Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w.s) said: ‘On Judgement Day, I
will visit one who has performed my ziyarat or the ziyarat of anyone from my
progeny; till I save him from the terror of that day.’
Many such traditions have been gathered and treasured in
the book Kamil Al – Ziayarat. The author of this book is Shaykh Abul Qasim,
Ja’far bin Muhammad ibn Ja’far bin Musa ibn Quluwayh Al-Qummi
He was born in the third century in the holy city of Qum and
expired in the year
368 or 369 A.H. and
was buried in Kazimayn next to the graves of Imam Kazim (a.s) & Imam Jawad
(a.s).
Though it suffices to introduce him as the teacher of
Shaikh Mufeed (a.r.), we present the opinions of a couple of scholars about
him.
Shaykh
Al-Tusi (a.r) said : He was a trustworthy
scholar & wrote many books in various fileds of Jurisprudence.
Sayed
Ibn Tawus said : verily the most truthful scholar about
whose reliability all of our scholars have agreed is Shaykh Ja’far Ja’far bin
Muhammad ibn Ja’far bin Quluwayh Al-Qummi.
The author has divided his book into 108
chapters. We present the names of the few chapters so as to understand the
treasures available in this book
Chapter 1: Reward for the
Ziyarat of Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w.s.), Amirul Momineen and Imam Hasan and
Imam Husain (a.s.)
Chapter 3: Ziyarat of the
Prophet’s grave and invocations at his Tomb.
Chapter 5: Ziyarat of Hamza
(a.s.), Uncle of the Prophet, and other Martyrs of Uhad.
Chapter 6: Excellence and
Rewards of visiting the Masjids and Graves in Medina.
Chapter 8: Rewards and
Excellence of Praying in Masjid Kufa and Masjid Sahla
Chapter 13: Excellence of
Euphrates, drinking its water and performing Ghusl in it.
Chapter 14: Prophet’s love
for Hasan and Husain (a.s.), command to love them and reward of loving them .
Chapter 15: Ziyarat of Imam
Hasan (a.s.) and other Imams (a.s.) in Baqi.
Chapter 16: Divine
Prediction of the Martyrdom of Imam Husain
Chapter 17: Jibraeel shows
the land of Imam Husain’s (a.s.) martyrdom.
Chapter 18: Quranic Verses
about Imam Husain’s (a.s.) martyrdom and avenging his blood.
Chapter 19: Knowledge of
the Prophets about the Martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.).
Chapter 20: Knowledge of
the Angels about the Martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.).
Chapter 21: Curse of Allah
and His Prophets on Killers of Husain bin Ali (a.s.).
Chapter 23: Amirul Momineen
(a.s.) on the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.) .
Chapter 25: Killer of
Husain (a.s.) and killer of Yahya bin Zakariya (a.s.).
Chapter 26: The Entire
Creation of Allah cried on Imam Husain (a.s.).
Chapter 27: Crying of the
Angels on Imam Husain (a.s.)
Chapter 28: Lamentation of
Heavens and Earth over Killing of Imam
Husain and Yahya bin Zakariya (a.s.)
Chapter 29: Lamentation of
Jinns on Imam Husain (a.s.)
Chapter 30: Cursing of
Pigeons on Killers of Imam Husain (a.s.)
Chapter 32: Reward for
crying over Imam Husain (a.s.)
Chapter 33: Reward for one
who recites couplets about Imam Husain
(a.s.), weeps and makes others weep.
Chapter 34: Reward for one
who drinks water, remembering Imam Husain (a.s.) and cursing his killer
Chapter 36: Imam Husain
(a.s.) was “the martyrs of tears” – no believer mentions him without shedding
tears
Chapter 38: Ziyarat of Imam
Husain (a.s.) by the prophets....... 112
Chapter 39: Ziyarat of Imam
Husain (a.s.) by the angels .......... 114
Chapter 40: Allah’s
Messenger, Ali, Fatima and Imams (a.s.) pray for the Visitors (Zaireen) of Imam
Husain (a.s.).
Chapter 41: Prayers of
Angels for Visitors of Imam Husain (a.s.)
Chapter 43: Ziyarat of Imam
Husain (a.s.) is obligatory on all
Chapter 44: Reward for one
who performs the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) or sends others for his Ziyarat
Chapter 45: Reward for one
who performs the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) during tense periods.
Chapter 49: Reward for One
who goes for Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) on foot or by any other means of
transport – Allah’ s Private Discourse with the visitor of the Holy Grave
Chapter 61: Ziyarat of Imam
Husain (a.s.) increases lifespan and sustenance; forsaking it shortens life and
decreases sustenance
Chapter 62: Ziyarat of Imam
Husain (a.s.) erases sins.
Chapter 68: Visitors of
Imam Husain (a.s.) will be able to intercede for others .
Chapter 85: Ziyarat of
Hazrat Abbas Ibne Ali (a.s.)
Chapter 91: Clay of Imam
Husain’s (a.s.) grave and seeking cure through it
Chapter 98: The minimum
number of times one should perform the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) and the
longest time allowed to delay the Ziyarat for the wealthy and poor.
Chapter 99: Reward for the
Ziyarat of Imam Kazim and Imam Jawad (a.s.).
Chapter 101: Reward for the
Ziyarat of Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) in Tus
Chapter 103: Ziyarat of
Imam Hadi (a.s.) and Imam Askari (a.s.) in Samarrah
Chapter 105: Excellence and
method of visiting the believers
Chapter 106: Excellence of
the Ziyarat of Masuma Qum.
Chapter 107: Excellence of
the Ziyarat of Abdul Azim Hasani
Chapter 108: Miscellaneous
Traditions.
We conclude by presenting a few
traditions from this book :
1)
Imam
Kazim (a.s.) said: Allah will forgive all past & future sins of one who
perform the Ziyarat of Imam Hussain (a.s) with recognition of his rights.
2)
Imam
Reza (a.s.) said: One who performs my Ziyarat, even through my house is
far and my grave is distant, will be
visited by me on three occasions:
A : On
Judgment Day and I will save him from its terrors: when the scrolls
will be spread on right & left
B: At
the Bridge
C: By
the Scale.
3)
Imam
Reza (a.s) was asked about the Ziyarat of Faima, daughter of Imam Kazim (a.s). Imam
(a.s) said, “One who goes to her Ziyarat will be rewarded with Paradise.”
4)
Imam
Sadiq (a.s.) said: There is a blessing near you, not given to anyone else. But
I don’t think you understand its true value; you don’t adhere to it, nor are
you committed to it. Indeed there is a dedicated group for this blessing
identified by their names and Allah, with His Mercy and Compassion, has willed
a happy end for them and has bestowed this blessing on them without any will or
power from themselves. I asked, “May I be sacrificed on you, what is it?” Imam
(a.s.) replied, “The Ziyarat of my grandfather, Imam Husain (a.s.).”
Imam
(a.s.) added: Indeed he is the lonely one in a remote land. One who goes for his Ziyarat, weeps over him. And one who
does not go, grieves over him. One who has not seen his grave is devastated and
one who looks at the grave of his son, at his feet in that desert, sympathizes
with him. He had no family in that land nor any friend and the infidels denied
his rights, forsook him and rose against him. They slain him and left his body
unburied for the beasts. They forbade him Euphrates water from which even dogs
could drink. They forsook their obligations to Allah’s Messenger and ignored
his commands about him and his family.
He
was eventually abandoned in his grave and struck down on layers of dust among
his family members and Shia.
He
is alone and far away from his grandfather, after having been near him. He is
alone in the house, which is not being visited, except by those whose hearts
Allah has tested for faith and whom He has allowed to know our rights.
I
said, “May I be sacrificed on you! I used to go to his Ziyarat until I was
afflicted with this ruler’s service of protecting his wealth. Now I am
well-known among them. Hence I stopped going to his Ziyarat, although I am
aware of its blessings.”
Imam
(a.s.) asked, “Do you know the excellence of the Ziyarat and the reward that we
have prepared for those who go to it?”
I
replied, “No.”
Imam
(a.s.) said, “As for the excellence, Allah boasts about those who go to his
Ziyarat to the angels in heavens. And as for their reward with us we seek
Allah’s Mercy for those who go to his Ziyarat every morning and evening.”
Imam
(a.s.) added: My father (a.s.) narrated to me that since the day he was slain,
his site has never been deserted by those who invoke blessings on him from
among the
angels,
Jinn, mankind or beasts. Indeed, every creation envies those who go to his
Ziyarat and tries to touch them and seeks blessings by looking at them from
having looked at the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.).
Then
Imam (a.s.) said, “I have heard that in the middle of the month of Shaban, some
people from the suburbs of Kufa – and other cities – go to his Ziyarat and
their ladies lament over Husain (a.s.), the reciters recite poems about him,
the speakers narrate his story, the lamenters lament over him and the poets
recite eulogies about him.
”
I replied, “Yes, may I be sacrificed on you! I have seen some of that which you
described.”
Imam
(a.s.) said: Praise be to Allah, Who appointed some people to go to our
Ziyarat, extol us and recite eulogies about us. And (praise be to Allah) Who
has made some of our enemies slander our Shia for their nearness to us while
other enemies insult them and condemn their actions.
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