Recommended Acts (A'amal) of Masjid al-Kufah

Text and Translation

Entering the Mosque

As is mentioned in the book of Misbah al-Za'ir and other books, the recommended devotional acts at Masjid al-Kufah are as follows: You may begin with the following words when you enter the city of al-Kufah :

بِسْمِ ٱللهِ وَبِٱللهِ

bismi allahi wa billahi

In the Name of Allah (I begin), in Allah (I trust),

وَفِي سَبِيلِ ٱللهِ

wa fi sabili allahi

on the way of Allah (I proceed),

وَعَلَىٰ مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ ٱللهِ

wa `ala millati rasuli allahi

and the course of Allah’s Messenger,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace be upon him and his Household, (I follow).

اَللَّهُمَّ انْزِلْنِي مُنْزَلاً مُبَارَكاً

allahumma anzilni munzalan mubarakan

O Allah, (please do) enable me to reside blessedly

وَانْتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْمُنْزِلِينَ

wa anta khayru almunzilina

and You are the best of those who enable to reside.

You may then walk toward the mosque, repeating the following statements :

اللهُ اكْبَرُ وَلاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ ٱللهُ

allahu akbaru wa la ilaha illa allahu

Allah is the Most Great. There is no god but Allah.

وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَسُبْحَانَ ٱللهِ

walhamdu lillahi wa subhana allahi

All praise be to Allah. All glory be to Allah.

When you reach the gate of the mosque, you may stop there and say the following words :

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا رَسُولِ ٱللهِ

alssalamu `ala sayyidina rasuli allahi

Peace be upon our master the Messenger of Allah,

مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ ٱللهِ

muhammadi bni `abdillahi

Muhammad son of `Abdullah,

وَآلِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

wa alihi alttahirina

and upon his immaculate progeny.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `ala amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon the Commander of the Faithful,

عَلِيِّ بْنِ ابِي طَالِبٍ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

`aliyy bni abi talibin wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

`Ali the son of Abi-Talib. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him,

وَعَلَىٰ مَجَالِسِهِ وَمَشَاهِدِهِ

wa `ala majalisihi wa mashahidihi

upon his sessions, upon his meeting-places,

وَمَقَامِ حِكْمَتِهِ وَآثَارِ آبَائِهِ

wa maqami hikmatihi wa athari aba'ihi

upon the places that witnessed his wisdom, upon the traces of his forefathers:

آدَمَ وَنُوحٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ

adama wa nuhin wa ibrahima wa isma`ila

Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Ishmael,

وَتِبْيَانِ بَيِّنَاتِهِ

wa tibyani bayyinatihi

and upon the places that witnessed the presentations of his evidences.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلإِمَامِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ ٱلْعَدْلِ

alssalamu `ala al-imami alhakimi al`adli

Peace be upon the Imam: the wise, the just,

ٱلصِّدِّيقِ ٱلاكْبَرِ ٱلْفَارُوقِ بِٱلْقِسْطِ

alssiddiqi al-akbari alfaruqi bilqisti

the grandest veracious, and the fair distinguisher

ٱلَّذِي فَرَّقَ ٱللهُ بِهِ بَيْنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبَاطِلِ

alladhi farraqa allahu bihi bayna alhaqqi walbatili

by whom Allah distinguished the right from the wrong,

وَٱلْكُفْرِ وَٱلإِيمَانِ

walkufri wal-imani

atheism from (true) belief,

وَٱلشِّرْكِ وَٱلتَّوْحِيدِ

walshshirki walttawhidi

and polytheism from monotheism,

لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ

liyahlika man halaka `an bayyinatin

so that he who would perish might perish by clear proof

وَيَحْيَا مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ

wa yahya man hayya `an bayyinatin

and he who would live might live by clear proof.

اشْهَدُ انَّكَ امِيرُ ٱلْمُؤمِنِينَ

ashhadu annaka amiru almu'minina

I bear witness that you are verily the commander of the faithful,

وَخَاصَّةُ نَفْسِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ

wa khassatu nafsi almuntajabina

the elite of the selves of the select ones,

وَزَيْنُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ

wa zaynu alssiddiqina

the adornment of the veracious ones,

وَصَابِرُ ٱلْمُمْتَحَنِينَ

wa sabiru almumtahanina

and the most steadfast among the tried ones;

وَانَّكَ حَكَمُ ٱللهِ فِي ارْضِهِ

wa annaka hakamu allahi fi arzihi

and that you are verily the judge of Allah on His lands,

وَقَاضِي امْرِهِ وَبَابُ حِكْمَتِهِ

wa qazi amrihi wa babu hikmatihi

the decider according to His orders, the door to His wisdom,

وَعَاقِدُ عَهْدِهِ وَٱلنَّاطِقُ بِوَعْدِهِ

wa `aqidu `ahdihi walnnatiqu biwa`dihi

the maker of His pledge, the spokesman of His promise,

وَٱلْحَبْلُ ٱلْمَوْصُولُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ عِبَادِهِ

walhablu almawsulu baynahu wa bayna `ibadihi

the rope that is connected between His servants and Him,

وَكَهْفُ ٱلنَّجَاةِ وَمِنْهَاجُ ٱلتُّقَىٰ

wa kahfu alnnajati wa minhaju alttuqa

the haven of redemption, the course of piety,

وَٱلدَّرَجَةُ ٱلْعُلْيَا وَمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْقَاضِي ٱلاعْلَىٰ

walddarajatu al`ulya wa muhayminu alqazi al-a`la

the most elevated rank, and the executor of the laws of the Most Exalted Judge.

يَا امِيرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

ya amira almu'minina

O Commander of the Faithful,

بِكَ اتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللهِ زُلْفَىٰ

bika ataqarrabu ila allahi zulfa

through you do I seek close nearness to Allah

انْتَ وَلِيِّي وَسَيِّدِي

anta waliyyi wa sayyidi

for you are my chief, master,

وَوَسِيلَتِي فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa wasilati fi alddunya wal-akhirati

and means (to Allah) in this world as well as the Hereafter.

You may then enter the mosque : It is however more favorable to enter the mosque from the gate situated at the backside. This gate is known as bab sohban ( where the serpent entered to consult Imam Ali(as). popular as Bab al-fil (The Elephant Gate). You may then say the following words:

اللهُ اكْبَرُ ٱللهُ اكْبَرُ ٱللهُ اكْبَرُ

allahu akbaru allahu akbaru allahu akbaru

Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great.

هٰذَا مَقَامُ ٱلْعَائِذِ بِٱللهِ

hadha maqamu al`a'idhi billahi

This is the situation of him who seeks refuge with Allah,

وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ ٱللهِ

wa bimuhammadin habibi allahi

with Muhammad the most beloved by Allah,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

may Allah’s peace be upon him and his Household,

وَبِوِلايَةِ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

wa biwilayati amiri almu'minina

with the (Divinely commissioned) leadership of the Commander of the Faithful,

وَٱلائِمَّةِ ٱلْمَهْدِيِّينَ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ

wal-a'immati almahdiyyina alssadiqina

and with the Imams; the well-guided, the veracious,

ٱلنَّاطِقِينَ ٱلرَّاشِدِينَ

alnnatiqina alrrashidina

the spokesmen (of Allah), the orthodox,

ٱلَّذِينَ اذْهَبَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُمُ ٱلرِّجْسَ

alladhina adhhaba allahu `anhumu alrrijsa

from whom Allah removed filth

وَطَهَّرَهُمْ تَطْهِيراً

wa tahharahum tathiran

and He purified them with thorough purification.

رَضِيتُ بِهِمْ ائِمَّةً وَهُدَاةً وَمَوَالِيَّ

razitu bihim a'immatan wa hudatan wa mawaliyya

I accept them as leaders, guides, and masters.

سَلَّمْتُ لاِمْرِ ٱللهِ لاَ اشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً

sallamtu li'amri allahi la ushriku bihi shay'an

I succumb to the acts of Allah. I associate none with Him

وَلاَ اتَّخِذُ مَعَ ٱللهِ وَلِيّاً

wa la attakhidhu ma`a allahi waliyyan

and I do not betake any master other than Allah.

كَذَبَ ٱلْعَادِلُونَ بِٱللهِ

kadhaba al`adiluna billahi

Truly liars are those who set up equals with Allah

وَضَلُّوٱ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيداً

wa zallu zalalan ba`idan

as they have certainly strayed off in remote error.

حَسْبِيَ ٱللهُ وَاوْلِيَاءُ ٱللهِ

hasbiya allahu wa awliya'u allahi

Sufficient for me are Allah and the saints of Allah.

اشْهَدُ انْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللهُ

ashhadu an la ilaha illa allahu

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,

وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ

wahdahu la sharika lahu

alone without having any partner.

وَاشْهَدُ انَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

wa ashhadu anna muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluhu

And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

may Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Household,

وَانَّ عَلِيّاً وَٱلائِمَّةَ ٱلْمَهْدِيِّينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

wa anna `aliyyan wal-a'immata almahdiyyina min dhurriyyatihi `alayhimu alssalamu

and that `Ali and the well-guided Imams from his progeny, peace be upon them all,

اوْلِيَائِي وَحُجّةُ ٱللهِ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِهِ

awliya'i wa hujjatu allahi `ala khalqihi

are my masters and the arguments of Allah against His created beings.

Station of Ibrahim (a) & Khizr (a)

Maqam Ibrahim(as) You may then walk to the fourth column of the mosque, which is situated next to bab al-anmat and opposite to the fifth column.

You may then offer a four-unit prayer. In the first two units, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Tawhid. In the other two units, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Qadr (No. 97).

When you finish, you may say tasbih al-zahra' litany and then say :

Alternate

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِ ٱللهِ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ ٱلرَّاشِدِينَ

alssalamu `ala `ibadi allahi alssalihina alrrashidina

Peace be upon the righteous, orthodox servants of Allah

ٱلَّذِينَ اذْهَبَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُمُ ٱلرِّجْسَ وَطَهَّرَهُمْ تَطْهِيراً

alladhina adhhaba allahu `anhumu alrrijsa wa tahharahum tathiran

from whom Allah has removed filth and purified them a thorough purification.

وَجَعَلَهُمْ انْبِيَاءَ مُرْسَلِينَ

wa ja`alahum anbiya'a mursalina

He also made them Prophets and Messengers

وَحُجَّةً عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَلْقِ اجْمَعِينَ

wa hujjatan `ala alkhalqi ajma`ina

and set them as arguments against all the created beings.

وَسَلاَ مٌ عَلَىٰ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

wa salamun `ala almursalina

Peace be upon the Messengers

وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

walhamdu lillahi rabbi al`alamina

and all praise be to Allah the Lord of the worlds.

ذٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

dhalika taqdiru al`azizi al`alimi

This is the arrangement of the Mighty, Knowing Lord.

You may then repeat the following statement seven times :

سَلامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

salamun `ala nuhin fi al`alamina

Peace and salutation to Noah among the nations.

You may then say the following words :

نَحْنُ عَلَىٰ وَصِيَّتِكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

nahnu `ala wasiyyatika ya waliyya almu'minina

O master of the believers, we are abiding by your precept

ٱلَّتِي اوْصَيْتَ بِهَا ذُرِّيَّتَكَ

allati awsayta biha dhurriyyataka

that you provided to your offspring:

مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ وَٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ

min almursalina walssiddiqina

the Messengers and the veracious ones.

وَنَحْنُ مِنْ شِيعَتِكَ

wa nahnu min shi`atika

And we are among your adherents

وَشِيعَةِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

wa shi`ati nabiyyina muhammadin

and among the adherents of our Prophet Muhammad,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace of Allah be upon him and his Household

وَعَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

wa `alayka wa `ala jami`i almursalina

and upon you as well as all the Messengers,

وَٱلانْبِيَاءِ وَٱلصَّادِقِينَ

wal-anbiya'i walssadiqina

Prophets, and veracious ones.

وَنَحْنُ عَلَىٰ مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

wa nahnu `ala millati ibrahima

And we are also following the doctrine of Abraham,

وَدِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلامِّيِّ

wa dini muhammadin alnnabiyyi al-ummiyyi

the religion of Muhammad the Meccan Prophet,

وَٱلائِمَّةِ ٱلْمَهْدِيِّينَ

wal-a'immati almahdiyyina

and the religion of the well-guided Imams,

وَوِلايَةِ مَوْلاَنَا عَلِيٍّ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

wa wilayati mawlana `aliyyin amiri almu'minina

and we are loyal to the (Divinely commissioned) leadership of `Ali, the Commander of the Faithful.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْبَشِيرِ ٱلنَّذِيرِ

alssalamu `ala albashiri alnnadhiri

Peace be upon the bearer of glad tidings (for the believers) and the warner (against Allah’s chastisement).

صَلَوَاتُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ

salawatu allahi `alayhi

May Allah’s peace,

وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَرِضْوَانُهُ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatuhu wa rizwanuhu wa barakatuhu

mercy, pleasure, and blessings be upon him,

وَعَلَىٰ وَصِيِّهِ وَخَلِيفَتِهِ

wa `ala wasiyyihi wa khalifatihi

and upon his successor and vicegerent:

ٱلشَّاهِدِ لِلهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِهِ

alshshahidi lillahi min ba`dihi `ala khalqihi

the witness on Allah’s creatures after him (the Prophet),

عَلِيٍّ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

`aliyyin amiri almu'minina

`Ali, the Commander of the Faithful,

ٱلصِّدِّيقِ ٱلاكْبَرِ وَٱلْفَارُوقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

alssiddiqi al-akbari walfaruqi almubini

the grandest veracious, and the clear distinguisher (between the right and the wrong),

ٱلَّذِي اخَذْتَ بَيْعَتَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

alladhi akhadhta bay`atahu `ala al`alamina

whom You have ordered the peoples to swear allegiance to him.

رَضِيتُ بِهِمْ اوْلِيَاءَ وَمَوَالِيَّ وَحُكَّاماً

razitu bihim awliya'a wa mawaliyya wa hukkaman

I thus accept them as masters, leaders, and rulers,

فِي نَفْسِي وَوُلْدِي وَاهْلِي وَمَالِي وَقِسْمِي

fi nafsi wa wuldi wa ahli wa mali wa qismi

over myself, my progeny, my family members, my property, whatever sustenance You decide for me,

وَحِلِّي وَإِحْرَامِي وَإِسْلاَمِي وَدِينِي

wa hilli wa ihrami wa islami wa dini

whatever is legal or illegal for me to do, my being Muslim, my religion,

وَدُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي

wa dunyaya wa akhirati wa mahyaya wa mamati

my worldly life, my Next Life, my being kept alive, and my death.

انْتُمُ ٱلائِمَّةُ فِي ٱلْكِتَابِ

antumu al-a'immatu fi alkitabi

You (the Infallible Imams) are indeed the Imams whom are mentioned in the (Holy) Book

وَفَصْلُ ٱلْمَقَامِ وَفَصْلُ ٱلْخِطَابِ

wa faslu almaqami wa faslu alkhitabi

and you are the clear leaders in all situations, the clear judges,

وَاعْيُنُ ٱلْحَيِّ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يَنَامُ

wa a`yunu alhayyi alladhi la yanamu

the eyes of the Ever-living Lord Who never sleeps,

وَانْتُمْ حُكَمَاءُ ٱللهِ

wa antum hukama'u allahi

and the judging representatives of Allah.

وَبِكُمْ حَكَمَ ٱللهُ وَبِكُمْ عُرِفَ حَقُّ ٱللهِ

wa bikum hakama allahu wa bikum `urifa haqqu allahi

Through you has Allah judged and though you was the right of Allah recognized.

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللهِ

la ilaha illa allahu muhammadun rasulu allahi

There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

انْتُمْ نُورُ ٱللهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ ايْدِينَا وَمِنْ خَلْفِنَا

antum nuru allahi min bayni aydina wa min khalfina

You are the Light of Allah that lies before and behind us.

انْتُمْ سُنَّةُ ٱللهِ ٱلَّتِي بِهَا سَبَقَ ٱلْقَضَاءُ

antum sunnatu allahi allati biha sabaqa alqaza'u

You are the instructions of Allah that He has decided before all things.

يَا امِيرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

ya amira almu'minina

O Commander of the Faithful,

انَا لَكُمْ مُسَلِّمٌ تَسْلِيماً

ana lakum musallimun tasliman

I submit to you with thorough submission,

لاَ اشْرِكُ بِٱللهِ شَيْئاً

la ushriku billahi shay'an

I never associate with Allah anything [or anyone],

وَلاَ اتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيّاً

wa la attakhidhu min dunihi waliyyan

and I never betake a master other than Him.

الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ ٱلَّذِي هَدَانِي بِكُمْ

alhamdu lillahi alladhi hadani bikum

All praise be to Allah Who has guided me to this,

وَمَا كُنْتُ لاِهْتَدِيَ لَوْلاَ انْ هَدَانِيَ ٱللهُ

wa ma kuntu li'ahtadiya lawla an hadaniya allahu

and I should never have been guided if Allah had not guided me.

اللهُ اكْبَرُ ٱللهُ اكْبَرُ ٱللهُ اكْبَرُ

allahu akbaru allahu akbaru allahu akbaru

Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great.

الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَانَا

alhamdu lillahi `ala ma hadana

All praise be to Allah for that to which He has guided us.

This section starts at 3:20

Next to Maqam Ibrahim (as) there is Maqam khizr (as) - Recite a 2 Rakat Salat at this place

Station of Adam (a)

Seventh Column- Prophet Adam

The seventh column is the place where Almighty Allah guided Prophet Adam(as) to ask for repentance. Hence, you may walk to this place, stop there, face the kiblah direction, and say the following words:

Alt:

بِسْمِ ٱللهِ وَبِٱللهِ

bismi allahi wa billahi

In the Name of Allah (I begin), in Allah (I trust),

وَعَلَىٰ مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ ٱللهِ

wa `ala millati rasuli allahi

and the course of Allah’s Messenger,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace be upon him and his Household, (I follow).

وَلاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ ٱللهُ

wa la ilaha illa allahu

There is no god but Allah.

مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللهِ

muhammadun rasulu allahi

Muhammad is Allah’s messenger.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ابِينَا آدَمَ وَامِّنَا حَوَّاءَ

alssalamu `ala abina adama wa ummina hawwa'a

Peace be upon our father Adam and our mother Eve.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ هَابِيلَ ٱلْمَقْتُولِ ظُلْماً وَعُدْوَاناً

alssalamu `ala habila almaqtuli zulman wa `udwanan

Peace be upon Abel who was killed wrongly and aggressively,

عَلَىٰ مَوَاهِبِ ٱللهِ وَرِضْوَانِهِ

`ala mawahibi allahi wa rizwanihi

because he was envied for Allah’s favors and pleasure.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ شَيْثٍ صَفْوَةِ ٱللهِ

alssalamu `ala shaythin safwati allahi

Peace be upon Sheeth, the select of Allah,

ٱلْمُخْتَارِ ٱلامِينِ

almukhtari al-amini

the chosen and trustee,

وَعَلَىٰ ٱلصَّفْوَةِ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ

wa `ala alssafwati alssadiqina min dhurriyyatihi alttayyibina

and upon the veracious, select ones from his immaculate progeny,

اوَّلِهِمْ وَآخِرِهِمْ

awwalihim wa akhirihim

from the first to the last.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ

alssalamu `ala ibrahima wa isma`ila

Peace be upon Abraham, Ishmael,

وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ

wa ishaqa wa ya`quba

Isaac, and Jacob,

وَعَلَىٰ ذُرِّيَّتِهِمُ ٱلْمُخْتَارِينَ

wa `ala dhurriyyatihimu almukhtarina

and upon their chosen descendants.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ كَلِيمِ ٱللهِ

alssalamu `ala musa kalimi allahi

Peace be upon Moses the spoken by Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ عِيسَىٰ رُوحِ ٱللهِ

alssalamu `ala `isa ruhi allahi

Peace be upon Jesus the spirit of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ بْنِ عَبْدِ ٱللهِ خَاتِمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ

alssalamu `ala muhammadin ibni `abdillahi khatimi alnnabiyyina

Peace be upon Muhammad the son of `Abdullah, the seal of the Prophets.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ

alssalamu `ala amiri almu'minina wa dhurriyyatihi alttayyibina

Peace be upon the Commander of the Faithful and upon his immaculate progeny.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon them.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي ٱلاوَّلِينَ

alssalamu `alaykum fi al-awwalina

Peace be upon you among the ancient generations.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي ٱلآخِرينِ

alssalamu `alaykum fi al-akhirini

Peace be upon you among the coming generations.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ فَاطِمَةَ ٱلزَّهْرَاءِ

alssalamu `ala fatimata alzzahra'i

Peace be upon Fatimah al-Zahra' (the Luminous Lady).

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلائِمَّةِ ٱلْهَادِينَ

alssalamu `ala al-a'immati alhadina

Peace be upon the guiding Imams:

شُهَدَاءِ ٱللهِ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِهِ

shuhada'i allahi `ala khalqihi

the witnesses of Allah upon His created beings.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلرَّقِيبِ ٱلشَّاهِدِ عَلَىٰ ٱلامَمِ لِلهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

alssalamu `ala alrraqibi alshshahidi `ala al-umami lillahi rabbi al`alamina

Peace be upon the supervisor: the witness on the nations for Allah the Lord of the worlds.

Then At the same place, you may offer a four unit prayer reciting in the first unit Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Qadr and reciting in the second unit Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Tawhid and repeat the same in the third and fourth units.

When you finish this prayer and say the Tasbih statements, you may then say the following words:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ

allahumma in kuntu qad `asaytuka

O Allah, if I have disobeyed you,

فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي ٱلإِيمَانِ مِنِّي بِكَ

fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi al-imani minni bika

I have also obeyed you in my belief in You.

مَنّاً مِنْكَ عَلَيَّ لاَ مَنّاً مِنِّي عَلَيْكَ

mannan minka `alayya la mannan minni `alayka

This is out of Your favoring upon me, not a favor that I do to You.

وَاطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ لَكَ

wa ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i laka

I have also obeyed You in the things that You most like:

لَمْ اتَّخِذْ لَكَ وَلَداً

lam attakhidh laka waladan

I have not claimed that You have child

وَلَمْ ادْعُ لَكَ شَرِيكاً

wa lam ad`u laka sharikan

and I have not associated any one with You.

وَقَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فِي اشْيَاءَ كَثِيرَةٍ

wa qad `asaytuka fi ashya'a kathiratin

Yet, I have disobeyed You in many things,

عَلَىٰ غَيْرِ وَجْهِ ٱلْمُكَابَرَةِ لَكَ

`ala ghayri wajhi almukabarati laka

on account of neither defiance,

وَلاَ ٱلْخُرُوجِ عَنْ عُبُودِيَّتِكَ

wa la alkhuruji `an `ubudiyyatika

nor mutiny against my servitude to You,

وَلاَ ٱلْجُحُودِ لِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

wa la aljuhudi lirububiyyatika

nor denial of Your Godhead;

وَلَكِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُ هَوَايَ

wa lakin ittaba`tu hawaya

rather, I only followed my lusts,

وَازَلَّنِيَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ بَعْدَ ٱلْحُجَّةِ عَلَيَّ وَٱلْبَيَانِ

wa azallaniya alshshaytanu ba`da alhujjati `alayya walbayani

and Satan caused me to slip although You have had clear argument against me.

فَإِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِذُنُوبِي غَيْرَ ظَالِمٍ لِي

fa'in tu`adhdhibni fabidhunubi ghayra zalimin li

Thus, if You chastise me, then it is on account of my sins and You are never unjust to me.

وَإِنْ تَعْفُ عَنِّي وَتَرْحَمْنِي

wa in ta`fu `anni wa tarhamni

And if You pardon me and have mercy upon me,

فَبِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ

fabijudika wa karamika ya karimu

then this is out of Your magnanimity and generosity, O All-generous.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ ذُنُوبِي لَمْ يَبْقَ لَهَا إِلاَّ رَجَاءُ عَفْوِكَ

allahumma inna dhunubi lam yabqa laha illa raja'u `afwika

O Allah, nothing can stand for my sins except my hope in Your pardon,

وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ آلَةَ ٱلْحِرْمَانِ

wa qad qaddamtu alata alhirmani

although I have done things due to which I deserve deprivation of Your pardon.

فَانَا اسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَا لاَ اسْتَوْجِبُهُ

fa'ana as'aluka allahumma ma la astawjibuhu

Therefore, I beseech You, O Allah, for that which I do not deserve

وَاطْلُبُ مِنْكَ مَا لاَ اسْتَحِقُّهُ

wa atlubu minka ma la astahiqquhu

and I seek from You that which I do not merit.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِذُنُوبِي وَلَمْ تَظْلِمْنِي شَيْئاً

allahumma in tu`adhdhibni fabidhunubi wa lam tazlimni shay'an

O Allah, if you chastise me, then this will be on account of my sins and You shall never be unjust to me.

وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لِي فَخَيْرُ رَاحِمٍ انْتَ يَا سَيِّدِي

wa in taghfir li fakhayru rahimin anta ya sayyidi

But if You forgive me, then You are already the best of all those who show mercy, O my Master.

اَللَّهُمَّ انْتَ انْتَ وَانَا انَا

allahumma anta anta wa ana ana

O Allah, You are what You are and I am what I am:

انْتَ ٱلْعَوَّادُ بِٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

anta al`awwadu bilmaghfirati

You are always returning with forgiveness

وَانَا ٱلْعَوَّادُ بِٱلذُّنُوبِ

wa ana al`awwadu bildhdhnubi

and I always return with sinning.

وَانْتَ ٱلْمُتَفَضِّلُ بِٱلْحِلْمِ

wa anta almutafazzilu bilhilmi

You always confer with forbearance

وَانَا ٱلْعَوَّادُ بِٱلْجَهْلِ

wa ana al`awwadu biljahli

and I always return with impatience.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَإِنِّي اسْالُكَ يَا كَنْزَ ٱلضُّعَفَاءِ

allahumma fa'inni as'aluka ya kanza alzzu`afa'i

O Allah, I do beseech You, O treasure of the weak,

يَا عَظِيمَ ٱلرَّجَاءِ يَا مُنْقِذَ ٱلْغَرْقَىٰ

ya `azima alrraja'i ya munqidha algharqa

O He in Whom great hope is put, O rescuer of the drowned,

يَا مُنْجِيَ ٱلْهَلْكَىٰ يَا مُمِيتَ ٱلاحْيَاءِ

ya munjiya alhalka ya mumita al-ahya'i

O savior of those about to perish, O He Who causes the alive to die,

يَا مُحْيِيَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

ya muhyiya almawta

O He Who causes the dead to live again!

انْتَ ٱللهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta

You are Allah; there is no god but You.

انْتَ ٱلَّذِي سَجَدَ لَكَ شُعَاعُ ٱلشَّمْسِ

anta alladhi sajada laka shu`a`u alshshamsi

It is You before Whom has prostrated the ray of the sun,

وَدَوِيُّ ٱلْمَاءِ وَحَفِيفُ ٱلشَّجَرِ

wa dawiyyu alma'i wa hafifu alshshajari

the sound of water, the rustling of trees,

وَنُورُ ٱلْقَمَرِ وَظُلْمَةُ ٱللَّيْلِ

wa nuru alqamari wa zulmatu allayli

and the moonlight, the murk of night,

وَضَوْءُ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَخَفَقَانُ ٱلطَّيْرِ

wa zaw'u alnnahari wa khafaqanu alttayri

the light of daytime, and the flapping of birds.

فَاسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ يَا عَظِيمُ

fa-as'aluka allahumma ya `azimu

I thus beseech You, O All-great,

بِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ

bihaqqika `ala muhammadin wa alihi alssadiqina

in the name of the duty of Muhammad and his veracious Household towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi muhammadin wa alihi alssadiqina `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards Muhammad and his veracious Household,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ عَلِيٍّ

wa bihaqqika `ala `aliyyin

in the name of the duty of `Ali towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi `aliyyin `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards `Ali,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ فَاطِمَةَ

wa bihaqqika `ala fatimata

in the name of the duty of Fatimah towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi fatimata `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards Fatimah,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ

wa bihaqqika `ala alhasani

in the name of the duty of al-Hasan towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ ٱلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi alhasani `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards al-Hasan,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ

wa bihaqqika `ala alhusayni

in the name of the duty of al-Husayn towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi alhusayni `alayka

and in the name of Your duty towards al-Husayn.

فَإِنَّ حُقُوقَهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ افْضَلِ إِنْعَامِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ

fa'inna huquqahum `alayka min afzali in`amika `alayhim

Verily, Your duty towards them is one of the greatest blessings that You conferred upon them.

وَبِٱلشَّانِ الَّذِي لَكَ عِنْدَهُمْ

wa bilshsha'ni alladhi laka `indahum

And (I beseech You) in the name of the position that You enjoy with them

وَبِٱلشَّانِ الَّذِي لَهُمْ عِنْدَكَ

wa bilshsha'ni alladhi lahum `indaka

and in the name of the position that they enjoy with You

صَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ يَا رَبِّ صَلاَةً دَائِمَةً مُنْتَهَىٰ رِضَاكَ

salli `alayhim ya rabbi salatan da'imatan muntaha rizaka

to (please) bless them, O Lord, with blessings that are as endless until they attain Your pleasure,

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي بِهِمُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ

waghfir li bihim aldhdhunuba allati bayni wa baynaka

to forgive me, in their names, the sins that I committed concerning my duties towards You,

وَارْضِ عَنِّي خَلْقَكَ

wa arzi `anni khalqaka

to make Your creatures to be satisfied with me,

وَاتْمِمْ عَلَيَّ نِعْمَتَكَ

wa atmim `alayya ni`mataka

to complete Your favors upon me

كَمَا اتْمَمْتَهَا عَلَىٰ آبَائِي مِنْ قَبْلُ

kama atmamtaha `ala aba'i min qablu

in the same way as You had completed them upon my forefathers,

وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ لاِحَدٍ مِنَ ٱلْمَخْلُوقِينَ عَلَيَّ فِيهَا ٱمْتِنَاناً

wa la taj`al li'ahadin min almakhluqina `alayya fiha imtinanan

not to cause any of Your creatures to have any role in these favors,

وَٱمْنُنْ عَلَيَّ كَمَا مَنَنْتَ عَلَىٰ آبَائِي مِنْ قَبْلُ

wamnun `alayya kama mananta `ala aba'i min qablu

to confer upon me with graces in the same way as You had already done with my forefathers,

يَا كٰ هٰ يٰ ع صٰ

ya kaf ha' ya' `ayn sad

ya kaf ha' ya' `ayn sad

اَللَّهُمَّ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

allahumma kama sallayta `ala muhammadin wa alihi

O Allah, in the same way as You have poured blessings upon Muhammad and his Household,

فَٱسْتَجِبْ لِي دُعَائِي فِيمَا سَالْتُ

fastajib li du`a'i fima sa'altu

(please) respond to my entreaty as regards that which I have asked from You,

يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ

ya karimu ya karimu ya karimu

O All-generous! O All-generous! O All-generous!

You may then prostrate yourself and say (while prostrating) the following prayer :

يَا مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلِينَ

ya man yaqdiru `ala hawa'iji alssa'ilina

O He Who has full power over settling the requests of the beseechers

وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي ضَمِيرِ ٱلصَّامِتِينَ

wa ya`lamu ma fi zamiri alssamitina

and Who knows what is hidden in the inner selves of the silent ones.

يَا مَنْ لاَ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَىٰ ٱلتَّفْسِيرِ

ya man la yahtaju ila alttafsiri

O He Who does not require explanation.

يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ ٱلاعْيُنِ

ya man ya`lamu kha'inata al-a`yuni

O He Who knows the stealthy looks

وَمَا تُخْفِي ٱلصُّدُورُ

wa ma tukhfi alssuduru

and that which the breasts conceal.

يَا مَنْ انْزَلَ ٱلْعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِ يُونُسَ

ya man anzala al`adhaba `ala qawmi yunusa

O He Who decided chastisement to befall the people of (Prophet) Jonah

وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ انْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ

wa huwa yuridu an yu`adhdhibahum

and as He decided to chastise them,

فَدَعَوْهُ وَتَضَرَّعُوٱ إِلَيْهِ

fada`awhu wa tazarra`u ilayhi

they prayed Him and besought Him;

فَكَشَفَ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ وَمَتَّعَهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

fakashafa `anhum al`adhaba wa matta`ahum ila hinin

so, He removed from them the chastisement and He gave them provision until a time.

قَدْ تَرَىٰ مَكَانِي وَتَسْمَعُ دُعَائِي

qad tara makani wa tasma`u du`a'i

You do see where I am, You do hear my prayer,

وَتَعْلَمُ سِرِّي وَعَلاَنِيَتِي وَحَالِي

wa ta`lamu sirri wa `alaniyati wa hali

You do know what I conceal, what I declare, and in what situation I am:

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَٱكْفِنِي مَا اهَمَّنِي

wakfini ma ahammani

and relieve me from all that which has aggrieved me

مِنْ امْرِ دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي

min amri dini wa dunyaya wa akhirati

from the affairs of my religion, my worldly life, and my Next Life.

You may then repeat the following statement seventy times :

يَا سَيِّدِي

ya sayyidi

O my Master.

You may then raise your head from the state of prostration and say the following prayer :

يَا رَبِّ اسْالُكَ بَرَكَةَ هٰذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ

ya rabbi as'aluka barakata hadha almawzi`i

O my Lord, I pray You to grant me the blessing of this place

وَبَرَكَةَ اهْلِهِ

wa barakata ahlihi

and the blessing of its people.

وَاسْالُكَ انْ تَرْزُقَنِي مِنْ رِزْقِكَ

wa as'aluka an tarzuqani min rizqika

And I pray You to grant me sustenance from Your sustenance;

رِزْقاً حَلاَلاً طَيِّباً

rizqan halalan tayyiban

sustenance that is legal and pleasant,

تَسُوقُهُ إِلَيَّ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ

tasuquhu ilayya bihawlika wa quwwatika

and that You bring it to me by Your might and power,

وَانَا خَائِضٌ فِي عَافِيَةٍ

wa ana kha'izun fi `afiyatin

while I experience good health,

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

In the book of al-Mazar al-Qadim, suggests that after the words Ya Karimu Ya karimu " and before prostration one should recite the following Supplication 7 from Sahifa sajjadia for worrisome tasks i.e.

يَا مَنْ تُحَلُّ بِهِ عُقَدُ ٱلْمكَارِهِ

ya man tuhallu bihi `uqadu al-makarihi

O He through whom the knots of detested things are untied!

وَيَا مَنْ يُفْثَا بِهِ حَدُّ ٱلشَّدَائِدِ…

wa ya man yuftha'u bihi haddu alshshada'idi…

O He through whom the cutting edge of hardships is blunted!…

After this supplication and before saying the the above mentioned supplication "Ya mad yaqdiru ala hawaij" in prostration one should say the following:-

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ وَلاَ اعْلَمُ

allahumma innaka ta`lamu wa la a`lamu

O Allah, You verily know while I do not,

وَتَقْدِرُ وَلاَ اقْدِرُ

wa taqdiru wa la aqdiru

You have power (over all things) while I do not,

وَانْتَ عَلاَّمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ

wa anta `allamu alghuyubi

and You are the Knower of all unseen things.

صَلِّ ٱللَّهُمَّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli allahumma `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

(Please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي وَٱرْحَمْنِي وَتَجَاوَزْ عَنِّي

waghfir li warhamni wa tajawaz `anni

forgive me, have mercy upon me, overlook my sins,

وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ مَا انْتَ اهْلُهُ

wa tasaddaq `alayya ma anta ahluhu

and confer upon me with that which is befitting You,

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

Be it known to you that the narrations carrying the merits of the seventh column in Masjid al-Kufah are numerous. For instance, al-Kulayni has reported through an authoritative chain of authority that Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (as) used to offer prayers next to the seventh column and the distance between him and this column was so close that one could hardly pass from there.

According to another validly reported narration, each night sixty thousand angels descend from the heavens to offer prayer at the seventh column and none of them returns until the Resurrection Day.

According to another validly reported tradition, Imam al-Sadiq (`a) has said, “The seventh column is the standing-place of Prophet Abraham (as).”

In his book of al-Kafi, Shaykh al-Kulayni has also narrated that Abu-Isma`il al-Sarraj reported that Mu`awiyah ibn Wahab took him from the arm to the seventh column and said that Abu-Hamzah al-Thumali had taken him from the arm to this seventh column and said that al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah had taken him from the arm to this seventh column and said, “This is the place where Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (as) used to be. Imam al-Hasan (as) used to offer prayers at the fifth column, but when Imam `Ali (as) would be absent, al-Hasan (as) would take his place at the seventh column, which is at bab kindah (the Gate of Kindah).”

In conclusion, the narrations reporting the merits of the seventh column at Masjid al-Kufah are numerous;

Station of the Angel Gabriel

Fifth Pillar standing place of Archangel Gabriel (as). Sayyid Ibn Tawus says: At the fifth column, you may offer a two-unit prayer reciting any Surah you want after Surah al-Fatihah.

When you finish the prayer and say the Tasbih statements, you may say the following prayer:

Alt:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ بِجَمِيعِ اسْمَائِكَ كُلِّهَا

allahumma inni as'aluka bijami`i asma'ika kulliha

O Allah, I beseech You in the name of all Your Names:

مَا عَلِمْنَا مِنْهَا وَمَا لاَ نَعْلَمُ

ma `alimna minha wa ma la na`lamu

those which we know and those which we do not.

وَاسْالُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٱلاعْظَمِ

wa as'aluka bismika al`azimi ala`zami

And I beseech You in the name of Your Great, All-great,

ٱلْكَبِيرِ ٱلاكْبَرِ

alkabiri alakbari

grand, and All-grand Name,

ٱلَّذِي مَنْ دَعَاكَ بِهِ اجَبْتَهُ

alladhi man da`aka bihi ajabtahu

which if one beseeches You by it, You will respond to him,

وَمَنْ سَالَكَ بِهِ اعْطَيْتَهُ

wa man sa'alaka bihi a`taytahu

if one begs you by it, You will give him,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَنْصَرَكَ بِهِ نَصَرْتَهُ

wa man istansaraka bihi nasartahu

if one asks You for victory by it, You will give him victory,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَغْفَرَكَ بِهِ غَفَرْتَ لَهُ

wa man istaghfaraka bihi ghafarta lahu

if one asks for Your forgiveness by it, You will forgive him,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَعَانَكَ بِهِ اعَنْتَهُ

wa man ista`anaka bihi a`antahu

if one seeks Your aid by it, You will aid him,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَرْزَقَكَ بِهِ رَزَقْتَهُ

wa man istarzaqaka bihi razaqtahu

if one solicits You by it for sustenance, You will grant him sustenance,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَغَاثَكَ بِهِ اغَثْتَهُ

wa man istaghathaka bihi aghathtahu

if one seeks Your help by it, You will help him,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَرْحَمَكَ بِهِ رَحِمْتَهُ

wa man istarhamaka bihi rahimtahu

if one begs Your mercy by it, You will have mercy upon him,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَجَارَكَ بِهِ اجَرْتَهُ

wa man istajaraka bihi ajartahu

if one seeks refuge with You by it, You will protect him,

وَمَنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْكَ بِهِ كَفَيْتَهُ

wa man tawakkala `alayka bihi kafaytahu

if one asks for Your support by it, You will support him,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَعْصَمَكَ بِهِ عَصَمْتَهُ

wa man ista`samaka bihi `asamtahu

if one seeks Your shield by it, You will guard him,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَنْقَذَكَ بِهِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ انْقَذْتَهُ

wa man istanqadhaka bihi min alnnari anqadhtahu

if one seeks You by it to save him from Hellfire, You will save him,

وَمَنِ ٱسْتَعْطَفَكَ بِهِ تَعَطَّفْتَ لَهُ

wa man ista`tafaka bihi ta`attafta lahu

if one seeks Your kindness by it, You will be kind to him,

وَمَنْ امَّلَكَ بِهِ اعْطَيْتَهُ

wa man ammalaka bihi a`taytahu

and if one puts hope in You by it, You will give him:

ٱلَّذِي ٱتَّخَذْتَ بِهِ آدَمَ صَفِيّاً

alladhi ittakhadhta bihi adama safiyyan

the Name by which You have betaken Adam as Your choice,

وَنُوحاً نَجِيّاً وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلاً

wa nuhan najiyyan wa ibrahima khalilan

Noah as Your confidant, Abraham as Your intimate friend,

وَمُوسَىٰ كَلِيماً وَعِيسَىٰ رُوحاً

wa musa kaliman wa `isa ruhan

Moses as the one spoken by You, Jesus as Your spirit,

وَمُحَمَّداً حَبِيباً وَعَلِيّاً وَصِيّاً

wa muhammadan habiban wa `aliyyan wasiyyan

Muhammad as Your most beloved one, and `Ali as Your Prophet’s successor,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ اجْمَعِينَ

salla allahu `alayhim ajma`ina

may Your blessings be upon all of them,

انْ تَقْضِيَ لِي حَوَائِجِي

an taqziya li hawa'iji

(I beseech You) to grant me my requests,

وَتَعْفُوَ عَمَّا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي

wa ta`fuwa `amma salafa min dhunubi

overlook my past sins,

وَتَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيَّ بِمَا انْتَ اهْلُهُ

wa tatafazzala `alayya bima anta ahluhu

and confer upon me with that which befits You

وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ لِلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa lijami`i almu'minina walmu'minati lilddunya wal-akhirati

as well as upon all the believing men and women in this world and the world to come.

يَا مُفَرِّجَ هَمِّ ٱلْمَهْمُومِينَ

ya mufarrija hammi almahmumina

O He Who relieves the grievances of the aggrieved ones!

وَيَا غِيَاثَ ٱلْمَلْهُوفِينَ

wa ya ghiyatha almalhufina

O He Who aids the confused ones!

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

la ilaha illa anta

There is no god but You.

سُبْحَانَكَ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

subhanaka ya rabba al`alamina

All glory be to You, O Lord of the worlds.

It is narrated that Angel Gabriel visited Imam Ali(as) at this place and asked Imam if he knew where was Gabriel at that time. Imam looked left, right up and down and not finding him anywhere said You are Gabriel ! Angel then went back to the skies

It is narrated that Imam al-Sadiq (as) instructed one of his companions to offer a two-unit prayer at the fifth column, for it is the place where Prophet Abraham (as) used to offer prayers. The Imam (as) then taught him to say there, while facing the kiblah direction, the aforementioned form of ziyarah that comprises the following statements:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ابِينَا آدَمَ وَامِّنَا حَوَّاءَ…

alssalamu `ala abina adama wa ummina hawwa'a…

Peace be upon our father Adam and our mother Eve…

The fifth column in al-Kufah Mosque is one of the peculiar places; therefore, it is advised not to miss offering a prayer there and not to miss supplicating Almighty Allah for granting the personal requests. According to an authoritative narration, Prophet Abraham (as) offered a prayer at this place.

As other narrations have mentioned that Prophet Abraham (as) offered prayers at other places in this mosque, this does not bring about contradiction between such narrations; rather, it means that Prophet Abraham (as) offered prayers at different places in this mosque.

According to another authoritative narration, Imam al-Sadiq (as) has said, “The fifth column is the standing-place of Archangel Gabriel (as).

It is also understood from an aforementioned narration that Imam al-Hasan (as) used to offer prayers at this place.

In conclusion, narrations have confirmed that the seventh and the fifth columns in Masjid al-Kufah are the most blessed places.

Station of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a)

The Third Pillar station of Imam `Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-`Abidin (as) You may then walk to the seat of Imam `Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-`ªbidin (as) that is situated near the third column from the direction of bab kindah (the Gate of Kindah). Opposite to this place from the kiblah direction is the seat of Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (as) and from the west side is bab kindah, which is now blocked.

It has been also said that one who wants to offer prayers there must stand five arms far from the column, since the actual place of the seat of Imam Zayn al-`ªbidin (as) was there. Anyhow, you may offer there a two-unit prayer reciting Surah al-Fatihah and any other Surah you like.

When you finish the prayer and say the Tasbih statements, you may say the following:

بِسْمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismi allahi alrrahman alrrahimi

In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ ذُنُوبِي قَدْ كَثُرَتْ

allahumma inna dhunubi qad kathurat

O Allah, my sins have been growing

وَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَهَا إِلاَّ رَجَاءُ عَفْوِكَ

wa lam yabqa laha illa raja'u `afwika

and nothing can stand for them except the hope in Your pardon

وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ آلَةَ ٱلْحِرْمَانِ إِلَيْكَ

wa qad qaddamtu alata alhirmani ilayka

although I have done things due to which I deserve deprivation of Your pardon.

فَانَا اسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَا لاَ اسْتَوْجِبُهُ

fa'ana as'aluka allahumma ma la astawjibuhu

Therefore, I beseech You, O Allah, for that which I do not deserve

وَاطْلُبُ مِنْكَ مَا لاَ اسْتَحِقُّهُ

wa atlubu minka ma la astahiqquhu

and I seek from You that which I do not merit.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِذُنُوبِي

allahumma in tu`adhdhibni fabidhunubi

O Allah, If you chastise me, then this will be on account of my sins

وَلَمْ تَظْلِمْنِي شَيْئاً

wa lam tazlimni shay'an

and You shall never be unjust to me.

وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لِي فَخَيْرُ رَاحِمٍ انْتَ يَا سَيِّدِي

wa in taghfir li fakhayru rahimin anta ya sayyidi

But if You forgive me, then You are already the best of all those who show mercy, O my Master.

اَللَّهُمَّ انْتَ انْتَ وَانَا انَا

allahumma anta anta wa ana ana

O Allah, You are what You are and I am what I am:

انْتَ ٱلْعَوَّادُ بِٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

anta al`awwadu bilmaghfirati

You always return with forgiveness

وَانَا ٱلْعَوَّادُ بِٱلذُّنُوبِ

wa ana al`awwadu bildhdhnubi

and I always return with sinning.

وَانْتَ ٱلْمُتَفَضِّلُ بِٱلْحِلْمِ

wa anta almutafazzilu bilhilmi

You always confer with forbearance

وَانَا ٱلْعَوَّادُ بِٱلْجَهْلِ

wa ana al`awwadu biljahli

and I always return with impatience.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَإِنِّي اسْالُكَ

allahumma fa'inni as'aluka

O Allah, I do beseech You,

يَا كَنْزَ ٱلضُّعَفَاءِ يَا عَظِيمَ ٱلرَّجَاءِ

ya kanza alzzu`afa'i ya `azima alrraja'i

O treasure of the weak! O He in Whom great hope is put!

يَا مُنْقِذَ ٱلْغَرْقَىٰ يَا مُنْجِيَ ٱلْهَلْكَىٰ

ya munqidha algharqa ya munjiya alhalka

O rescuer of the drowned! O savior of those about to perish!

يَا مُمِيتَ ٱلاحْيَاءِ يَا مُحْيِيَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

ya mumita al-ahya'i ya muhyiya almawta

O He Who cause the alive to die! O He Who causes the dead to live again!

انْتَ ٱللهُ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

anta allahu alladhi la ilaha illa anta

You are Allah; there is no god but You.

انْتَ ٱلَّذِي سَجَدَ لَكَ شُعَاعُ ٱلشَّمْسِ

anta alladhi sajada laka shu`a`u alshshamsi

It is You before Whom have prostrated the ray of the sun,

وَنُورُ ٱلْقَمَرِ وَظُلْمَةُ ٱللَّيْلِ

wa nuru alqamari wa zulmatu allayli

the moonlight, the murk of night,

وَضَوْءُ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَخَفَقَانُ ٱلطَّيْرِ

wa zaw'u alnnahari wa khafaqanu alttayri

the light of daytime, and the flapping of birds.

فَاسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ يَا عَظِيمُ

fa-as'aluka allahumma ya `azimu

I thus beseech You, O All-great,

بِحَقِّكَ يَا كَرِيمُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ

bihaqqika ya karimu `ala muhammadin wa alihi alssadiqina

in the name of the duty of Muhammad and his veracious Household towards You, O All-generous,

وَبِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi muhammadin wa alihi alssadiqina `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards Muhammad and his veracious Household,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ عَلِيٍّ

wa bihaqqika `ala `aliyyin

in the name of the duty of `Ali towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi `aliyyin `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards `Ali,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ فَاطِمَةَ

wa bihaqqika `ala fatimata

in the name of the duty of Fatimah towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi fatimata `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards Fatimah,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ

wa bihaqqika `ala alhasani

in the name of the duty of al-Hasan towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ ٱلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi alhasani `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards al-Hasan,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ

wa bihaqqika `ala alhusayni

in the name of the duty of al-Husayn towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْكَ

wa bihaqqi alhusayni `alayka

and in the name of Your duty towards al-Husayn.

فَإِنَّ حُقُوقَهُمْ مِنْ افْضَلِ إِنْعَامِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ

fa'inna huquqahum min afzali in`amika `alayhim

Verily, Your duty towards them is one of the greatest blessings that You conferred upon them.

وَبِٱلشَّانِ ٱلَّذِي لَكَ عِنْدَهُمْ

wa bilshsha'ni alladhi laka `indahum

And (I beseech You) in the name of the position that You enjoy with them

وَبِٱلشَّانِ ٱلَّذِي لَهُمْ عِنْدَكَ

wa bilshsha'ni alladhi lahum `indaka

and in the name of the position that they enjoy with You

صَلِّ يَا رَبِّ عَلَيْهِمْ

salli ya rabbi `alayhim

to (please) bless them, O Lord,

صَلاَةً دَائِمَةً مُنْتَهَىٰ رِضَاكَ

salatan da'imatan muntaha rizaka

with blessings that are endless until they attain Your pleasure,

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي بِهِمُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ

waghfir li bihim aldhdhunuba allati bayni wa baynaka

to forgive me, in their names, the sins that I committed concerning my duties towards You,

وَاتْمِمْ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ

wa atmim ni`mataka `alayya

to complete Your favors upon me

كَمَا اتْمَمْتَهَا عَلَىٰ آبَائِي مِنْ قَبْلُ

kama atmamtaha `ala aba'i min qablu

in the same way as You had completed them upon my forefathers.

يَا كٰهٰيٰعصٰ

ya kaf ha ya `ayn sad

ya kaf ha ya `ayn sad

اَللَّهُمَّ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma kama sallayta `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, just as You have poured blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

فَٱسْتَجِبْ لِي دُعَائِي فِيمَا سَالْتُكَ

fastajib li du`a'i fima sa'altuka

(please) respond to my entreaty as regards that which I have asked from You.

You may then prostrate yourself and stick your right cheek to the ground and repeat as much as possible the following statements with reverence and weeping :

يَا سَيِّدِي يَا سَيِّدِي يَا سَيِّدِي

ya sayyidi ya sayyidi ya sayyidi

O my Master! O my Master! O my Master!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي وَٱغْفِرْ لِي…

waghfir li waghfir li…

and forgive me. Please, forgive me…

Repeat these words with tearful humility

You may then stick your left cheek to the ground and repeat the same words. You may then supplicate to Almighty Allah for anything you want.

Acts in the Courtyard

Immediately after their reference to the acts to be advisably done at the fourth column, Shaykh al-Shahid and Muhammad ibn al-Mashhadi have included this act with the other acts that are done at the courtyard of the mosque.

They have added that one may offer a four-unit prayer in the first two units of which one may recite Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Tawhid and the last two units one may recite Surah al-Fatihah and the Surah al-Qadr.

After accomplishment, one may say the Tasbih al-Zahra' litany… etc.

Some books have mentioned that the following instruction of Imam al-Sadiq (as) to one of his companions may be carried out in place of Imam Zainul Abidin(as)

However this instruction is not dedicated to this place; rather, to the courtyard of Masjid al-Kufah when Imam mentioned that when you pass by the mosque in the mornings then perform this.

إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ

ilahi in kuntu qad `asaytuka

O Allah, if I have disobeyed you,

فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ

fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i ilayka

I have also obeyed you in the things that You most like.

لَمْ اتَّخِذْ لَكَ وَلَداً

lam attakhidh laka waladan

I have not claimed that You have child

وَلَمْ ادْعُ لَكَ شَرِيكاً

wa lam ad`u laka sharikan

and I have not associated any one with You.

وَقَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فِي اشْيَاءَ كَثِيرَةٍ

wa qad `asaytuka fi ashya'a kathiratin

Yet, I have disobeyed You in many things

عَلَىٰ غَيْرِ وَجْهِ ٱلْمُكَابَرَةِ لَكَ

`ala ghayri wajhi almukabarati laka

on account of neither defiance,

وَلاَ ٱلِٱسْتِكْبَارِ عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ

wa la alistikbari `an `ibadatika

nor my being too arrogant to serve You,

وَلاَ ٱلْجُحُودِ لِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

wa la aljuhudi lirububiyyatika

nor denial of Your Godhead,

وَلاَ ٱلْخُرُوجِ عَنِ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ لَكَ

wa la alkhuruji `an al`ubudiyyati laka

nor mutiny against my servitude to You;

وَلَكِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُ هَوَايَ

wa lakin ittba`tu hawaya

rather, I only followed my lusts

وَازَلَّنِيَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ بَعْدَ ٱلْحُجَّةِ وَٱلْبَيَانِ

wa azallaniya alshshaytanu ba`da alhujjati walbayani

and Satan caused me to slip although You have clear argument against me.

فَإِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِذُنُوبِي غَيْرَ ظَالِمٍ انْتَ لِي

fa'in tu`adhdhibni fabidhunubi ghayra zalimin anta li

Thus, if You chastise me, then it is on account of my sins and You are never unjust to me.

وَإِنْ تَعْفُ عَنِّي وَتَرْحَمْنِي

wa in ta`fu `anni wa tarhamni

And if You pardon me and have mercy upon me,

فَبِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ

fabijudika wa karamika ya karimu

then this is out of Your magnanimity and generosity, O All-generous!

You may also say the following:

غَدَوْتُ بِحَوْلِ ٱللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ

ghadawtu bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi

I begin this day with the might and power of Allah.

غَدَوْتُ بِغَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ

ghadawtu bighayri hawlin minni wa la quwwatin

I do not begin it with my might or power;

وَلَكِنْ بِحَوْلِ ٱللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ

wa lakin bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi

rather, with Allah’s might and power.

يَا رَبِّ اسْالُكَ بَرَكَةَ هٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ وَبَرَكَةَ اهْلِهِ

ya rabbi as'aluka barakata hadha albayti wa barakata ahlihi

O my Lord, I beseech You for the blessing of this house and the blessing of its people

وَاسْالُكَ انْ تَرْزُقَنِي رِزْقاً حَلاَلاً طَيِّباً

wa as'aluka an tarzuqani rizqan halalan tayyiban

and I pray You to grant me sustenance from Your sustenance; sustenance that is legal and pleasant,

تَسُوقُهُ إِلَيَّ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ

tasuquhu ilayya bihawlika wa quwwatika

and that You bring it to me by Your might and Power,

وَانَا خَائِضٌ فِي عَافِيَتِكَ

wa ana kha'izun fi `afiyatika

while I experience good health.

According to an authoritative narration, Abu-Hamzah al-Thumali reported that he was one day sitting in the grand mosque of al-Kufah when a man entered from bab kindah. His face was indeed the prettiest, he smelt the nicest perfume, and he put on the cleanest dress. He also put a turban, a shirt, and a jubbah (a type of long open cloth coat with wide sleeves). As he was also wearing Arabian slippers, he took them off when he entered the mosque. He then stopped near the sixth column of the mosque, raised his hands to the level of his ears and uttered a takbir statement (i.e. saying allahu-akbar) that was so reverent that my entire body shivered. He then offered a four-unit prayer with excellent genuflection and prostration. At accomplishment, he uttered the prayer that begins with this statement:

...إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ

ilahi in kuntu qad `asaytuka fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i ilayka…

O my God, if I have disobeyed You, I have indeed obeyed You in the nearest thing to You…

When he reached at the statement:

يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ

ya karimu ya karimu ya karimu

O All-generous! O All-generous! O All-generous!

He prostrated himself and repeated this word as much as one breath may take. He then said while prostrating:

...يَا مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلِينَ

ya man yaqdiru `ala hawa'iji alssa'ilina…

O He Who has full power over granting the requests of the beseechers…

He then repeated the following word seventy times:

يَا سَيِّدِي

ya sayyidi

O my Master.

When he raised his head, I looked at him closely and could conclude that he was Zayn al-`ªbidin (as). I thus kissed his hand and asked him what had caused him to come to the mosque. The Imam (as) answered, “As you have seen.” (i.e. I came here to offer prayers the al-Kufah Mosque)… etc. At the end of the seventh form of the untimed ziyarah of Imam `Ali (as), we have mentioned this story but with a little difference due to the difference of the reports. We have also mentioned that the Imam (`a) suggested to Abu-Hamzah al-Thumali that he would accompany him to visiting the holy tomb of Imam `Ali (as) and the man agreed… etc.

Station of Prophet Noah (a)

Devotional Acts at Bab al-Faraj Maqam Prophet Noah(as) The bab al-faraj (The Gate of Relief) is also called maqam nuh (the standing-place of Prophet Noah). When you accomplish the acts at the third column, you may walk to the Seat of Amir al-Mu'minin (as), which is the bench located next to the gate of the mosque from the side of Imam `Ali’s house. You may offer there a four-unit prayer, reciting Surah al-Fatihah and any other Surahs you want.

When you finish the prayer and say the Tasbih statements, you may say the following:

Alt:

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَٱقْضِ حَاجَتِي يَا اللهُ

waqzi hajati ya allahu

and grant my request. O Allah!

يَا مَنْ لاَ يَخِيبُ سَائِلُهُ

ya man la yakhibu sa'iluhu

O He Whose beseecher is never disappointed

وَلاَ يَنْفَدُ نَائِلُهُ

wa la yanfadu na'iluhu

and Whose gifts are inexhaustible!

يَا قَاضِيَ ٱلْحَاجَاتِ يَا مُجِيبَ ٱلدَّعَوَاتِ

ya qaziya alhajati ya mujiba aldda`awati

O Settler of needs! O Responding to the prayers!

يَا رَبَّ ٱلارَضِينَ وَٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ

ya rabba al-arazina walssamawati

O Lord of the earth layers and the heavens!

يَا كَاشِفَ ٱلْكُرُبَاتِ يَا وَاسِعَ ٱلْعَطِيَّاتِ

ya kashifa alkurubati ya wasi`a al`atiyyati

O Reliever of agonies! O expansive Donor of gifts!

يَا دَافِعَ ٱلنَّقِمَاتِ

ya dafi`a alnnaqimati

O Savior from hardships!

يَا مُبَدِّلَ ٱلسَّيِّئَاتِ حَسَنَاتٍ

ya mubaddila alssayyi'ati hasanatin

O He Who changes the punishments of wrongdoings into rewards for good deeds!

عُدْ عَلَيَّ بِطَوْلِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ

`ud `alayya bitawlika wa fazlika wa ihsanika

(Please do) confer upon me with Your bounty, favor, and kindness,

وَٱسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِي فِيمَا سَالْتُكَ وَطَلَبْتُ مِنْكَ

wastajib du`a'i fima sa'altuka wa talabtu minka

and (please do) respond to my prayers regarding that which I have besought and asked from You,

بِحَقِّ نَبِيِّكَ وَوَصِيِّكَ وَاوْلِيَائِكَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ

bihaqqi nabiyyika wa wasiyyika wa awliya'ika alssalihina

in the name of Your Prophet, Your Prophet’s successor, and Your righteous saints.

Another Prayer at this Place You may also offer another two-unit prayer at this place. When you finish and say the Tasbih statements, you may say the following prayer.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي حَلَلْتُ بِسَاحَتِكَ

allahumma inni halaltu bisahatika

O Allah, I am residing in Your courtyard,

لِعِلْمِي بِوَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ وَصَمَدَانِيَّتِكَ

li`ilmi biwahdaniyyatika wa samadaniyytika

because I have full recognition of Your Oneness and Independence

وَانَّهُ لاَ قَادِرَ عَلَىٰ قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي غَيْرُكَ

wa annahu la qadira `ala qaza'i hajati ghayruka

and I know for sure that none can ever settle my need save You.

وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ يَا رَبَّ

wa qad `alimtu ya rabbi

I also admit, O my Lord,

انَّهُ كُلَّمَا شَاهَدْتُ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ

annahu kullama shahadtu ni`mataka `alayya

that the more I feel Your favors upon me,

ٱشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتِي إِلَيْكَ

ishtaddat faqati ilayka

the more I need You.

وَقَدْ طَرَقَنِي يَا رَبِّ مِنْ مُهِمِّ امْرِي مَا قَدْ عَرَفْتَهُ

wa qad taraqani ya rabbi min muhimmi amri ma qad `araftahu

O my Lord, I have been inflicted with aggrieving matters that You know,

لاِنّكَ عَالِمٌ غَيْرُ مُعَلَّمٍ

li'annaka `alimun ghayru mu`allamin

because You are All-knowing and You do not want information.

وَاسْالُكَ بِٱلِٱسْمِ ٱلَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ فَٱنْشَقَّتْ

wa as'aluka bilismi alladhi waza`tahu `ala alssamawati fanshaqqat

I thus beseech You in the Name that when You put on the heavens, they rent asunder,

وَعَلَىٰ ٱلارَضِينَ فَٱنْبَسَطَتْ

wa `ala al-arazina fanbasatat

when You put on the earth, it spread out,

وَعَلَىٰ ٱلنُّجُومِ فَٱنْتَشَرَتْ

wa `ala alnnujumi fantasharat

when You put on the stars, they diffused,

وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْجِبَالِ فَٱسْتَقَرَّتْ

wa `ala aljibali fastaqarrat

and when You put on the mountains, they settled down;

وَاسْالُكَ بِٱلِٱسْمِ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعِنْدَ عَلِيٍّ

wa as'aluka bilismi alladhi ja`altahu `inda muhammadin wa `inda `aliyyin

and I beseech You in the Name that You put with Muhammad, with `Ali,

وَعِنْدَ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَعِنْدَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ

wa `inda alhasani wa `inda alhusayni

with al-Hasan, with al-Husayn,

وَعِنْدَ ٱلائِمَّةِ كُلِّهِمْ

wa `inda al-a'immati kullihim

and with all the Imams,

صَلَوَاتُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِمْ اجْمَعِينَ

salawatu allahi `alayhim ajma`ina

blessings be upon them all,

انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَانْ تَقْضِيَ لِي يَا رَبِّ حَاجَتِي

wa an taqziya li ya rabbi hajati

to grant me all my requests, O my Lord,

وَتُيَسِّرَ عَسِيرَهَا

wa tuyassira `asiraha

to make easy the difficult ones of them,

وَتَكْفِيَنِي مُهِمَّهَا

wa takfiyani muhimmaha

to relieve me from the grievances of them,

وَتَفْتَحَ لِي قُفْلَهَا

wa taftaha li quflaha

and to unlock for me their locks.

فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ ذٰلِكَ فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ

fa'in fa`alta dhalika falaka alhamdu

If You do that for me, then all praise be to You,

وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ

wa in lam taf`al falaka alhamdu

and if You do not, still all praise be to You,

غَيْرَ جَائِرٍ فِي حُكْمِكَ

ghayra ja'irin fi hukmika

for You never decide wrongly

وَلاَ حَائِفٍ فِي عَدْلِكَ

wa la kha'ifin fi `adlika

and You never exceed justice.

Then, you may put your right cheek on the ground and say the following words:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ يُونُسَ بْنَ مَتَّىٰ

allahumma inna yunusa bna matta

O Allah, Jonah the son of Matthias,

عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ عَبْدَكَ وَنَبِيَّكَ

`alayhi alssalamu `abdaka wa nabiyyaka

peace be upon him, Your servant and Prophet,

دَعَاكَ فِي بَطْنِ ٱلْحُوتِ فَٱسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُ

da`aka fi batni alhuti fastajabta lahu

prayed You from the inside of the whale, and You responded to his prayer.

وَانَا ادْعُوكَ فَٱسْتَجِبْ لِي

wa ana ad`uka fastajib li

I thus pray You; so, (please) respond to me

بِحَقّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

bihaqqi muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

in the name of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.

You may then mention your needs.

Then, you may put your left cheek on the ground and say the following words:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ امَرْتَ بِٱلدُّعَاءِ

allahumma innaka amarta bilddu`a'i

O Allah, You have ordered us to pray You

وَتَكَفَّلْتَ بِٱلإِجَابَةِ

wa takaffalta bil-ijabati

and You have thus promised of response.

وَانَا ادْعُوكَ كَمَا امَرْتَنِي

wa ana ad`uka kama amartani

Hence, I am praying You as You have ordered;

فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

fasalli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

so, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَٱسْتَجِبْ لِي كَمَا وَعَدْتَنِي

wastajib li kama wa`adtani

and respond to me as You have promised,

يَا كَرِيمُ

ya karimu

O All-generous!

You may then put your forehead on ground and say the following words :

يَا مُعِزَّ كُلِّ ذَلِيلٍ

ya mu`izza kulli dhalilin

O He Who (is able to) reinforce any humble one!

وَيَا مُذِلَّ كُلِّ عَزِيزٍ

wa ya mudhilla kulli `azizin

O He Who (is able to) humiliate any arrogant one!

تَعْلَمُ كُرْبَتِي

ta`lamu kurbati

You know my agony;

فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

fasalli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

so, (please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَفَرِّجْ عَنِّي يَا كَرِيمُ

wa farrij `anni ya karimu

and relieve me, O All-generous!

Prayer for granting the requests at this Place In order to supplicate for settling the needs, one may offer at this place a four-unit prayer. After accomplishment and saying the Tasbih statements, one may say the following prayer:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ يَا مَنْ لاَ تَرَاهُ ٱلْعُيُونُ

allahumma inni as'aluka ya man la tarahu al`uyunu

O Allah, I beseech You, O He Whom cannot be seen by eyes,

وَلاَ تُحِيطُ بِهِ ٱلظُّنُونُ

wa la tuhitu bihi alzzununu

Whom cannot be comprehended by visions,

وَلاَ يَصِفُهُ ٱلْوَاصِفُونَ

wa la yasifuhu alwasifuna

Whom cannot be described by all those who describe Him,

وَلاَ تُغَيِّرُهُ ٱلْحَوَادِثُ

wa la tughayyiruhu alhawadithu

Whom cannot be affected by events,

وَلاَ تُفْنِيهِ ٱلدُّهُورُ

wa la tufnihi aldduhuru

and Whom cannot be obliterated due to passage of ages!

تَعْلَمُ مَثَاقِيلَ ٱلْجِبَالِ

ta`lamu mathaqila aljibali

You know the measures of mountains,

وَمَكَايِيلَ ٱلْبِحَارِ

wa makayila albihari

the amounts (of water) of oceans,

وَوَرَقَ ٱلاشْجَارِ

wa waraqa al-ashjari

the number of the trees’ leaves,

وَرَمْلَ ٱلْقِفَارِ

wa ramla alqifari

the sands of deserts,

وَمَا اضَاءَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

wa ma aza'at bihi alshshamsu walqamaru

whatever is under the sunlight and moonlight,

وَاظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِ ٱللَّيْلُ

wa azlama `alayhi allaylu

whatever is under darkness of night,

وَوَضَحَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّهَارُ

wa wazaha `alayhi alnnaharu

and whatever is shown by daylight.

وَلاَ تُوَارِي مِنْكَ سَمَاءٌ سَمَاءً

wa la tuwari minka sama'un sama'an

No sky can screen another sky from You,

وَلاَ ارْضٌ ارْضاً

wa la arzun arzan

no layer of the earth can screen another layer from You,

وَلاَ جَبَلٌ مَا فِي اصْلِهِ

wa la jabalun ma fi aslihi

no mountain can screen its other parts from You,

وَلاَ بَحْرٌ مَا فِي قَعْرِهِ

wa la bahrun ma fi qa`rihi

and no ocean can screen its depths from You.

اسْالُكَ انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

as'aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

I thus beseech You to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَانْ تَجْعَلَ خَيْرَ امْرِي آخِرَهُ

wa an taj`ala khayra amri akhirahu

to cause the best of my affair to be the conclusion of it,

وَخَيْرَ اعْمَالِي خَوَاتِيمَهَا

wa khayra a`mali khawatimaha

to cause the best of my deeds to be the last of them,

وَخَيْرَ ايَّامِي يَوْمَ الْقَاكَ

wa khayra ayyami yawma alqaka

and to cause the best of my days to be the day when I meet You,

إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

innaka `ala kulli sha'in qadirun

for You verily have power over all things.

اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ ارَادَنِي بِسُوءٍ فَارِدْهُ

allahumma man aradani bisu'in fa'arid-hu

O Allah, (please do) deter all those who intend evil to me,

وَمَنْ كَادَنِي فَكِدْهُ

wa man kadani fakid-hu

encumber all those who plan to do evil to me,

وَمَنْ بَغَانِي بِهَلَكَةٍ فَاهْلِكْهُ

wa man baghani bihalakatin fa'ahlik-hu

terminate all those who is set to terminate me,

وَٱكْفِنِي مَا اهَمَّنِي مِمَّنْ دَخَلَ هَمُّهُ عَلَيَّ

wakfini ma ahammani mimman dakhala hammuhu `alayya

and save me from all that which aggrieves me at the hands of those who intend grief to me.

اَللَّهُمَّ ادْخِلْنِي فِي دِرْعِكَ ٱلْحَصِينَةِ

allahumma adkhilni fi dir`ika alhasinati

O Allah, (please do) include me with Your impervious armor

وَٱسْتُرْنِي بِسِتْرِكَ ٱلْوَاقِي

wasturni bisitrika alwaqi

and cover me with Your protective shield.

يَا مَنْ يَكْفِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

ya man yakfi min kulli shay'in

O He Who saves from all things

وَلاَ يَكْفِي مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ

wa la yakfi minhu shay'un

and nothing can ever save from You,

إِكْفِنِي مَا اهَمَّنِي مِنْ امْرِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

akfini ma ahammani min amri alddunya wal-akhirati

(please) relieve me from whatever has aggrieved me from the affairs of this world and the world to come

وَصَدِّقْ قَوْلِي وَفِعْلِي

wa saddiq qawli wa fi`li

and cause my words to be corresponding with my deeds.

يَا شَفِيقُ يَا رَفِيقُ

ya shafiqu ya rafiqu

O All-sympathetic! O All-kind!

فَرِّجْ عَنِّيَ ٱلْمَضِيقَ

farrij `anni almaziqa

(please) relieve me from depression

وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنِي مَا لاَ اطِيقُ

wa la tuhammilni ma la utiqu

and do not burden on me that which I cannot stand.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱحْرُسْنِي بِعَيْنِكَ ٱلَّتِي لاَ تَنَامُ

allahumma ihrusni bi`aynika allati la tanamu

O Allah, (please) guard me with Your Eye that never sleeps

وَٱرْحَمْنِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيَّ

warhamni biqudratika `alayya

and have mercy upon me in the name of Your power over me.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O most merciful of all those who show mercy!

يَا عَلِيُّ يَا عَظِيمُ

ya `aliyyu ya `azimu

O All-high! O All-great!

انْتَ عَالِمٌ بِحَاجَتِي

anta `alimun bihajati

You know what I need

وَعَلَىٰ قَضَائِهَا قَدِيرٌ

wa `ala qaza'iha qadirun

and You have the power to grant it to me,

وَهِيَ لَدَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ

wa hiya ladayka yasirun

which is an easy thing to be done by You

وَانَا إِلَيْكَ فَقِيرٌ

wa ana ilayka faqirun

and I do want You;

فَمُنَّ بِهَا عَلَيَّ يَا كَرِيمُ

famunna biha `alayya ya karimu

so, (please) do me the favor of settling my need, O All-merciful!

إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

innaka `ala kulli shay'in qadirun

Verily, You have power over all things.

You may then prostrate yourself and say the following words:

إِلٰهِي قَدْ عَلِمْتَ حَوَائِجِي

ilahi qad `alimta hawa'iji

O my God, You have known my needs;

فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَٱقْضِهَا

fasalli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin waqziha

so, please send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and settle my needs.

وَقَدْ احْصَيْتَ ذُنُوبِي

wa qad ahsayta dhunubi

You have accounted all my sins;

فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَٱغْفِرْهَا

fasalli `ala muhammadin wa alihi waghfirha

so, please send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household and forgive them,

يَا كَرِيمُ

ya karimu

O All-generous!

You may then put your right cheek on the ground and say the following :

إِنْ كُنْتُ بِئْسَ ٱلْعَبْدُ

in kuntu bi'sa al`abdu

If I am the worst servant (of You),

فَانْتَ نِعْمَ ٱلرَّبُّ

fa'anta ni`ma alrrabbu

then You are the All-excellent Lord;

إِفْعَلْ بِي مَا انْتَ اهْلُهُ

if`al bi ma anta ahluhu

so, please do to me that which befits You

وَلاَ تَفْعَلْ بِي مَا انَا اهْلُهُ

wa la taf`al bi ma ana ahluhu

and do not do to me that which I deserve,

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O most merciful of all those who show mercy!

on the ground and say the fol

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ عَظُمَ ٱلذَّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ

allahumma in `azuma aldhdhanbu min `abdika

O Allah, if Your servant’s sin has been very flagrant,

فَلْيَحْسُنِ ٱلْعَفْوُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

falyahsun al`afwu min `indika

then, let Your pardon be very excellent,

يَا كَرِيمُ

ya karimu

O All-generous!

You may then return to the normal position of prostration and say the following words :

إِرْحَمْ مَنْ اسَاءَ وَٱقَتَرَفَ

irham man asa'a waqatarafa

(Please) have mercy upon him who had misbehaved and committed sins,

وَٱسْتَكَانَ وَٱعْتَرَفَ

wastakana wa`tarafa

but he then submitted and confessed.

It is worth mentioning that the previously mentioned prayer up to:

فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَٱغْفِرْهَا

fasalli `ala muhammadin wa alihi waghfirha

So, please send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household and forgive them,

...يَا كَرِيمُ

ya karimu

O All-generous…

is the same as been mentioned in the book of al-Mazar al-Qadim to be said within the acts at maqam zayn al-`Abidin (the standing-place of Imam Zayn al-`Abidin) in the courtyard of Masjid al-Sahlah.

Acts at the Mehrab

Devotional Acts at the Niche -Mehrab of Imam `Ali(as) At the place where the final death blow was struck by the sword of Ibn Muljim (la) on the head of Imam Ali (as).

Offer two-unit prayer reciting Surah al-Fatihah and any other Surah.

After prayer and saying the Tasbih , say the following :

يَا مَنْ اظْهَر ٱلْجَمِيلَ

ya man azhara aljamila

O He Who makes known what is good and beautiful

وَسَتَرَ ٱلْقَبِيحَ

wa satara alqabiha

and covers up ugliness and defects!

يَا مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْاخِذْ بِٱلْجَرِيرَةِ

ya man lam yu'akhidh biljarirati

O He Who does not demand submission under duress

وَلَمْ يَهْتِكِ ٱلسِّتْرَ وَٱلسَّرِيرَةَ

wa lam yahtik alssitra walssarirata

and has not exposed the hidden and the unknown!

يَا عَظِيمَ ٱلْعَفْوِ

ya `azima al`afwi

O He Who is the greatest pardoner!

يَا حَسَنَ ٱلتَّجَاوُزِ

ya hasana alttajawuzi

O He Who is the subtle indulgent!

يَا وَاسِعَ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

ya wasi`a almaghfirati

O He Whose forgiveness is limitless!

يَا بَاسِطَ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ

ya basita alyadayni bilrrahmati

O He Whose Hands are expansive with mercy!

يَا صَاحِبَ كُلِّ نَجْوَىٰ

ya sahiba kulli najwa

O He Who is partner in every confidential speech!

يَا مُنْتَهَىٰ كُلِّ شَكْوَىٰ

ya muntaha kulli shakwa

O He to Whom all complaints reach!

يَا كَرِيمَ ٱلصَّفْحِ

ya karima alssafhi

O He Who is generous in clemency!

يَا عَظِيمَ ٱلرَّجَاءِ

ya `azima alrraja'i

O He in Whom all hopes are put!

يَا سَيِّدِي صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

ya sayyidi salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O my Master, send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَٱفْعَلْ بِي مَا انْتَ اهْلُهُ يَا كَرِيمُ

waf`al bi ma anta ahluhu ya karimu

and do to me that which befits You, O All-generous!

Recite Munajat Imam Ali (as) Kufa Mosque