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ZIYARAT OF IMAM MAHDI (A.S.)

IN THE HOLY VAULT

The Ziyarat of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) of the holy vault should be performed after the Ziyarat of Imam Hasan Askari (A.S.) and his noble father Imam Hadi (A.S.).

After performing the Ziyarat of those two holy personalities and benefitting from it completely, move towards the holy vault, then stand near its door and say:

  إِلهي إِنّي قَدْ وَقَفْتُ عَلى بابِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ، وَقَدْ مَنَعْتَ النَّاسَ مِنَ الدُّخُولِ إِلى بُيُوتِهِ إِلّا بِإِذْنِهِ ، فَقُلْتَ « يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا لاتَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ »«1» .

  أَللَّهُمَّ وَ إِنّي أَعْتَقِدُ حُرْمَةَ نَبِيِّكَ في غَيْبَتِهِ، كَما أَعْتَقِدُ في حَضْرَتِهِ، وَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَكَ وَخُلَفاءَكَ أَحْياءٌ عِنْدَكَ يُرْزَقُونَ ، يَرَوْنَ مَكاني ، وَيَسْمَعُونَ كَلامي ، وَيَرُدُّونَ سَلامي عَلَيَّ ، وَأَنَّكَ حَجَبْتَ عَنْ سَمْعي كَلامَهُمْ ، وَفَتَحْتَ بابَ فَهْمي بِلَذيذِ مُناجاتِهِمْ .

  فَإِنّي أَسْتَأْذِنُكَ يا رَبِّ أَوَّلاً ، وَأَسْتَأْذِنُ رَسُولَكَ صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ثانِياً ، وَأَسْتَأْذِنُ خَليفَتَكَ الْإِمامَ الْمفْرُوضَ عَلَيَّ طاعَتُهُ ، فِي الدُّخُولِ في ساعَتي هذِهِ إِلى بَيْتِهِ ، وَأَسْتَأْذِنُ مَلائِكَتَكَ المُوَكَّلينَ بِهذِهِ الْقِطْعَةِ الْمُبارَكَةِ الْمُطيعَةِ السَّامِعَةِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمَلائِكَةُ الْمُوَكَّلُونَ بِهذَا الْمَشْهَدِ الشَّريفِ الْمُبارَكِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ .

  بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ، وَ إِذْنِ رَسُولِهِ ، وَ إِذْنِ خُلَفائِهِ ، وَ إِذْنِ هذَا الْإِمامِ ، وَ إِذْنِكُمْ صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَجْمَعينَ ، أَدْخُلُ إِلى هذَا الْبَيْتِ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَى اللَّهِ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الطَّاهِرينَ ، فَكُونُوا مَلائِكَةَ اللَّهِ أَعْواني ، وَكُونُوا أَنْصاري ، حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ هذَا الْبَيْتِ ، وَأَدْعُوَ اللَّهَ بِفُنُونِ الدَّعَواتِ، وَأَعْتَرِفَ للَّهِِ بِالْعُبُودِيَّةِ ، وَلِهذَا الْإِمامِ وَآبائِهِ صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالطَّاعَةِ .

            “O’ Lord! Indeed I stand at the door of a house amongst the houses of Your Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him and his holy Progeny, and verily You have forbidden people from entering his houses without his permission, and have said: (O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted)^[1]. O’ Allah! Indeed I have faith in the sanctity of Your Prophet in his absence, just as I have faith in his presence. And I know that verily Your Prophet and Your vicegerents are alive and obtain sustenance near You, they witness my position, and hear my speech, and return my Salaam, and indeed You have concealed their speech from me, and have opened the door of my understanding through the taste of whispering supplications with them, and indeed I firstly seek permission from You, O’ Lord; and secondly I seek permission from Your Prophet, peace be upon him and his Progeny, and I seek permission from Your vicegerent, the Imam whose obedience is obligatory on me, to enter his house in this moment, and I seek permission from Your Angels who are appointed by You to serve this holy place, they are obedient and hearing. Peace be upon you, O’ Angels who are appointed on this holy and noble shrine; May Allah’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you. With the permission of Allah, and the permission of His Prophet, and the permission of His Vicegerents, and with the permission of this Imam, and with your permission (peace be upon all of you), I enter this house seeking the nearness of Allah through Allah and His Prophet, Mohammad and his holy Progeny, thus O’ Angels of Allah, be my helpers, and be my supporters, so that I enter this house, and I call Allah through various supplications, and I accept my servitude for Allah, and my obedience for this Imam and his ancestors, peace be upon them.

Then enter with your right foot and go towards the lower area of the holy vault while saying:

           بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَبِاللَّهِ ، وَفي سَبيلِ اللَّهِ ، وَعَلى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَريكَ لَهُ ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ .

In the name of Allah and with the help of Allah, and upon the nation of Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him and his Progeny, I bear witness that there is no God save Allah alone and He has not partner for Himself, and I bear witness that Mohammad is His slave and His Prophet.

            Thereafter, say Takbeer (Allah o Akbar), Tahmeed (Alhamdolillah), Tasbeeh (Subhanallah) and Tahleel (La ilaha ilallah) until you reach the actual place of the holy vault, then stand facing the Qibla and say:

سَلامُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ وَتَحِيَّاتُهُ وَصَلَواتُهُ عَلى مَوْلايَ صاحِبِ الزَّمانِ ، صاحِبِ الضِّياءِ وَالنُّورِ ، وَالدّينِ الْمَأْثُورِ ، وَاللِّواءِ الْمَشْهُورِ ، وَالْكِتابِ الْمَنْشُورِ، وَصاحِبِ الدُّهُورِ وَالْعُصُورِ، وَخَلَفِ الْحَسَنِ ، اَلْإِمامِ الْمُؤْتَمَنِ، وَالْقائِمِ الْمُعْتَمَدِ ، وَالْمَنْصُورِ الْمُؤَيَّدِ ، وَالْكَهْفِ وَالْعَضُدِ ، عِمادِ الْإِسْلامِ ، وَرُكْنِ الْأَنامِ ، وَمِفْتاحِ الْكَلامِ ، وَوَلِيِّ الْأَحْكامِ ، وَشَمْسِ الظَّلامِ ، وَبَدْرِ التَِّمامِ، وَنَضْرَةِ الْأَيَّامِ، وَصاحِبِ الصَّمْصامِ ، وَفَلّاقِ الْهامِ ، وَالْبَحْرِ الْقَمْقامِ ، وَالسَّيِّدِ الْهُمامِ ، وَحُجَّةِ الْخِصامِ ، وَبابِ الْمَقامِ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيامِ .

  وَالسَّلامُ عَلى مُفَرِّجِ الْكُرُباتِ ، وَخَوَّاضِ الغَمَراتِ ، وَمُنَفِّسِ الْحَسَراتِ ، وَبَقِيَّةِ اللَّهِ في أَرْضِهِ ، وَصاحِبِ فَرْضِهِ ، وَحُجَّتِهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ ، وَعَيْبَةِ عِلْمِهِ ، وَمَوْضِعِ صِدْقِهِ ، وَالْمُنْتَهى إِلَيْهِ مَواريثُ الْأَنْبِياءِ ، وَلَدَيْهِ مَوْجُودٌ آثارُ الْأَوْصِياءِ ، وَحُجَّةِ اللَّهِ ، وَابْنِ رَسُولِهِ ، وَالْقَيِّمِ مَقامَهُ ، وَوَلِيِّ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ ، وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ .

  أَللَّهُمَّ كَمَا انْتَجَبْتَهُ لِعِلْمِكَ ، وَاصْطَفَيْتَهُ لِحُكْمِكَ ، وَخَصَصْتَهُ بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ ، وَجَلَّلْتَهُ بِكَرامَتِكَ ، وَغَشَّيْتَهُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ ، وَرَبَّيْتَهُ بِنِعْمَتِكَ ، وَغَذَّيْتَهُ بِحِكْمَتِكَ ، وَاخْتَرْتَهُ لِنَفْسِكَ ، وَاجْتَبَيْتَهُ لِبَأْسِكَ ، وَارْتَضَيْتَهُ لِقُدْسِكَ ، وَجَعَلْتَهُ هادِياً لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ ، وَدَيَّانَ الدّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ ، وَفَصْلَ الْقَضايا بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ .

  وَوَعَدْتَهُ أَنْ تَجْمَعَ بِهِ الْكَلِمَ ، وَتُفَرِّجَ بِهِ عَنِ الْاُمَمِ ، وَتُنيرَ بِعَدْلِهِ الظُّلَمَ ، وَتُطْفِئَ بِهِ نيرانَ الظُّلْمِ ، وَتَقْمَعَ بِهِ حَرَّ الْكُفْرِ وَآثارَهُ ، وَتُطَهِّرَ بِهِ بِلادَكَ ، وَتَشْفِيَ بِهِ صُدُورَ عِبادِكَ ، وَتَجْمَعَ بِهِ الْمَمالِكَ كُلَّها ، قَريبَها وَبَعيدَها ، عَزيزَها وَذَليلَها ، شَرْقَها وَغَرْبَها ، سَهْلَها وَجَبَلَها ، صَباها وَدُبُورَها ، شِمالَها وَجُنُوبَها ، بَرَّها وَبَحْرَها ، حُزُونَها وَوُعُورَها ، يَمْلَاُها قِسْطاً وَعَدْلاً ، كَما مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَجَوْراً ، وَتُمَكِّنَ لَهُ فيها ، وَتُنْجِزَ بِهِ وَعْدَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ ، حَتَّى لايُشْرَكَ بِكَ شَيْئاً ، وَحَتَّى لايَبْقى حَقٌّ إِلّا ظَهَرَ ، وَلا عَدْلٌ إِلّا زَهَرَ ، وَحَتَّى لايَسْتَخْفِيَ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ مِنَ الْحَقِّ مَخافَةَ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ .

  أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلاةً تُظْهِرُ بِها حُجَّتَهُ ، وَتُوضِحُ بِها بَهْجَتَهُ ، وَتَرْفَعُ بِها دَرَجَتَهُ ، وَتُؤَيِّدُ بِها سُلْطانَهُ ، وَتُعَظِّمُ بِها بُرْهانَهُ ، وَتُشَرِّفُ بِها مَكانَهُ ، وَتُعْلي بِها بُنْيانَهُ ، وَتُعِزُّ بِها نَصْرَهُ ، وَتَرْفَعُ بِها قَدْرَهُ ، وَتُسَمّي بِها ذِكْرَهُ ، وَتُظْهِرُ بِها كَلِمَتَهُ ، وَتُكَثِّرُ بِها نُصْرَتَهُ ، وَتُعِزُّ بِها دَعْوَتَهُ ، وَتُزيدُهُ بِها إِكْراماً ، وَتَجْعَلُهُ لِلْمُتَّقينَ إِماماً ، وَتُبَلِّغُهُ في هذَا الْمَكانِ مِثْلَ هذَا الْأَوانِ ، وَفي كُلِّ مَكانٍ مِنَّا تَحِيَّةً وَسَلاماً ، لايَبْلى جَديدُهُ ، [وَلايَفنى عَديدُهُ] .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا بَقِيَّةَ اللَّهِ في أَرْضِهِ وَبِلادِهِ ، وَحُجَّتَهُ عَلى عِبادِهِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا خَلَفَ السَّلَفِ ، اَلسَّلام عَلَيْكَ يا صاحِبَ الشَّرَفِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا حُجَّةَ الْمَعْبُودِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا كَلِمَةَ الْمَحْمُودِ . اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا شَمْسَ الشُّمُوسِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مَهْدِيَّ الْأَرْضِ وَعَيْنَ الْفَرْضِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مَوْلايَ يا صاحِبَ الزَّمانِ وَالْعالِيَ الشَّأْنِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا خاتَمَ الْأَوْصِياءِ وَابْنَ الْأَنْبِياءِ . اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مُعِزَّ الْأَوْلِياءِ وَمُذِلَّ الْأَعْداءِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمامُ الْفَريدُ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمامُ الْمُنْتَظَرُ وَالْحَقُّ الْمُشْتَهَرُ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمامُ الْوَلِيُّ الْمُجْتَبى وَالْحَقُّ الْمُشْتَهى . اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمامُ الْمُرْتَجى لِإِزالَةِ الْجَوْرِ وَالْعُدْوانِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمامُ الْمُبيدُ لِأَهْلِ الْفُسُوقِ وَالطُّغْيانِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمامُ الْهادِمُ لِبُنْيانِ الشِّرْكِ وَالنِّفاقِ ، وَالْحاصِدُ فُرُوعَ الْغَيِّ وَالشِّقاقِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّخَرُ لِتَجْديدِ الْفَرائِضِ وَالسُّنَنِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا طامِسَ آثارِ الزَّيْغِ وَالْأَهْواءِ ، وَقاطِعَ حَبائِلِ الْكِذْبِ وَالْفِتَنِ وَالْإِفْتِراءِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْمُؤَمَّلُ لِإِحْياءِ الدَّوْلَةِ الشَّريفَةِ . اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا جامِعَ الْكَلِمَةِ عَلَى التَّقْوى ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا بابَ اللَّهِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا ثارَ اللَّهِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مُحيي مَعالِمِ الدّينِ وَأَهْلِهِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا قاصِمَ شَوْكَةِ الْمُعْتَدينَ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ الَّذي لايَهْلَكُ وَلايَبْلى إِلى يَوْمِ الدّينِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا السَّبَبُ الْمُتَّصِلُ بَيْنَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّماءِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا صاحِبَ الْفَتْحِ وَناشِرَ رايَةِ الْهُدى ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مُؤَلِّفَ شَمْلِ الصَّلاحِ وَالرِّضا .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا طالِبَ ثارِ الْأَنْبِياءِ وَأَبْناءِ الْأَنْبِياءِ ، وَالثَّائِرَ بِدَمِ الْمَقْتُولِ بِكَرْبَلاءَ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَنْصُورُ عَلى مَنِ اعْتَدى ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْمُنْتَظَرُ الْمُجابُ إِذا دَعى ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا بَقِيَّةَ الخَلائِفِ ، اَلبَرُّ التَّقِيُّ ، اَلْباقي لِإِزالَةِ الْجَوْرِ وَالْعُدْوانِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفى ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْمُرْتَضى ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فاطِمَةَ الزَّهْراءِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ خَديجَةَ الْكُبْرى ، وَابْنَ السَّادَةِ الْمُقَرَّبينَ وَالْقادَةِ الْمُتَّقينَ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ النُّجَباءِ الْأَكْرَمينَ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْأَصْفِياءِ الْمُهَذَّبينَ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْهُداةِ الْمَهْديّينَ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ خِيَرَةِ الخِيَرِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ سادَةِ الْبَشَرِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْغَطارِفَةِ الْأَكْرَمينَ ، وَالْأَطائِبِ الْمُطَهَّرينَ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْبَرَرَةِ الْمُنْتَجَبينَ ، وَالْخَضارِمَةِ الْأَنْجَبينَ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْحُجَجِ الْمُنيرَةِ ، وَالسُّرُجِ الْمُضيئَةِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الشُّهُبِ الثاقِبَةَ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ قَواعِدِ الْعِلْمِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ مَعادِنِ الْحِلْمِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْكَواكِبِ الزَّاهِرَةِ ، وَالنُّجُومِ الْباهِرَةِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الشُّمُوسِ الطَّالِعَةِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْأَقْمارِ السَّاطِعَةِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ السُّبُلِ الْواضِحَةِ ، وَالْأَعْلامِ اللّائِحَةِ ، الَسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ السُّنَنِ الْمَشْهُورَةِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْمَعالِمِ الْمَأْثُورَةِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الشَّواهِدِ الْمَشْهُودَةِ ، وَالْمُعْجِزاتِ الْمَوْجُودَةِ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الصِّراطِ الْمُسْتَقيمِ ، وَالنَّبَإِ الْعَظيمِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْآياتِ الْبَيِّناتِ ، وَالدَّلائِلِ الظَّاهِراتِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْبَراهينِ الْواضِحاتِ ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْحُجَجِ الْبالِغاتِ ، وَالنِّعَمِ السَّابِغاتِ .

  اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ طه وَالْمُحْكَماتِ، وَيس وَالذَّارِياتِ ، وَالطُّورِ وَالْعادِياتِ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ مَنْ دَنى فَتَدَلَّى فَكانَ قابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنى ، وَاقْتَرَبَ مِنَ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَعْلى .

  لَيْتَ شِعْري أَيْنَ اسْتَقَرَّتْ بِكَ النَّوى ، أَوْ أَنْتَ بِوادي طُوى ، عَزيزٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَرَى الْخَلْقَ وَلاتُرى ، وَلا يُسْمَعُ لَكَ حَسيسٌ وَلا نَجْوى ، عَزيزٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ يُرَى الْخَلْقُ وَلاتُرى ، عَزيزٌ عَلَىَّ أَنْ تُحيطَ بِكَ الْأَعْداءُ.

  بِنَفْسي أَنْتَ مِنْ مُغَيَّبٍ ما غابَ عَنَّا ، بِنَفْسي أَنْتَ مِنْ نازِحٍ ما نَزَحَ عَنَّا وَنَحْنُ نَقُولُ ، اَلْحَمْدُ للَّهِِ رَبِّ الْعالَمينَ ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ أَجْمَعينَ .

            Allah’s Peace and His Blessings and His Greetings and His Mercy be upon my Master, the Master of Time, the Master of brightness and Light, and the true religion, and the evident flag, and the published book, and the Master of the times and the eras, and the noble successor, and the authentic Imam, and the Reliable Riser, the helped and the supported, the shelter and the promoter, the foundation of Islam, the pillar of the people, the key of speech, the guardian of commands, the illuminator in the darkness, the full moon, the freshness of the days, the owner of sharp sword, the striker of target, the sea brimming with water, the merciful Sayyid, the proof against the enemies, the divine door on the day of Resurrection, and peace be upon them resolver of difficulties, the reliever of hardships, the remover of sorrows, the remainder of Allah on His Earth, the owner of obligatory commands, His argument upon His creation, the bearer of His knowledge, the place of His truth, the inheritor of the fortunes of the Prophets, and the imprints of the successors is available near him, the Argument of Allah, the son of His Prophet, who stands in His place, the Guardian of Allah’s Affairs, peace and blessing be upon him. O’ Allah! Just like You have selected him for Your Knowledge, and have chosen him for Your Wisdom, and have specified Your cognizance for him, and have glorified him with Your dignity, and have covered him with Your Mercy, and have nourished him with Your bounties, and have fed him with Your wisdom, and have created him for Yourself, and have chosen him for Your Power, and have preferred him for Your Sanctity, and have made him Your Guide for those whom You wish from You creation, and the ruler of the religion with Your Justice, and the decider of judgments between Your servants. And You have promised him to unify all the perspectives through him, and to deliver the nations through him, and to illuminate the darkness through him, and to put of the fire of oppression through him, and to remove the heart of infidelity and its signs through him, and to purify Your cities through him, and to cure the hearts of Your servants through him, and to gather all the realms through him, the near ones and the far away ones, the reputed ones and the disgraced ones, from the east and the west, the plains and the mountains, the graze lands and the deserts, from the north and the south, from the land and the sea, from the plateaus and the terrains, to fill them with justice, just like they were filled with oppression and tyranny. And also promised him to strengthen him in it, and to fulfil the promises made to the believers, until no partner is ascribed with You, and until no truth remains without being prevailed, and no justice remains without being prominent, and until nothing from truth and righteousness is concealed from the people due to the fear of anyone. O’ Allah! Bless him with a blessing through which his argument prevails, and his freshness becomes evident, and his position elevates, and his dominion is promoted, and his proof is honoured, and his position is respected, and his foundations are uplifted, and his support is dignified, and his value is raised, and his memory becomes apparent, and his word becomes evident, and his support is exceeded, and his invitation is glorified, and through which You exceed his honour, and You make him the Imam of the pious, and deliver our greetings to him from this place and in this moment and in all place, such that its freshness doesn’t vanish, and its benefits do not end. Peace be upon you, O’ remainder of Allah on His Earth and His Cities, and His Argument on His creations, peace be upon you O’ successor of the righteous predecessors, peace be upon you O’ Owner of Dignity, peace be upon you O’ Proof of the Lord, peace be upon you O’ word of the Praised, peace be upon you O’ sun of the suns, peace be upon you O’ Guided among the people of Earth and the Spring of Religion, peace be upon you O’ my Master, O’ Master of the Time, O’ Master of High Value, peace be upon you O’ seal of successors, and the son of the Prophets, peace be upon you O’ honourer of the Friends and the disgracer of the enemies, peace be upon you O’ secluded Imam, peace be upon you O’ Anticipated Imam and the widespread truth, peace be upon you O’ Imam, the Guardian, the chosen one, the desirable truth. Peace be upon you O’ Imam who is selected for the removal of oppression and transgression, peace be upon you O’ Imam, the destroyer of the lecherous and the tyrant, peace be upon you O’ Imam, the demolisher of the foundations of polytheism and hypocrisy, who will cut down the branches of misguidance and misfortunes, peace be upon you O’ he who is treasured for refreshing the obligations and traditions, peace be upon you O’ destroyer of the signs of deviation and lusts, who will cut the ropes of falsehood, temptations and accusations, peace be upon you O’ he who hopes for the revival of the noble nation, peace be upon you O’ unifier of the word on piety, peace be upon you O’ divine doorway, peace be upon you O’ vengeance of Allah, peace be upon you O’ Reviver of the signs of religion and the religious men, peace be upon you O’ destroyer of the glory of the transgressors, peace be upon you O’ face of Allah, who cannot be destroyed and cannot grow old until the day of Judgment, peace be upon you O’ cause of connection between the Earth and the Heaven, peace be upon you O’ Owner of the key and the bearer of the flag of guidance, peace be upon you O’ gatherer of well-being and satisfaction, peace be upon you O’ seeker of the vengeance of the Prophets and the son of the Prophets, and the avenger of the blood of Karbala’s martyr, peace be upon you O’ supported one against the tyrant, peace be upon you O’ Anticipated one whose supplication is accepted, peace be upon you O’ remainder of the successors, the noble and the pious, the remainder for the removal of oppressions and transgression, peace be upon you O’ son of Mohammad, the chosen one, peace be upon you O’ son of Ali, the content one, peace be upon you O’ son of Lady Fatima Zahra, peace be upon you O’ son of Lady Khadijatul Kubra, and the son of the chiefs who are close to Allah’s threshold and the pious leaders, peace be upon you O’ son of the honourable noblemen, peace be upon you O’ son of the pure chosen ones, peace be upon you O’ son of the guided guides, peace be upon you O’ son of the best of all the bests, peace be upon you O’ son of the leaders of the humans, peace be upon you O’ son of the honourable masters, and the purified men, peace be upon you O’ son of the chosen noblemen, and the honourable bestowers, peace be upon you O’ son of the luminescent Proofs, and the glowing lamps, peace be upon you O’ son of the shining stars, peace be upon you O’ son of the pillars of knowledge, peace be upon you O’ son of the mines of endurance, peace be upon you O’ son of the bright planets, and the beautiful stars, peace be upon you O’ son of the risen suns, peace be upon you O’ sons of the glowing moons, peace be upon you O’ sons of the evident paths, and the apparent signs, peace be upon you O’ son of the famous traditions, peace be upon you O’ son of the remnant signs, peace be upon you O’ son of the witnessed witnesses, and the present miracles, peace be upon you O’ son of the straight path, and the great news, peace be upon you O’ son of the clear signs, and the evident proofs, peace be upon you O’ son of the obvious arguments, peace be upon you O’ son of effective evidences, and the abundant bounties, peace be upon you O’ son of Taha and the precise verse, and Yaseen and az-Zariyaat, and Toor and wal-Aadiyaat, peace be upon you O’ son of him who drew near and came down till he was at two bow’s length or nearer, and neared the Sublime, the Supreme. If I but knew the destination of your perfect journey, are you in a well-guarded concealed valley, it breaks my heart when I look at all that is created but cannot see you, nor hear a whisper about your whereabouts nor any secret communication, it breaks my heart that the creations can be seen but you cannot be seen, it is disheartening for me to know that you are surrounded by the enemies, I eagerly long for the hidden who is not actually hidden from us, I eagerly long for you who has departed but is not far from us, and we say, praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and peace be upon Mohammad and his entire Progeny.

Then raise both your hands towards the sky and say:

أَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ كاشِفُ الْكُرَبِ وَالْبَلْوى، وَ إِلَيْكَ نَشْكُو غَيْبَةَ إِمامِنا ، وَابْنِ بِنْتِ نَبِيِّنا . أَللَّهُمَّ فَامْلَأْ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلاً وَقِسْطاً ، كَما مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَجَوْراً .

  أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ، وَأَرِنا سَيِّدَنا وَصاحِبَنا وَ إِمامَنا وَمَوْلانا صاحِبَ الزَّمانِ ، وَمَلْجَأَ أَهْلِ عَصْرِنا ، وَمَنْجا أَهْلِ دَهْرِنا ، ظاهِرَ الْمَقالَةِ ، واضِحَ الدَّلالَةِ ، هادِياً مِنَ الضَّلالَةِ ، مُنْقِذاً مِنَ الْجَهالَةِ .

  وَأَظْهِرْ مَعالِمَهُ ، وَثَبِّتْ قَواعِدَهُ ، وَأَعِزَّ نَصْرَهُ ، وَأَطِلْ عُمْرَهُ ، وَأَبْسِطْ جاهَهُ ، وَأَحْيِ أَمْرَهُ ، وَأَظْهِرْ نُورَهُ ، وَقَرِّبْ بُعْدَهُ ، وَأَنْجِزْ وَعْدَهُ ، وَأَوْفِ عَهْدَهُ ، وَزَيِّنِ الْأَرْضَ بِطُولِ بَقائِهِ ، وَدَوامِ مُلْكِهِ ، وَعُلُوِّ ارْتِقائِهِ وَارْتِفاعِهِ .

  وَأَنِرْ مَشاهِدَهُ ، وَثَبِّتْ قَواعِدَهُ ، وَعَظِّمْ بُرْهانَهُ ، وَأَمِدْ سُلْطانَهُ ، وَأَعْلِ مَكانَهُ ، وَقَوِّ أَرْكانَهُ ، وَأَرِنا وَجْهَهُ ، وَأَوْضِحْ بَهْجَتَهُ ، وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ ، وَأَظْهِرْ كَلِمَتَهُ ، وَأَعِزَّ دَعْوَتَهُ ، وَأَعْطِهِ سُؤْلَهُ ، وَبَلِّغْهُ يا رَبِّ مَأْمُولَهُ ، وَشَرِّفْ مَقامَهُ ، وَعَظِّمْ إِكْرامَهُ .

  وَأَعِزَّ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنينَ ، وَأَحْيِ بِهِ سُنَنَ الْمُرْسَلينَ ، وَأَذِلَّ بِهِ الْمُنافِقينَ ، وَأَهْلِكْ بِهِ الْجَبَّارينَ ، وَاكْفِهِ بَغْيَ الْحاسِدينَ ، وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ شَرِّ الْكائِدينَ ، وَازْجُرْ عَنْهُ إِرادَةَ الظَّالِمينَ .

  وَأَيِّدْهُ بِجُنُودٍ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ مُسَوِّمينَ ، وَسَلِّطْهُ عَلى أَعْداءِ دينِكَ أَجْمَعينَ ، وَأَقْصِمْ بِهِ كُلَّ جَبَّارٍ عَنيدٍ ، وَأَخْمِدْ بِسَيْفِهِ كُلَّ نارٍ وَقيدٍ ، وَأَنْفِذْ حُكْمَهُ في كُلِّ مَكانٍ ، وَأَقِمْ بِسُلْطانِهِ كُلَّ سُلطانٍ ، وَأَقْمِعْ بِهِ عَبَدَةَ الْأَوْثانِ .

  وَشَرِّفْ بِهِ أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ وَالْإيمانِ ، وَأَظْهِرْهُ عَلى كُلِّ الْأَدْيانِ ، وَأَكْبِتْ مَنْ عاداهُ ، وَأَذِلَّ مَنْ ناواهُ ، وَاسْتَأْصِلْ مَنْ جَحَدَ حَقَّهُ ، وَأَنْكَرَ صِدْقَهُ ، وَاسْتَهانَ بِأَمْرِهِ ، وَأَرادَ إِخْمادَ ذِكْرِهِ ، وَسَعى في إِطْفاءِ نُورِهِ .

  أَللَّهُمَّ نَوِّرْ بِنُورِهِ كُلَّ ظُلْمَةٍ ، وَاكْشِفْ بِهِ كُلَّ غُمَّةٍ ، وَقَدِّمْ أَمامَهَ الرُّعْبَ ، وَثَبِّتْ بِهِ الْقَلْبَ ، وَأَقِمْ بِهِ نُصْرَةَ الْحَرْبِ ، وَاجْعَلْهُ الْقائِمَ الْمُؤَمَّلَ ، وَالْوَصِيَّ الْمُفَضَّلَ ، وَالْإِمامَ الْمُنْتَظَرَ ، وَالْعَدْلَ الْمُخْتَبَرَ .

  وَامْلَأْ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلاً وَقِسْطاً ، كَما مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً وَظُلْماً ، وَأَعِنْهُ عَلى ما وَلَّيْتَهُ وَاسْتَخْلَفْتَهُ وَاسْتَرْعَيْتَهُ ، حَتَّى يَجْرِيَ حُكْمُهُ عَلى كُلِّ حُكْمٍ ، وَيَهْدِيَ بِحَقِّهِ كُلَّ ضَلالَةٍ .

  وَاحْرُسْهُ اللَّهُمَّ بِعَيْنِكَ الَّتي لاتَنامُ ، وَاكْنُفْهُ بِرُكْنِكَ الَّذي لايُرامُ ، وَأَعِزَّهُ بِعِزِّكَ الَّذي لايُضامُ ، وَاجْعَلْني يا إِلهي مِنْ عَدَدِهِ وَمَدَدِهِ ، وَأَنْصارِهِ وَأَعْوانِهِ وَأَرْكانِهِ وَأَشْياعِهِ وَأَتْباعِهِ ، وَأَذِقْني طَعْمَ فَرْحَتِهِ ، وَأَلْبِسْني ثَوْبَ بَهْجَتِهِ ، وَأَحْضِرْني مَعَهُ لِبَيْعَتِهِ ، وَتَأْكيدِ عَقْدِهِ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَالْمَقامِ عِنْدَ بَيْتِكَ الْحَرامِ .

  وَوَفِّقْني يا رَبِّ لِلْقِيامِ بِطاعَتِهِ ، وَالْمَثْوى في خِدْمَتِهِ ، وَالْمَكْثِ في دَوْلَتِهِ ، وَاجْتِنابِ مَعْصِيَتِهِ ، فَإِنْ تَوَفَّيْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ قَبْلَ ذلِكَ ، فَاجْعَلْني يا رَبِّ في مَنْ يَكِرُّ في رَجْعَتِهِ ، وَيَمْلِكُ في دَوْلَتِهِ ، وَيَتَمَكَّنُ في أَيَّامِهِ ، وَيَسْتَظِلُّ تَحْتَ أَعْلامِهِ ، وَيُحْشَرُ في زُمْرَتِهِ ، وَتَقَرُّ عَيْنُهُ بِرُؤْيَتِهِ ، بِفَضْلِكَ وَ إِحْسانِكَ ، وَكَرَمِكَ وَامْتِنانِكَ ، إِنَّكَ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظيمِ ، وَالْمَنِّ الْقَديمِ ، وَالْإِحْسانِ الْكَريمِ .

            O’ Allah! Indeed You are the disperser of sorrows and hardships, and to You we complain regarding the occultation of our Imams, and the son of Prophet’s daughter. O’ Allah! Fill the earth with justice like it was filled with oppression and tyranny. O’ Allah! Bless Mohammad and his household, and show us our Leader, our Owner, our Imam, and our Master, the Master of Time, the Shelter of our age, the deliverer of our time, with evident speech and clear proofs, a guide from the misguidance, a rescuer from ignorance, and make his signs apparent, and strengthen his pillars, and dignify his support, and elongate his life, and extend his position, and revive his affair, and display his light, and bring his distance near, and fulfil his promises, and accomplish his oaths, and beautify the Earth with his extensive existence, and his eternal kingdom, and his high elevation and rise, and brighten the places of his existence, and strengthen his pillars, and dignify his arguments, and extend his dominion, and elevate his position, and strengthen his pillars, and show us his face, and display his happiness, and rise his status, and succeed his word, and glorify his invitation, and fulfil his desires, and deliver to him all that he hopes for, O’ Lord, and honour his position, greaten his respect, and dignify the believers through him, and revive the traditions of the Prophets through him, and humiliate the hypocrites through him, and destroy the tyrants, and suffice him against the oppression of the jealous men, and provide him shelter from the evil of the schemers, and keep the wicked intentions of the transgressors from him, and support him with an army of the known angels, and dominate him over all the enemies of Your religion, destroy all the adamant tyrants through him, and extinguish all the blazing fire through his sword, and establish his order everywhere, and create all the kingdom under his dominion, destroy the idol-worshippers through him, and honour the people of Qur’an and the faithful, and succeed him over all the religions, and make his enemies helpless, and humiliate whoever targets him, and overpower all those who deny his right, reject his truth, weaken his affair, wishes to destroy his memory, and strives to put off his light. O’ Allah! Brighten all the darkness through his light, and disperse all the sorrows through him, and send his terror ahead of him, and strengthen the heart through him, and establish the victory of battle through him, and make him the desired Riser, and the best successor, and the anticipated Imam, and the examined just person, and fill the Earth with justice through him like it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and support him in the things concerning his guardianship, caliphate and observance, so that his order rules over all the orders, and guides with his right all the misguidance. O’ Allah! Safeguard him with Your Eye that doesn’t sleep, and supervise him under your firm supervision, and dignify him with Your unending honour, and regard me, O’ Lord, amongst his soldiers and his supporters, his helpers and his pillars, his followers and his devotees, and give me the taste of his happiness, and cover me with the attire of his freshness, and avail me alongside him for pledging allegiance with him, so that I can emphasise on the allegiance I have pledged with him between the Rukn and the Maqaam near Your holy House, O’ Lord, succeed me for the establishment of Your obedience, and for seeking shelter in his service, and for staying in his kingdom, and for distancing from sins, thus if You put me to death before the establishment of his kingdom, then regard me, O’ Lord, amongst those who will return at the time of return, who will become the rulers, and will become powerful in his days, and will gather under his flag, and will be raised alongside him, and they eyes will be calmed by his sight, with Your Grace and Your Favour, Your Kindness and Your Generosity, indeed You are the Gracious, the Great, the Eternal benevolent, the Mighty, the Beneficent.

            Then offer 12 units of prayer (six prayers of 2 units each) wherever you may be, and recite whichever chapter you wish to recite and send its reward to his holiness (A.S.). After offering the Salaam of each 2 unit prayer, recite the Tasbeeh of Lady Fatima Zahra (S.A.), then say:

أَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلامُ ، وَ إِلَيْكَ يَعُودُ السَّلامُ ، حَيِّنا رَبَّنا مِنْكَ بِالسَّلامِ . أَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هذِهِ الرَّكَعاتِ هَدِيَّةٌ مِنّي إِلى وَلِيِّكَ وَابْنِ وَلِيِّكَ وَابْنِ أَوْلِيائِكَ ، اَلْإِمامِ بْنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ ، اَلْخَلَفِ الصَّالِحِ ، اَلْحُجَّةِ صاحِبِ الزَّمانِ . فَصَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَبَلِّغْهُ إِيَّاها ، وَأَعْطِني أَفْضَلَ أَمَلي وَرَجائي فيكَ وَفي رَسُولِكَ ، صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلى آلِهِ أَجْمَعينَ وَفيهِ .

            O’ Allah! You are Peace and from You is Peace, and towards You returns Peace, and gift us, O’ Lord, with Peace from You. O’ Allah! These units are a gift from me to Your Guardian, and the son of Your Guardian and the son of Your Friends, the Imam son of the Imams, the rightful successor, the Proof, the Master of Time; bless Mohammad and his holy Progeny, and deliver these prayers to him, and grant me with the best of my desire and hope in You and in Your Prophet and in him, Your Peace and blessing be upon him and his entire Progeny.^[2]

            Sayyid bin Taoos (R.A.) says: after offering the prayer, recite the famous supplication which is recite in the period of occultation of his holiness (A.S.).^[3]

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