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ZIYARAT OF IMAM ALI (A.S.) ON SUNDAY

NARRATED FROM IMAM MAHDI (A.S.)

The Ziyarat of Imam Ali (A.S.), as per the narration of a person who visited Imam Mahdi (A.S.) in the state of awareness, not while asleep, and witnessed that on Sunday, which is associated to Imam Ali (A.S.), he visited his holiness (A.S.) in the following manner:

اَلسَّلامُ عَلَى الشَّجَرَةِ النَّبَوِيَّةِ ، وَالدَّوْحَةِ الْهاشِمِيَّةِ الْمُضيئَةِ ، اَلْمُثْمِرَةِ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ ، اَلْمُونِعَةِ بِالْإِمامَةِ ، وَعَلى ضَجيعَيْكَ آدَمَ وَنُوحٍ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلى أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ الطَّيِّبينَ الطَّاهِرينَ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى الْمَلائِكَةِ الْمُحْدِقينَ بِكَ وَالْحافّينَ بِقَبْرِكَ.

  يا مَوْلايَ يا أَميرَالْمُؤْمِنينَ ، هذا يَوْمُ الْأَحَدِ ، وَهُوَ يَوْمُكَ وَبِاسْمِكَ ، وَأَنَا ضَيْفُكَ فيهِ وَجارُكَ ، فَأَضِفْني يا مَوْلايَ وَأَجِرْني ، فَإِنَّكَ كَريمٌ تُحِبُّ الضِّيافَةَ ، وَمَأْمُورٌ بِالْإِجارَةِ . فَافْعَلْ ما رَغِبْتُ إِلَيْكَ فيهِ ، وَرَجَوْتُهُ مِنْكَ بِمَنْزِلَتِكَ ، وَآلِ بَيْتِكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْزِلَتِهِ عِنْدَكُمْ ، وَبِحَقِّ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ أَجْمَعينَ.

            “Peace be upon the tree of Prophet-hood, and the great glowing Hashemite shade, whose fruit is Prophet-hood, and whose leaf is Imamate. And Peace be upon the two personalities resting beside you, Adam and Nuh (peace be upon them). Peace be upon you and your pure and noble household; peace be upon you and the Angels surrounding you and enveloping your grave. O’ My Master! O’ Commander of the Faithful! Today is Sunday, and it is your day and associated to your name, and I am your visitor in it and your neighbour, thus show your hospitality towards me, O’ My Master, and provide me shelter. Indeed you are kind and you love hospitality, and are commanded by Allah to provide shelter. Thus, do that which I desire, and that which I hope from you through your status, and for the sake of the status of your household near Allah and their status near you, and for the sake of your (paternal) cousin, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and all of you”.^[1]

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