the miracles of ziyaarat e aashoora
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The Miracles of
Ziyaarat e Aashoora
The Miracles of
Ziyaarat e Aashoora
Our Shia Scholars have always resorted to
Ziyaarat-e-Aashoora in moments of need and
distress. Their experiences have
always found this Ziyaarat to be a reliable refuge in
calamities and tribulations.
A Few Important Points Highlighted
by Ziyaarat-e-Aashoora
In the first line, we say,
Ya Aba Abdilllah
meaning
Father of the Slaves of Allah
Without Imam Husayn(AS)’s Without Imam Husayn(AS)’s sacrifice, sacrifice,
Islam would be destroyed.Islam would be destroyed.There would be absolutely no There would be absolutely no
slave of Allahslave of Allah
Just like a father has rights on Just like a father has rights on his children, for he has been his children, for he has been part of their creation, Imam part of their creation, Imam
Husain A.S. to a much greater Husain A.S. to a much greater extent, has this right on the extent, has this right on the
slaves of Allah because of the slaves of Allah because of the greatness of his sacrifice, greatness of his sacrifice, without which there would without which there would remain no slave of Allah remain no slave of Allah
The Ziyaarat helps man to discriminate between good and evil and is a standard to gauge what is right and what is corrupt.
Here I would like to add that we recite the 100 curses and then the 100 salaams. We
do it in this order for a reason.
To place the love of Allah in one’s heart, one should clear the heart from ones
enemies first.
Just like when you invite guest over, first you clean the house and sweep away the dirt, then invite them. The same with LA
ILLAHA ILLAL LAAH.First you say, There is no God but Allah.
There is no God but Allah.
I make peace with those who make peace with you; I go to war with those who go to war
with youI, my father and mother are at your disposal. Profound is my
sorrow for you. Be abee anta wa ummee laqad
a’zoma mosaabee beka
This should be the extent of one’s devotion to Imam Husain
A.S. – to be able to say with sincerity the above statement –
that I will sacrifice all for you!
Imam Jaffer Sadiq A.S. says, “When Allah desires goodness for
someone, He instills in his heart the love of
Imam Husain A.S. and the love for his Ziyaarat”, because it is as the Prophet
S.A.W. says, “Ababallah man ahaba Husaina –
Allah loves those who love Husain.”
Miracles of
Ziyaarat e Aashoora
Mohammed Ali Yazdi was a very pious and devout Muslim. He followed a routine of visiting a cemetery
at night , where he would engage in supplication and worship.
Mohammed Ali Yazdi had a close companion who was with him since childhood. Even in their youth they studied together in the same school. They
were always together even in matters of business and one rarely saw them separated.
Then unexpectedly, his friend expired and was buried at the cemetery Mohammed Ali Yazdi
used to visit.
This cemetery was also the resting place for many God fearing and devout
individuals.
Mohammed Ali Yazdi’s friend had not even been buried for a month, when Mohammed Ali Yazdi
saw him in a dream.
When he saw his friend in a peaceful condition, he inquired from him, ‘You seem very calm. Tell me which act is responsible
for this ease and comfort.
He said, until yesterday I was engulfed in agonizing punishment. But an incident
occurred that transformed my state to what it is right now.
He said, Ashraf Haddaad’s wife had expired. Her relatives buried her here, about 100 feet away
from my grave.
After the burial of this lady, Imam Husayn(AS) visited the grave and ordered discontinuation of chastisement from her
grave.
Consequently on Imam’s intercession, her grave received amnesty from chastisement and I too was liberated. That is why you now
find me so contented.
Mohamed Ali Yazdi relates that,When I woke up after seeing this strange
dream, I immediately left for the market in Haddaad.
I must go to the Market in Haddaad
and seek Ashraf and find out
I was not aware of its location and whereabouts. However, after a long search, I
managed to hunt down that place.
I reached Ashraf’s place and asked,
“Has a lady from your family
expired in the recent past?”
“Yes, we buried her only
yesterday.
“Did she have the good fortune of visiting Imam Husayn(AS)’s
shrine?
No!
Then I asked,
Did she often discuss Imam Husayn(AS)’s
afflictions and hardships or did she
organize majaalis where the calamities of Imam were narrated?
No!
All these questions seemed very puzzling to Ashraf and then he asked, I don’t understand.
What do you want to prove by all
these questions?
Mohamed Ali Yazdi then related the entire dream. Ashraf then said…
I think I know the reason behind this
mystery.
In the last days of her life, my wife had taken up the regular recitation of Ziyaarat-e-Aashoora, and this is a direct result of that
recitation.
As salaamu alayka ya Aba AbdillahAs salaamu alayka yabna Rasullalah….
A learned scholar went to a bookshop to buy the commentary of Ziyaarat-e-
Aashoora.
There, he met Shaykh Ali Akbar Saeedi who was the Imam of Shah Tahmaasab Mosque. When the scholar told him, the purpose of
his visit, he related an incident.
A Lady converted to Islam. She then married Abul Qasim who was a glass
merchant.
They were married for about three years, but did not have any children.
They decided, they would both recite Ziyaarat-e-Aashoor for 40 days,
and ask their dua.
Ziyaarat-
e-
Aashoora
For 40 days they recited Ziyaarat-e-Aashoora with 100 curses and salaams,
along with Dua e Alqamah.
Ziyaarat-
e-
Aashoora
Allah accepted their Ziyaarat and soon the lady gave birth to a son. The son is still alive today in Yazd with his family
and children.
A small extract from
Ziyaarat-e-Aashoora.
I am at peace with those who made peace with you, & I am at war with those who went to
war with you.
I befriend those who befriended you, & I am enemies with those
who were your enemies.
I pray to Allah, who has honored me with awareness of you, and
awareness of your friendsand has enabled me to withdraw
from your enemies.
(I pray) that He may place me with you
in this world and the Hereafter.
And ( I pray) that He may strengthen for me a truthful stance in this world and the
Hereafter.
And I pray that He may enable me to reach, your honored station with Allah
and that He may grant me the opportunity to seek victory, along with a rightly guided Imam from amongst you, who will surely come and
speak the truth.
I ask Allah for your sake, and by the honored position you have with Him, that He grants me grief at your sorrows, more than the personal
grief that troubles anyone in tragedy. What great sorrows (you experienced)!
How great was your tragedy for Islam, and all the
Heavens and the earth!
O Allah, make me, at this moment, one who receives
from You, blessings, mercy and forgiveness.
O Allah make me live the life of Muhammad and his family and
make me die the death of Muhammad and his family.
I’d like to end with us all reciting the
Salaam on the Martyrs of Karbala.
Peace be on you O Abu Abdillah
And on the souls that dies with you.
Greetings of Peace of Allah be on you,
from me, forever so long as I live and so long
as the night and day remains.
May Allah not make it my last
contact of Ziyaarat with you.
Peace be on Husayn,And on Ali, the son of
Husayn,On the children of Husayn,And on the companions of
Husayn.
Let us ask Allah for taufeeq to recite this Ziyaarat daily till the
last moment of out lives, so much that our last statement
should be, ‘Peace be upon you, O Aba Abdillah,’ and then as soon as the Angel of death, Malakul Maut , takes out our souls from our bodies, may
Imam Husayn(AS) reply,‘Peace be upon you, O my
Shia, my lover and my visitor.
INSHALLAH