ZIYARAT AMEENULLAH AND ITS BENEFITS

We have mentioned Ziyarat Ameenullah for a few reasons:

1. It has been narrated from Imam Baqir (A.S.) that he said: Whoever among our Shias recites this word and this supplication (Ziyarat Ameenullah) near the grave of the Commander of Faithful (A.S.) or one of us, the Imams (A.S.), doubtlessly and definitely his supplication will be elevated in a small chest of light and will be submitted to the Riser of the Prophet’s Progeny (peace be upon them).
2. This Ziyarat is one of those Ziyarats that has been recited by Imam Mahdi (A.S.) himself, as mentioned in the incident of the visitation of Haj Ali Baghdadi.
3. Imam Mahdi (A.S.), in the incident of meeting Haj Ali Baghdadi, clearly states that and emphasis that: this Ziyarat is the best of all Ziyarats.

A significant point that can be comprehended from that incident is that this Ziyarat belongs to the group of comprehensive and general Ziyarats that can be recited for all the Imams and in the shrines of each one of them; just as his holiness recited this Ziyarat in the holy shrines of Imam Kazim and Imam Jawad (peace be upon them) in the city of Kazmayn. In fact, this point has been clearly stated even in the narration of Imam Baqir (A.S.)

            Late Mohaddis e Qummi says: This Ziyarat hold absolute authority, and has arrived in all the books of supplications and Ziyarats.

Allama Majlisi (R.A.) considers this Ziyarat as the best of all Ziyarats in terms of text and the chain of authority; he adds: it is appropriate to recite his Ziyarat in all the holy shrines; just as it has been narrated with reliable authenticity by Jabir, from Imam Baqir (A.S.), who said:

            Imam Sajjad (A.S.) went for the Ziyarat of Imam Ali (A.S.), stopped near his grave, wept, and then recited:

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا أَمينَ اللَّهِ في أَرْضِهِ ، وَحُجَّتَهُ عَلى عِبادِهِ ، ( اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا أَميرَالْمُؤْمِنينَ )[1]، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ جاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهادِهِ ، وَعَمِلْتَ بِكِتابِهِ ، وَاتَّبَعْتَ سُنَنَ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ، حَتَّى دَعاكَ اللَّهُ إِلى جِوارِهِ ، فَقَبَضَكَ إِلَيْهِ بِاخْتِيارِهِ ، وَأَلْزَمَ أَعْداءَكَ الْحُجَّةَ ، مَعَ ما لَكَ مِنَ الْحُجَجِ الْبالِغَةِ عَلى جَميعِ خَلْقِهِ .

    أَللَّهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ نَفْسي مُطْمَئِنَّةً بِقَدَرِكَ ، راضِيَةً بِقَضائِكَ ، مُولَعَةً بِذِكْرِكَ وَدُعائِكَ ، مُحِبَّةً لِصَفْوَةِ أَوْلِيائِكَ ، مَحْبُوبَةً في أَرْضِكَ وَسَمائِكَ ، صابِرَةً عَلى نُزُولِ بَلائِكَ ، شاكِرَةً لِفَواضِلِ نَعْمائِكَ ، ذاكِرَةً لِسَوابِغِ آلائِكَ ، مُشْتاقَةً إِلى فَرْحَةِ لِقائِكَ ، مُتَزَوِّدَةً التَّقْوى لِيَوْمِ جَزائِكَ ، مُسْتَنَّةً بِسُنَنِ أَوْلِيائِكَ ، مُفارِقَةً لِأَخْلاقِ أَعْدائِكَ ، مَشْغُولَةً عَنِ الدُّنْيا بِحَمْدِكَ وَثَنائِكَ.

Peace be upon you, O trustee of Allah on His lands, and argument of Allah against His servants. Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful. I bear witness that you strove for the sake of Allah as it ought to be striven, acted upon His Book, and followed the instructions of His Prophet, peace of Allah be upon him and his Household, until Allah called you to be in His vicinity. So, He grasped you to Him by His will and put your enemies under the claim although you have inclusive claims against all of His creatures. O Allah, (please do) cause my soul to be fully tranquil with Your decrees, satisfied with Your acts, fond of mentioning and praying to You, bearing love for the choicest of Your intimate servants, beloved in Your lands and heavens, steadfast against the affliction of Your tribulations, thankful for Your graceful bounties, always bearing in mind Your incessant gifts, longing for the gladness of meeting You, supplied with piety for the day of Your rewarding, pursuing the morals of Your intimate servants, quitting the conducts of Your enemies, and distracted from this world by praising and thanking You.

Then Imam (A.S.) kept his cheek on the tomb and said:

أَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ قُلُوبَ الْمُخْبِتينَ إِلَيْكَ والِهَةٌ ، وَسُبُلَ الرَّاغِبينَ إِلَيْكَ شارِعَةٌ ، وَأَعْلامَ الْقاصِدينَ إِلَيْكَ واضِحَةٌ ، وَأَفْئِدَةَ الْعارِفينَ مِنْكَ فازِعَةٌ ، وَأَصْواتَ الدَّاعينَ إِلَيْكَ صاعِدَةٌ ، وَأَبْوابَ الْإِجابَةِ لَهُمْ مُفَتَّحَةٌ ، وَدَعْوَةَ مَنْ ناجاكَ مُسْتَجابَةٌ ، وَتَوْبَةَ مَنْ أَنابَ إِلَيْكَ مَقْبُولَةٌ ، وَعَبْرَةَ مَنْ بَكى مِنْ خَوْفِكَ مَرْحُومَةٌ ، وَالْإِغاثَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَغاثَ بِكَ مَوْجُودَةٌ ، وَالْإِعانَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَعانَ بِكَ مَبْذُولَةٌ .

    وَعِداتِكَ لِعِبادِكَ مُنْجَزَةٌ ، وَزَلَلَ مَنِ اسْتَقالَكَ مُقالَةٌ ، وَأَعْمالَ الْعامِلينَ لَدَيْكَ مَحْفُوظَةٌ ، وَأَرْزاقَكَ إِلَى الْخَلائِقِ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نازِلَةٌ ، وَعَوائِدَ الْمَزيدِ إِلَيْهِمْ واصِلَةٌ ، وَذُنُوبَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرينَ مَغْفُورَةٌ ، وَحَوائِجَ خَلْقِكَ عِنْدَكَ مَقْضِيَّةٌ ، وَجَوائِزَ السَّائِلينَ عِنْدَكَ مُوَفَّرَةٌ ، وَعَوائِدَ الْمَزيدِ مُتَواتِرَةٌ ، وَمَوائِدَ الْمُسْتَطْعِمينَ مُعَدَّةٌ ، وَمَناهِلَ الظِّماءِ مُتْرَعَةٌ .

    أَللَّهُمَّ فَاسْتَجِبْ دُعائي ، وَاقْبَلْ ثَنائي ، وَاجْمَعْ بَيْني وَبَيْنَ أَوْلِيائي ، بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلِيٍّ وَفاطِمَةَ وَالْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ ، إِنَّكَ وَلِيُّ نَعْمائي ، وَمُنْتَهى مُنايَ ، وَغايَةُ رَجائي في مُنْقَلَبي وَمَثْوايَ .

O Allah, the hearts of those humbling themselves to You are fascinated, the paths of those desiring for You are open, the sings of those directing to You are evident, the hearts of those having recognition of You are resorting to You, the voices of those beseeching You are mounting up to You, the doors of responding to them are wide open, the prayer of him who speaks to You confidentially is responded, the repentance of him who turns to You modestly is admitted, the tear of him who weeps on account of fear from You is compassionated, the aid of him who seeks Your aid is available, the help of him who seeks Your help is obtainable, Your promises to Your servants are fulfilled, the slips of him who implore You to excuse him are forgivable, the deeds of those who act for You are preserved, Your sustenance to the creatures are descending from You, Your gifts for further conferrals are reaching them, the sins of those imploring Your forgiveness are forgiven, the request of Your creatures are granted to You, the prizes of those begging You are offered, Your gifts for further conferrals are uninterrupted, the dining tables for those seeking You feeding are prepared, and the springs of quenching their thirst are brimful. O Allah, (so) respond to my prayer, accept my thanksgiving for You, and join me to my masters, (I beseech You) in the name of Mohammad, Ali, Fatimah, al-Hasan and al-Husain. You are verily the only source of my boons, the ultimate goal of my wishes, and the target of my hope in my recourses and settlement.

In the book ‘Kamil uz Ziyarat’, the following statements are added to this form of Ziyarat:

  أَنْتَ إِلهي وَسَيِّدي وَمَوْلايَ ، إِغْفِرْ لِأَوْلِيائِنا ، وَكُفَّ عَنَّا أَعْدائَنا ، وَاشْغَلْهُمْ عَنْ أَذانا ، وَأَظْهِرْ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ وَاجْعَلْهَا الْعُلْيا ، وَأَدْحِضْ كَلِمَةَ الْباطِلِ وَاجْعَلْهَا السُّفْلى ، إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَديرٌ .

            You are verily my God, Master, and Lord. (Please) forgive our friend, prevent our enemies against us, distract them from harming us, give prevalence to the Word of Truth and make it the supreme, and frustrate the word of falsehood and make it the lowliest. Verily, You have power over all things.

Imam Baqir (A.S.) then added, “Indeed, any one of our adherents (Shias) who pronounces these words at the tomb of Ameer al-Momineen (A.S.) or the tomb of one of the Imams, he shall certainly have his prayer lifted up on a ladder of light, carrying the seal of the Holy Prophet’s ring, and it shall be kept so until it will be delivered to the Riser from Mohammad’s Household (namely, al-Mahdi), who will receive the reciter of that prayer with good tidings, greetings, and honor”.^[2]