranny.
C` Masrcr ol rlc World, acccpr my praycrs, rlar you arc rlc powcrlul
ovcr cvcryrling. C` My ord scnd Your Llcssings and grccrings on rlc
uprising guardian and rlc son ol your guardians, wlosc oLcdicncc you
madc oLligarory upon rlc crcarion, wlo you madc rlcir riglr a dury
upon rlc pcoplc and kcpr away rlc unclcanncss lrom rlcm and worlds
purc and madc rlcm inlalliLlc lrom any dclccr and sin.
C` My ord, supporr Your rcligion wirl lim (!mam ol rlc rimc) and
givc vicrory ro lis lricnds, lollowcrs and supporrcrs and makc us ol rlcm
(lis lollowcrs and lricnds). C` My ord, prorccr lis lolincss lrom rlc cvil
ol any opprcssor and ryranr and lrom rlc cvil ol all your crcarurcs and
guard lis lolincss lrom rlc lronr, Lack, riglr, and lclr (cvcnrs around rlc
world) and prorccr lim lrom Lcing rcaclcd ro Ly any larm, and in
prorccring lim, prorccr rlc Proplcr and lis dcsccndanrs (in rcaliry, Ly
prorccring lim, lis rcaclings ro rlc pcoplc arc prorccrcd and savcd).
Supporr lis lricnds and supporrcrs, and dcprivc and lumiliarc lis
opprcssors, dcsrroy rlc opprcssors and ryranrs ol inlidcliry and Ly lis
sword, dcsrrucr rlc lypocrircs, inlidcls and all rlc arlcisrs in rlc casr and
wcsr ol rlc carrl, and in rlc land and sca, and Ly lis appcarancc, lill rlc
carrl wirl jusricc and Ly (lis sword) rcvcal rlc rcaliry ol rlc purc rcligion
ol Your Proplcr, pcacc Lc upon lim and lis dcsccndanrs.
C` My ord, makc mc ol lis lricnds, supporrcrs, and lollowcrs. Makc mc
scc wlar rlc Proplcr`s dcsccndanrs lopcd lor (ol rlc vicrory ol rlc rrurl
ovcr lalsclood, and rlc pcoplc ol lairl ovcr inlidcliry, and rlc digniry and
lonor ol !slam and rlc Muslims) and wlar rlcy lopc lor rlcir cncmics
(ol lumiliarion, rorrurc and disgracc), makc mc scc all ol rlar.
C` You rlc 1ruc God and rcrnal Lcing, granr mc my praycrs, C`
Posscssor ol Majcsry and Grcarncss. C` Mosr Mcrcilul ol rlc Mcrcilul!`
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1lis dua` is onc ol rlc mosr wcll-known ways ol sccking lclp and
assisrancc ol Allal (Glorilicd and xalrcd is Hc) rlrougl rlc
pcrsonagcs ol rlc Proplcr ol !slam, lis dauglrcr, a(iml al-Zalra, pcacc
Lc upon lcr, and rlc rwclvc !mams lorm rlc All al-Bar. 1lcrc arc
various lorms ol rlis dua`, wlicl onc can rclcr ro Looks sucl as Malaril
al-]inan lor, il nccd Lc.
!r las Lccn mcnrioncd Ly 'Allamal Majlis (may Allal Lc plcascd wirl
lim) rlar lc las srarcd rlar in rlc various Looks ol supplicarion, rlis
ua` las Lccn narrarcd lrom Mulammad iLn BaLawiyal rlar ua`
1awassul las Lccn givcn ro us lrom rlc Aìmmal (pcacc Lc upon all ol
rlcm) and conrinucs Ly saying rlar rlcrc is no insrancc in wlicl lc was
in a dilliculry and lc rcad rlis ua, and almosr immcdiarcly, lis praycrs
wcrc answcrcd.
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rccirc rlis ua` cvcry 1ucsday niglr or ar any rimc wlcn onc is in nccd ol
somcrling.
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Trcn|c//n !n rlc amc ol Allal, rlc Mosr Bcncliccnr, rlc Mosr
Mcrcilul. C` Allal, ! Lcscccl 1lcc, and rurn rowards 1lcc, rlrougl 1ly
Proplcr, rlc Proplcr ol Mcrcy, Mulammad, may Allal Blcss lim and lis
Progcny, and granr rlcm pcacc. C` ALu al-Qasim, C` Mcsscngcr ol Allal
C` guidc ol mcrcy, C` inrcrccssor ol rlc communiry, C` our clicl, C` our
masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly inrcrccssion and advocacy Lclorc
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Allal, wc pur Lclorc you our opcn nccd, C` inrimarc ol Allal, Srand Ly
us wlcn Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa al-assan, C` Commandcr ol rlc airllul, C` 'Al, son ol ALu
1aliL, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr mankind, C` our clicl, C` our
masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly inrcrccssion and advocacy Lclorc
Allal, wc pur Lclorc you our opcn nccd, C` inrimarc ol Allal, Srand Ly
us wlcn Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` a(imal al-Zalra, C` dauglrcr ol Mulammad, C` ]oy ro rlc cyc ol
rlc Proplcr, C` our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly
inrcrccssion and advocacy Lclorc Allal, wc pur Lclorc you our opcn nccd,
C` inrimarc ol Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa Mulammad, C` assan, son ol 'Al, C` clccrcd onc C` dcsccndanr
ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr mankind,
C` our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly inrcrccssion
and advocacy Lclorc Allal, wc pur Lclorc you our opcn nccd, C` inrimarc
ol Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa 'ALdillal, C` usayn, son ol 'Al, C` Marryr C` dcsccndanr ol rlc
Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr mankind, Wc
rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly inrcrccssion and advocacy Lclorc Allal, wc
pur Lclorc you our opcn nccd, C` inrimarc ol Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn
Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa Mulammad, C` 'Al, son ol al-usayn, C` Zan al-'ALidn, C`
Prosrraror Lclorc Allal, C` dcsccndanr ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C`
dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr mankind, C` our clicl, C` our masrcr,
Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly inrcrccssion and advocacy Lclorc Allal,
wc pur Lclorc you our opcn nccd, C` inrimarc ol Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn
Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa ]a`lar, C` Mulammad, son ol 'Al, C` mosr knowlcdgcaLlc onc,
C` dcsccndanr ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal
ovcr mankind, C` our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck
rly inrcrccssion and advocacy Lclorc Allal, wc pur Lclorc you our opcn
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nccd, C` inrimarc ol Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr
us.
C` ALa 'ALdillal, C` ]a`lar, son ol Mulammad, C` rrurllul onc, C`
dcsccndanr ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr
mankind, C` our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly
C` ALa al-assan, C` Musa, son ol ]a'lar, C` rranquil onc, C` dcsccndanr
ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr mankind,
C` our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly inrcrccssion
and advocacy Lclorc Allal, wc pur Lclorc you our opcn nccd, C` inrimarc
ol Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa al-assan, C` 'Al, son ol Musa, C` dcvorcd onc, C` dcsccndanr ol
rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr mankind, C`
our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly inrcrccssion and
advocacy Lclorc Allal, wc pur Lclorc you our opcn nccd, C` inrimarc ol
Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn Allal sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa ]a`lar, C` Mulammad, son ol 'Al, C` gcncrous 1aqi' and pious
onc, C` dcsccndanr ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol
Allal ovcr mankind, C` our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc,
scck rly inrcrccssion and advocacy Lclorc Allal, wc pur Lclorc you our
opcn nccd, C` inrimarc ol Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn Allal sirs in
judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa al-assan, C` Ali, son ol Mulammad, C` guidc (Had) and purc
onc (aq), C` dcsccndanr ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc
argumcnr ol Allal ovcr mankind, C` our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn
rowards rlcc, scck rly inrcrccssion and advocacy Lclorc Allal, wc pur
Lclorc you our opcn nccd, C` inrimarc ol Allal, Srand Ly us wlcn Allal
sirs in judgcmcnr ovcr us.
C` ALa Mulammad, C` assan, son ol 'Al, C` wisc onc and Warrior, C`
dcsccndanr ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C` dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr
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mankind, C` our clicl, C` our masrcr, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly
C` inlcriror ol al-assan, C` succcssor, C` upriglr onc, C` Prool, C`
awaircd upriscr, C` Mald, C` dcsccndanr ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, C`
dccisivc argumcnr ol Allal ovcr mankind, Wc rurn rowards rlcc, scck rly
C` my clicls, C` my masrcrs, ! rurn ro Allal rlrougl you, C` my !mams,
my supporrcrs on rlc days ol my dcsrirurion. ! scck your advocacy Lclorc
Allal, ! rcqucsr you ro spcak in my lavour Lclorc Allal, oLrain pardon
lor mc lrom Allal, and dclivcr mc lrom my sins, rlrougl my lovc ol you
and ncarncss ro you, oLrain dclivcrancc lor mc lrom Allal. C` my clicls,
C` closc lricnds ol Allal, may Allal Llcss all ol rlcm, and cursc rlc
cncmics ol Allal wlo lavc opprcsscd rlcm and will opprcss rlcm. So Lc
ir, C` ord ol rlc worlds.`
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lis ua`, is onc ol rlc mosr imporranr and lamous ua` lrom
rlc !nlalliaLlc !mams. 1lc word udLal mcans lamcnrarion`
and in rlis ua`, wc arc mourning and wailing duc ro rlc
GlaLar ol our !mam (May Allal lasrcn lis rcappcarancc).
Sadir Scirali, a disringuislcd companion ol !mam ]a`lar as-Sadiq (pcacc
Lc upon lim) says rlar along wirl rlrcc orlcr companions, rlcy visircd
rlc !mam (pcacc Lc upon lim). 1lcy saw lim in a vcry sad and
sorrowlul condirion, sirring on rlc ground. Hc was crying and moaning
jusr likc a morlcr wlo lad losr lcr dcar son, and was saying.
My Masrcr, your occulrarion las snarclcd away slccp lrom my cycs, las
rakcn away my conccnrrarion, and las dcprivcd mc ol rranquiliry ol rlc
lcarr.
My Masrcr, your occulrarion las surroundcd mc wirl a rragic sullcring
duc ro wlicl ! can ncvcr lind symparly and consolarion. uc ro rlc loss
ol lricnds, onc alrcr rlc orlcr, our garlcring is Lrcaking.
Calamirics, lardslips, dilliculrics and disasrcrs lavc so mucl paincd my
lcarr rlar ! do nor lccl rlc rcars ol my cycs and rlc ycllings and cryings ol
my lcarr. Ycr orlcr scvcrc and unLcaraLlc sullcrings arc imagincd rlar
onc morc dilliculr and lragilc rlan rlc prcvious oncs.`
Sadir says, Calamiry sruck us and our lcars Lccamc lull ol sadncss and
sorrows lor rlc !mam (pcacc Lc upon lim). Wc prcsumcd rlar an
unplcasanr cvcnr lad madc rlc !mam rlis mounrain ol paricncc and
lorLcarancc in sucl a lamcnring and mournlul condirion.` Wc said, C
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Son ol rlc Lcsr ol Mankind! May Allal nor makc you cry. or wlar
rcason arc you wccping in sucl a manncr`
His lolincss lcavcd a sad sigl lrom lis alllicrcd lcarr and said, 1lis
morning, ! was looking ar rlc Book ol ]alr`, rlc Look ol knowlcdgc ol
rlc various cvcnrs rlar will occur unril rlc day ol Qiyamar wlicl las
Lccn assigncd and madc cxclusivc ro Mulammad (pcacc Lc upon lim
and lis lamily) and lis succcssors. !r conrains inlormarion on rlc Lirrl,
occulrarion, dclay in rcappcarancc and rlc longcviry ol al-Mald (pcacc
Lc upon lim). !r also conrains ncws on rlc sullcrings ol rlc Lclicvcrs
during lis occulrarion and rlc various douLrs and unccrrainrics wlicl
will arisc in rlcir lcarrs duc ro rlc prolongarion ol rlc occulrarion and
cvcn mcnrions rlar a majoriry ol rlcm will lcavc asidc !slam and our
Wilayal and will nor carc aLour rcligion. uc ro rlinking ol rlcscs
rlings, gricl and sadncss lavc ovcrpowcrcd mc...`
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1lis ua` is ro Lc rccircd on rlc our 'd days, wlicl arc 'd al-Adla,
'd al-i(r, 'd al-Gladr and rlc ay ol ]umuàl. uring rlis ua`, Ly
conccnrrarion, asking lor lorgivcncss and rcciring Salawar, wc wasl away
our sins and rcmovc rlc oLsraclcs wlicl arc sropping rlc granring ol our
ua. 1lcn, wirl lull arrcnrion, in a wccping srarc, wc call upon our
!mam in rlc samc way as our sixrl Holy !mam uscd ro do, wlcn lc
rauglr us rlis ua`. Wc cry and rccirc udLal on rlc GlaLar and Lcing
lar away lrom our !mam. Wc rcqucsr Allal ro lasrcn lis rcappcarancc
and rlus cnd rlc corruprion and injusricc in rlis world. May rlc
Almiglry Allal lavc mcrcy upon all ol us in rlis rimc ol gricl and
sorrow.
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,,`.` ' ,. .` = , - ' - -, ` ' .`,', , ,
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.. ,.` .` -, ~ ,` -,, `,', ,`- ,' ',
. ,`,-, `., `` -_, `'_ ' `. , ., ` , ```,
. .,`, ',` . `-, ` _`,, : ` -_ `
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. -,' , -_' , ` '~ . , ,,_ ,_
Trcn|c//n !n rlc amc ol Allal, rlc Mosr Gracious, and rlc Mosr
Mcrcilul. Praisc is ro Allal, rlc ord ol rlc Worlds. And Llcssings ol
Allal Lc upon our masrcr, Mulammad (Pcacc Lc upon lim and lis
lamily), His Proplcr and on lis progcny Lc grccrings and salurarions.
C` Allal (all) praisc is lor You; lor all rlc marrcrs conccrning wlicl Your
dccrcc was issucd rcgarding Your lricnds, rlosc wlom You lavc closcn
lor Yourscll and lor Your rcligion, sincc You lavc dccidcd ro Lcsrow on
rlcm rlc cloiccsr ol your cvcrlasring lavors, wlicl ncirlcr dcclinc nor
dccrcasc. Alrcr You rook a promisc lrom rlcm ro rcnouncc all rlc sragcs
ol rlis dcspicaLlc world, and irs supcrlicial arrracrions and allurcmcnrs.
1lcn rlcy acccprcd rlc promisc and You did know rlcir lullillmcnr
rowards irs (promisc).
So, You acccprcd rlcm and Lrouglr rlcm ncar ro Yourscll; and accordcd
lor rlcm rlc cxalrcd rcmcmLrancc and a glowing praisc; and You scnr
down Your angcls ro rlcm, and lonorcd rlcm Ly Your inspirarions, and
lclpcd rlcm wirl Your knowlcdgc and appoinrcd rlcm as rlc mcans ol
approacl ro You, and rlc mcans rowards Your sarislacrion.
1lcn You madc somc ol rlcm dwcll in Your Gardcn, unril You scnr
rlcm our rlcrclrom. And You carricd onc ol rlcm in Your ark, and
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rcscucd lim and rlc onc wlo Lclicvcd wirl lim Ly Your Mcrcy, lrom
dcsrrucrion; and You sclccrcd lor Yourscll onc ol rlcm as Your lricnd;
and lc rcqucsrcd You ro granr lim a ronguc ol rrurl in rlc lasr cpocl ol
rlc rimc. 1lcn you granrcd lis wisl and you appoinrcd rlar clcvarcd
onc; and ro onc ol rlcm, You spokc lrom a rrcc a spcaking, and
appoinrcd lis Lrorlcr lis supporrcr and succcssor; and You did causc onc
ol rlcm ro Lc Lorn wirlour a larlcr; and You gavc lim rlc clcar signs
and supporrcd lim wirl rlc Holy Spirir.
And lor cacl onc you did cnacr a rcligious law. And You assigncd a parl
lor lim and you sclccrcd succcssors lor lim. A prorccror alrcr a prorccror
lor a dclinirc pcriod, lor csraLlisling Your rcligion and a prool upon
Your scrvanrs, lcsr rlc rrurl wancs lrom irs placc and lalsclood
ovcrpowcrs lis progcny. And nonc can say, J|; |c4 ;u n/ n/ un/ u
c acrn/n mnr, cn4 c((/n/4 r u c |c u/4cn, /|n a au|4
|cr ||a4 Tur /n |r a ur4 c/|ur cn4 4/rc?
1ill You cndcd rlc allair rowards Your Lclovcd and Your noLlc
Mulammad, may rlc pcacc ol Allal Lc upon lim and lis progcny. 1lcn,
lc was as You lad sclccrcd lim, lcadcr ol wlom You lavc crcarcd. And
rlc cxccllcnr onc ol Your sclccrcd; and rlc Lcsr onc wlom You lavc
sclccrcd; and rlc mosr lonorcd wlom You lavc rclicd on; You gavc lim
prcccdcncc upon Your (orlcr) proplcrs; and scnr lim ro 1laqalan (]inn
and mcn) lrom (among) Your scrvanrs; and madc Your asrs and Wcsrs
comc undcr lis lccr; and larncsscd lor lim rlc Buraq; and did makc lim
asccnd (in Lorl soul and Lody) rowards Your lcavcns. And you cnrrusrcd
in lim rlc knowlcdgc ol rlc pasr and lururc rill rlc cnd ol your crcarion.
1lcn You lclpcd lim wirl Awc, and You surroundcd lim wirl ]iLra`l
and Mka`l and rlc disringuislcd angcls. And You promiscd lim rlar
You would makc lis rcligion rriumplanr ovcr all rlc rcligions rlougl rlc
polyrlcisrs may Lc avcrsc ro ir. And rlis is alrcr You appoinrcd somc ol
lis kindrcd as lis succcssor, and You appoinrcd lor lim and rlcm /| /r/
|u a|/| |c |n /c||/|4 r /| mcn|/n4, /| n a|/| / c/ Bc, c
||/n cn4 c u/4cn r /| ar|4. In // (cr) |cr /n, c (|c
I|rc|/m, cn4 a|rr n/r4 /n // ac c.
And You did say Ir/|; A||c| /n/n4 / |( rm ;u rr; |/n4
/m(ur//;, An4 / (ur/; ;u ((| /| |u, a//| c /|ru| (ur//c//n.
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1lcn You assigncd rcward ro Mulammad, Your pcacc Lc upon lim and
lis progcny (wirl) rlcir lovc (rlc lovc ol progcny) in your Look. 1lcn
You said, Sc; I 4mcn4 n/, ;u cn; racr4 r // (/| //| (rc|/n)
x(/ /| |r m; r|c//n. And you said, J|c/rr racr4 I |cr c|4
;u, // / r ;ur an 4. And you said, I c| ;u n/ cn; racr4 r //
x(/ /|c/ n a| a/|, mc; c4(/ /| (c/| |/ Lr4.
1lcy (All al-Bar) arc rlc parl roward You and rlc way rowards Your
sarislacrion. Wlcn lis (rlc Holy Proplcr) days passcd, lc appoinrcd lis
succcssor 'Al, son ol ALu 1aliL as a Guidc. Your pcacc Lc upon rlcm
and rlcir progcny. A | ac c Jcrnr - cn4 r rr; nc//n /|r / c
u/4. 1lcn lc (rlc Holy Proplcr) said Lclorc a lugc garlcring,
'Wlomsocvcr ! am lis Masrcr, rlcn 'Al is lis masrcr. C` Allal Lc a lricnd
ol onc wlo is lis lricnd, and Lc rlc cncmy ol rlc onc wlo is lis cncmy
and lclp onc wlo lclps lim and disgracc onc wlo disgraccs lim.` And
lc said, 'Cl wlomsocvcr ! am lis Proplcr, rlcn 'Al is lis clicl.` And lc
said, '! and 'Al arc onc and lrom rlc samc rrcc` and rlc orlcr pcoplc arc
lrom dillcrcnr rrccs.`
And lc placcd lim ('Al) in a posirion as Harun was ro Musa. 1lcn lc
said ro lim, 'Your posirion ro mc is as Harun was wirl Musa, cxccpr rlar
rlcrc will Lc no Proplcr alrcr mc.` And lc marricd lim ro lis dauglrcr,
rlc Clicl ol rlc adics ol rlc Worlds. And lc madc lor lim ('Al) lawlul
wlarcvcr was lawlul lor limscll in lis Masjid, and lc closcd all rlc doors
(lcading ro rlc Masjid) cxccpr rlc door ol lis lousc.
1lcn lc (rlc Holy Proplcr) cnrrusrcd ro lim lis knowlcdgc and lis
wisdom. 1lcn lc said, '! am rlc ciry ol knowlcdgc and 'Al is irs garc.
1lus, onc wlo wislcs ro cnrcr rlc ciry ol knowlcdgc and wisdom, musr
cnrcr lrom irs garc.` 1lcn lc said, 'You arc my Lrorlcr, and succcssor and
inlcriror. Your llcsl is my llcsl and your Llood is my Llood; pcacc wirl
you is pcacc wirl mc, and war wirl you is likc war wirl mc. 1lc lairl is
mixcd wirl your llcsl and your Llood as ir is mixcd wirl my llcsl and my
Llood. 1omorrow you will Lc my succcssor ar rlc pond ol Iaurlar, and
you will pay my dcLrs and you will lullil my promiscs. Your Slas
(lollowcrs) will Lc sirring on rlc pulpirs ol liglr, rlcir Lriglr laccs
surrounding mc in rlc Hcavcn and rlcy will Lc my nciglLors.`
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And (lc said), 'C 'Al, lad you nor Lccn rlcrc, rlc Lclicvcrs would nor
lavc Lccn rccognizcd alrcr mc.` And lc was a guidancc (ro prcvcnr
pcoplc) lrom dcviarion alrcr lim (rlc Holy Proplcr) and a liglr lrom rlc
darkncsss and rlc srrong ropc ol Allal and His Figlr Parl. cirlcr lis
proximiry in rlc rics ol rclarionslip (wirl rlc Holy Proplcr) can Lc
prcccdcd (Ly anyonc), nor lis prcccding in rcligion. And no onc can
ovcrrakc any virrucs lrom amongsr lis (rlc Proplcrs) virrucs.
Hc ('Al) lollowcd rlc parl ol rlc Mcsscngcr, may rlc Llcssings ol Allal
Lc upon Lorl ol rlcm and rlcir progcny. And lc louglr (on rlc Lasis ol)
inrcrprcrarion, and lc carcd nor any Llamc ol any rcLukcr in rlc way ol
Allal. !ndccd, lc spillcd rlc Llood ol rlc lcrocs ol AraLia, and killcd
rlcir valianr liglrcrs and arrackcd rlcir wolvcs. 1lcn lc lillcd rlc lcarrs
ol rlcm (liglrcrs) ol Badr, IlaLar, Hunan, and ol orlcrs wirl a larrcd
and malicc.
1lcn rlcy rosc in cnmiry, againsr lim and rlcy arrackcd ro liglr againsr
lim. 1ill (sucl rimc) rlar lc killcd rlc oarl Lrcakcrs ol allcgiancc, rlc
\njusr and rlc Fcncgadcs. And wlcn lis rcrm ol lilc cxpircd, a wrcrclcd
pcrson among rlosc ol rlc lasr cpocl, lollowing rlc parl ol rlosc ol rlc
carlicr pcriod killcd lim. 1lc ordcr ol rlc Mcsscngcr ol Allal, pcacc ol
Allal Lc upon lim and lis Progcny, was nor oLcycd aLour rlc !mams,
onc alrcr rlc orlcr.
1lc \mmal was insisrcnr on Lcaring cnmiry againsr lim. 1lcy joincd
rogcrlcr ro cur oll lis rics ol rclarion, and rlrowing away lis clildrcn
(lrom succcssorslip). xccpr a lcw lrom rlc Lclicvcrs, wlo rcmaincd
lairllul in oLscrving rlcir (All al-Bar`s) riglrs. 1lcn somc ol rlcm wcrc
killcd, and somc wcrc rakcn inro capriviry, and somc wcrc cxilcd. And rlc
dccrcc was ro pass lor rlcm; wirl rlis lopc rlar rlc Lcsr rcward is in ir.
S/n /| Lcr/| ||n / A||c|, H /r // / a|mrr H a/| rm
cmn/ H/ rrcn/. An4 /| n4 / (n|;) r /| a| ucr4 cc/n/ r/|.
An4 |r/u / ur Lr4, Ir/|; /| (rm/ ur Lr4 / r/c/n|; / |
u|/||4. An4 A||c| nrr cc/n/ H/ (rm/, cn4 | / /| A|| M/|/;,
A|| J/.
1lcn upon rlc purilicd oncs ol rlc purilicd oncs ol rlc progcny ol
Mulammad and 'Al, may rlc Pcacc ol Allal Lc upon Lorl ol rlcm and
rlcir progcny. 1lc Lcwailcrs slould cry and rlc wailcrs slould wail aLour
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rlcm. And lor sucl pcoplc likc rlcm rlc rcars slould llow, and rlc
clamourcrs slould clamor and rlc mourncrs slould mourn in a lcarr-
rcnding manncr.
Wlcrc is assan Wlcrc is usayn Wlcrc arc rlc clildrcn ol usayn
1lc Figlrcous alrcr rlc riglrcous 1lc rrurllul alrcr rlc rrurllul Wlcrc
is rlc parl alrcr rlc parl (ol riglrcousncss) Wlcrc arc rlc virruous
pcoplc alrcr rlc virruous oncs Wlcrc arc rlc rising Suns Wlcrc arc rlc
luminous Moons Wlcrc arc rlc Lrillianr Srars Wlcrc arc rlc mLlcms
ol rlc airl and rlc Basis ol Inowlcdgc Wlcrc is Baqarullal wlicl
(rlc world) can nor Lc dcvoid lrom (rlc prcscncc ol) rlc guidcd
progcny
Wlcrc is rlc onc rcady ro annililarc rlc opprcssors Wlcrc is rlc
Awaircd onc lor srraiglrcning rlc crookcdncss and disloncsry Wlcrc is
rlc xpccrcd (!mam al-Mald), wlo will aLolisl opprcssion and
rransgrcssion Wlcrc is rlc onc srorcd lor rcviving rlc oLligarory
command, and rlc Sunnal (ol rlc Holy Proplcr) Wlcrc is rlc sclccrcd
onc lor rcsusciraring (rlc rcaliry) ol rlc narion and ol rlc rcligion Wlcrc
is rlc cxpccrcd onc lor cnlivcning rlc Book and irs limirs Wlcrc is rlc
nlivcncr ol rlc lacrs ol rcligion and irs adlcrcnrs
Wlcrc is rlc Brcakcr ol rlc miglr ol rlc rransgrcssors Wlcrc is rlc
csrroycr ol rlc cdiliccs ol polyrlcism and lypocrisy Wlcrc is rlc
csrroycr ol rlc lollowcrs ol rransgrcssion, disoLcdicncc and rcLcllion
Wlcrc is rlc radicaror ol rlc Lranclcs ol crrors and dispurcs Wlcrc is
rlc csrroycr ol rlc signs ol (dvil) discasc and cgoisric rcndcncics
Wlcrc is rlc Scvcrcr ol rlc cords ol lalsclood and calumniarion Wlcrc
is rlc csrroycr ol rlc vicious and disoLcdicnr pcoplc Wlcrc is rlc
radicaror ol rlc lollowcr ol oLsrinacy and misguidancc and rlc
rcncgadc Wlcrc is rlc onc wlo lonors rlc lricnds and dcLascs rlc
cncmy
Wlcrc is rlc Accumularor ol rlc words ol picry Wlcrc is rlc Garc ol
Allal, rlrougl wlicl all slould cnrcr Wlcrc is rlc Counrcnancc ol
Allal rlrougl wlicl rlc lricnds arrcnd roward lim Wlcrc is rlc Mcans,
wlicl is srrcrcling lrom rlc arrl ro rlc sky Wlcrc is rlc Masrcr ol rlc
ay ol \icrory, and rlc onc wlo will sprcad rlc llag ol guidancc Wlcrc
is rlc unircr ol rlc companions ol virruc and divinc plcasurc Wlcrc is
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rlc Avcngcr ol rlc Llood ol proplcrs and rlc clildrcn ol rlc proplcrs
Wlcrc is rlc scckcr ol rcvcngc lor rlc Llood ol rlc Marryrcd oncs ol
IarLala Wlcrc is rlc 1riumplanr onc (wlo will ovcrcomc) ovcr onc
wlo rransgrcsscd againsr lim and maligncd lim
Wlcrc is rlc disrrcsscd onc wlo will Lc answcrcd wlcn lc supplicarcs
Wlcrc is rlc Prcsidcnr ol all crcarurcs, wlo is Lorl rlc Lcncliccnr and
God lcaring Wlcrc is rlc son ol rlc closcn (al-Mus(ala) Proplcr, and
rlc son ol 'Al al-Murrada And rlc son ol Iladja al-Glarra (1lc
uminous) and rlc son ol a(imal al-IuLra (1lc Grcar) May my larlcr
and my morlcr and my scll Lc sacriliccd lor your salcry and prorccrion.
C` son ol rlc masrcrs, rlc lavorirc oncs. C` son ol rlc noLlc oncs, rlc
lonorcd oncs. C` son ol rlc guidcs and rlc divincly guidcd oncs. C` son
ol rlc prclcrrcd rclincd oncs. C` son ol rlc Magnanimous oncs ol rlc
purcsr dcsccnr. C` son ol rlc mosr riglrcous. C` son ol rlc Lcncvolcnr
sclccrcd oncs. C` son ol rlc gcncrous lonorcd oncs. C` son ol rlc
luminous moons. C` son ol rlc slining liglrs. C` son ol rlc picrcing
mcrcors. C` son ol rlc Lriglr srars. C` son ol rlc clcar parls. C` son ol
rlc clcar signs. C` son ol rlc pcrlccr Inowlcdgc. C` son ol rlc wcll
known cxamplcs ol conducr. C` son ol rlc rccordcd knowlcdgc. C` son ol
rlc living miraclcs. C` son ol rlc oLvious prools. C` son ol rlc srraiglr
parl. C` son ol rlc miglry ridings. C` son ol rlc onc wlo is pronounccd
rlc mosr cxalrcd rlc mosr wisc in rlc \mm al-IiraL Ly Allal. C` son ol
rlc signs and rlc clcar prools. C` son ol rlc apparcnr prools. C` son ol
rlc Lrillianr and clcar prools. C` son ol rlc conclusivc cvidcnccs. C` son
ol rlc aLundanr Lounrics.
C` son ol rlc 1a a and clcar vcrscs. C` son ol rlc Ya Sn (Holy
Proplcr) and lariyar. C` son ol rlc 1ur (Mounr) and 'Adiyar (rlc
Clargcr). C` son ol /| n a| 4ra ncr, /|n | u(n44, | ac /|
mcur /a |a r //|| |r. 1lis is rlc mosr ncar posirion ro rlc All
Higlcsr.
Would rlar ! know wlcrc your srarc ol Lcing lar is scrrlcd. Cr wlicl
carrl ol soil las cmLraccd you; is ir in rlc mounrain ol Fadwa or rlc
orlcr mounrain, or in l 1uwa !r is inrolcraLlc lor mc rlar ! scc rlc
pcoplc Lur do nor scc you. And ncirlcr do ! lcar a sigl ol Lrcarl nor
(any) wlispcring lrom you. !r is inrolcraLlc lor mc rlar you arc
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surroundcd Ly calamirics and rlar ncirlcr my plainrivc cry nor my
complainr rcaclcs you. May (!) myscll Lc sacriliccd lor you wlo sccms ro
Lc conccalcd (plysically), Lur nor away lrom us.
May (!) myscll Lc sacriliccd lor you wlo sccms ro Lc cmigranr (Lur) nor
lar lrom us. May (!) myscll Lc sacriliccd lor you wlo is rlc goal ol
aspirarions ol cvcry lairllul man and woman wlo dcsircs you, rcmcmLcrs
and moans lor you. May (!) myscll Lc sacriliccd lor you wlo is Lound ro
lolry lonor wlicl can ncvcr Lc rcaclcd Ly anyonc. May (!) myscll Lc
sacriliccd lor you wlosc original cmincncc can nor Lc cqualcd. May (!)
myscll Lc sacriliccd lor you wlo is rlc anccsrral Lounry wlicl can nor Lc
rcscmLlcd. May (!) myscll Lc sacriliccd lor you, rlc parrakcr ol noLiliry,
rlc likc ol wlicl is nor possiLlc.
How long am ! ro Lcwail lor you, C my Masrcr! And low long and wirl
wlicl word slould ! praisc you, and wlar sccrcr ralk (slould ! adopr
wirl you) !r is inrolcraLlc lor mc ro ralk and rcccivc a rcply lrom pcrsons
orlcr rlan you. !r is inrolcraLlc lor mc rlar ! cry lor you wlilc all orlcrs
lorsakc you. !r is inrolcraLlc lor mc rlar rlis (isolarion) Lclalls you
insrcad ol Lclalling orlcrs. !s rlcrc any lclpcr wirl wlom ! may prolong
my lamcnrarion and wccping !s rlcrc any mourncr wirl wlom ! may
join wlcn lc mourns alonc !s rlcrc any cyc wccping ol a rlorn, rlar my
cyc may symparlizc wirl ir C` rlc son ol Almad! !s rlcrc a way
rlrougl wlicl you may Lc mcr
May our day (ol scpararion) join rlc day ol rcappcarancc Ly wlicl wc
cnjoy Wlcn slall wc arrivc ar your srrcams lor drink, wirl wlicl ro
qucncl our rlirsr lor you Wlcn slall wc gcr Lcnclir ol your swccr warcr,
lor alrcady rlc rlirsr las lasrcd roo long Wlcn slall wc spcnd morning
and cvcning wirl you ro dcliglr our cycs wirl a glancc (ar you) Wlcn
slall you scc us and wc slall scc you; rlcn you slall Lc sccn unlurling rlc
llag ol vicrory. Will you scc us garlcrcd around you and you arc lcading
all rlc pcoplc.
1lcn alrcady you lavc lillcd rlc carrl wirl jusricc and lavc madc your
cncmics rasrc rlc disgracc (ol dclcar) and rcrriLurion. And you lavc
dcsrroycd rcLcls and dcnicrs ol rlc rrurl. And you lavc annililarcd rlc
lasr rcmains ol rlc arrogancc and uproorcd rlc loundarion ol rlc unjusr
pcoplc. 1lcn wc say, Praisc Lc ro Allal, ord ol rlc Worlds.
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C` Allal, you arc rlc Fcmovcr ol agonics and calamirics, and You arc rlc
onc lrom wlom ! scck lclp rlcn wirl you is rlc sancruary. And You arc
ord ol rlc Hcrcalrcr and rlis world, so lclp C` lclpcr ol rlosc wlo scck
lclp, your poor alllicrcd scrvanr. And slow lim lis Masrcr` C` Scvcrcr ol
srrcngrl and rlrougl lim (!mam Zaman), rcmovc lis (Your scrvanr`s)
gricl and sorrow. And cool rlc Lurning ol lis lurr, C` you wlo is lirm in
rlc Hcavcnly rlronc ol powcr and rowards Wlom is rlc rcrurn and
ulrimarc cnd.
C` Allal! Wc arc Your cnamourcd scrvanrs ol Your appoinrcd rcgcnr
wlo rcminds us ol You and Your Proplcr. Hc wlom You crcarcd lor us
as our savior and dclcndcr, and scr lim lor us as a prorccror and rclugc
and appoinrcd lim a lcadcr (!mam) lor rlc rruc Lclicvcrs amongsr us. So
convcy ro lim our grccrings and salurarions, and incrcasc lonor Lccausc
ol rlis (grccring) C` ord.
And makc lis aLodc (in paradisc) also a lomc and lalring placc lor us,
and complcrc Your lavors Ly appoinring lim as our guidc. 1ill You makc
us cnrcr Your paradisc; and (Lcsrow on us) rlc companionslip ol rlc
marryrs lrom amongsr rlosc ol Your adorcrs.
C` Allal Lcsrow Your Llcssings upon Mulammad and rlc progcny ol
Mulammad. And Llcss lis grandlarlcr, Mulammad and Your Mcsscngcr
rlc cldcr Masrcr, and upon lis larlcr ('Al) rlc youngcr Masrcr. And lis
grandmorlcr, rlc grcar rrurllul dauglrcr ol Mulammad; and upon
wlom you lavc sclccrcd lrom among lis virruous anccsrors. And on lim
(!mam al-Mald) (Lcsrow) rlc Lcsr, plcnrilul, mosr, pcrlccr, cvcrlasring
and rlc mosr numcrous ol Llcssings.
Wlarcvcr You lavc Lcsrowcd on any ol your virruous and closcn oncs
lrom among Your crcarurcs. And lavor lim wirl cndlcss and counrlcss
Llcssings wlicl ncvcr cnd nor lavc a limir. C` Allal! And rlrougl lim
scr up rlc rrurl, and makc rlc lalsclood vanisl, and prcparc rlc vicrory
lor Your lricnds and disgracc Your cncmics rlrougl lim!
C` Allal, scr up a rclarionslip Lcrwccn lim and us rlar granrs us rlc
lonor ol rlc company ol lis anccsrors. And lcr us Lc ol rlosc wlo scck
rlcir company and rcsidc in rlcir slclrcr. And lclp us in lullilling our
ducs ro lim and in srriving lard ro lis oLcdicncc and ro avoid disoLcying
lim. And granr us lis plcasurc and Lcsrow on us lis allccrion and lis
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compassion and lis supplicarion and lis goodncss, wlcrcLy rlrougl lim
wc may rcccivc rlc vasrncss ol Your mcrcy and succcss wirl You.
And lor lis sakc, lcr our praycrs Lc acccprcd, and lor lis sakc, lcr our sins
Lc lorgivcn, and lor lis sakc, lcr our rcqucsrs Lc granrcd. And lor lis
sakc, lcr our susrcnancc Lc aLundanr, and lor lis sakc, lcr our sadncss Lc
rclicvcd, and lor lis sakc, lcr our wanrs Lc granrcd.
And You rurn ro us rlrougl Your Honorcd lacc, and acccpr our
proximiry wirl You. And casr upon us Your mcrcilul look, rlrougl
wlicl our aclicvcmcnr ol lonors lrom You may Lc pcrlccrcd, rlcn ncvcr
dcprivc us ol ir Ly Your gcncrosiry. And qucncl our rlirsr lrom rlc
cisrcrn ol lis (!mam al-Mald) grandlarlcr, may Allal Llcss lim and lis
progcny, in lis own cup and lrom lis own land.
A swccr, cool, clcar, agrccaLlc drink alrcr wlicl no rlirsr is lclr, C` Mosr
Mcrcilul ol All.`
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SOURlS
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Munr a la a l -Ama l, \ol umc 2
Al - ' ALq a r a a l -i s a n, \ol umc 1
Ma ld a l -Mun r a z r
Bi og r a ply o l a j Sla y k l Mul a mma d 1a q Ba l i q
Bi la r a l - Anwa r , \ol umc 5 1
! lr i j a j, \ol umc 2
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C` Allal, Lc lor Your dcpury, al-ujjal iLn
al-assan, May Your Blcssings Lc upon
lim and lis anccsrors, now and ar all
rimcs, Masrcr and Prorccror and Guidc
and Hclpcr and Prool and Guard
unril lc rcsidcs pcacclully on Your
carrl and lcr lim cnjoy lor a
long rimc.

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