Ziyarah on the Day of Ghadeer

Text and Translation

Through authoritative chains of authority, it is narrated that Imam Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hadi (a.s.) said the following form of ziyarah at the holy tomb of Imam Ali Ameer al-Moamenin (a.s.) on the Ghadeer day when he was summoned by the Abbasid ruler, al-Mo’tasim, to be present before him in Iraq:

With the intention of visiting the holy tomb of Imam Ali (a.s.), you may stop at the gate of the dome of the holy shrine and seek permission of entrance. However, Shaykh al-Mufeed says that you may wash yourself, put on the cleanest of your clothes, and say the following form of seeking permission, which, beginning with the following statement, has been cited previously:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ وَقَفْتُ عَلٰى بَابٍ...

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE WAQAFTO A’LAA BAABIN...

O Allah, indeed I have stood at a door...

You may then enter there with your right foot and walk until you stop at the holy tomb, which you may face and make the kiblah direction to be between your shoulders. There, you may say the following words:

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ

ASSALAMO A’LAA MOHAMMADIN RASOOLIL LAAHE

Peace be on Mohammad, the Apostle of Allah,

خَاتَمِ النَّبِیِّیْنَ وَ سَیِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ

KHAATAMIN NABIYYEENA WA SAYYEDIL MURSALEENA

the Last of the Prophets and the leader of the Apostles

وَ صَفْوَۃِ رَبّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ اَمِیْنِ اللهِ

WA SAFWATE RABBIL A’ALAMEENA AMEENIL LAAHE

and the chosen one of the Lord of the Universe, the trustee of Allah

عَلٰی وَحْیِهٖ وَ عَزآئِمِ اَمْرِهٖ وَالْخَاتِمِ

A’LAA WAHYEHI WA A’ZAAEME AMREHI WAL KHAATEME

upon His revelation and His intentions and the last

لِمَا سَبَقَ وَالْفَاتِحِ لِمَا اسْتُقْبِلَ

LEMAA SABAQA WAL FAATEHE LEMAS TUQBELA

of those who preceded him and the beginner for all

وَالْمُهَیْمِنِ عَلٰی ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهٖ وَ

WAL MOHAYMENE A’LAA ZAALEKA KULLEHI WA

those who will come in the future and he is the guardian over all that and

رَحْمَۃُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ وَ صَلَوَاتُہٗ وَ تَحِیَّاتُہٗ

RAHMATULLAAHE WA BARAKAATOHU WA SALAWAATOHU WATAHIYYAATOHU

the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings and His Salutations and His Greetings.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰٓی اَنْبِیَآءِ اللهِ وَ رُسُلِهٖ وَ

ASSALAAMO ALAA ANBEYAAILLAAHE WA ROSOLEHI

Peace be on the Prophet of Allah and His Apostles and

مَلآْئِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ وَ عِبَادِهِ الصَّالِحِیْنَ

WA MALAAAEKATEHIL MOQARRABEENA WA E’BAADEHIS SAALEHEENA

His proximate angels and His righteous servants.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا اَمِیْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YA AMEERAL MUMINEENA

Peace be on you, O the leader of the faithful

وَسَیِّدِ الْوَصِیِّیْنَ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِ

WA SAYYIDILWASEENA WA WAARISA ILMIN

and the chief of the vicegerents and the inheritor of the knowledge

النَّبِیِّیْنَ وَ وَلِیَّ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ

NABEENA WA WALEEYA RABBIL AALAMEENA

of the Prophets and the representative of the Lord of the Universe

وَ مَوْلَایَ وَ مَوْلَی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ

WA MAULAAYA WA MAULAL AL MUMINEEN

and my master and the master of the believers

وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ

WA RAHMAT ULLAHE WA BARAKAATOHU

and the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be on you.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَوْلَایَ یَا اَمِیْرَ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YA MAULAAYA YAA AMEERAL

Peace be on you, O my master, O the leader

الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ یَا اَمِیْنَ اللهِ فِیْ اَرْضِهٖ وَ

MOMINEENA YA AMEENALLAAHE FEE ARZEHI WA

of the faithful, O the trustee of Allah in His earth and

سَفِیْرَہٗ فِیْ خَلْقِهٖ وَ حُجَّتَهُ الْبَالِغَۃَ عَلٰی عِبَادِهٖ

SAFEERAHU FEE KHALQEHI WA HUJJATUL BAALEGHATA A’LAA EBAADEHI

His representative in His cities and His cities and His all prevailing argument upon His servants.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا دِیْنَ اللهِ الْقَوِیْمَ وَ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YA DEENALLAHIL QAWEEMA WA

Peace be on you, O the upright religion of Allah and

صِرَاطَهُ الْمُسْتَقِیْمَ

SERAATAHUL MUSTAQEEMA

His straight path.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ اَیُّهَا النَّبَأُ الْعَظِیْمُ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA AYYOHAN NABA-UL A’ZEEMUL

Peace be on you, O the great news concerning

الَّذِیْ هُمْ فِیْهِ مُخْتَلِفُوْنَ وَ عَنْهُ یُسْئَلُوْنَ

LAZEE HUM FEEHE MUKHTALEFOONA WA A’NHO YUS-ALOONA

whom they differ and about whom they will be questioned.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَآ اَمِیْرَالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YA AMEERAL MOMINEENA

Peace be on you, O the chief of the faithful,

اٰمَنْتَ بِاللهِ وَ هُمْ مُشْرِكُوْنَ

AAMANTA BILLAAHE WA HUM MUSHREKOONA

you believed in Allah while they were polytheists

وَ صَدَّقْتَ بِالْحَقِّ وَ هُمْ مُكَذِّبُوْنَ

WA SADDAQTA BILHAQQE WAHUM MOKAZZEBOONA

and you testified to the truth while they were the deniers

وَ جَاهَدْتَ وَ هُمْ مُحْجِمُوْنَ وَ

WA JAAHAD-TA WA HUM MOHJEMOONA WA