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SPECIAL ZIYARAT OF IMAM MOHAMMAD TAQI (A)
About the ziyarah form dedicated to Imam Muhammad alJawad (‘a), the three master scholars (Shaykh alMufid, alShahid, and Muhammad ibn alMashhadi) have said the following:
You may then direct to the tomb of AbuJa’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali alJawad (‘a) whose tomb is in the back of the tomb of his grandfather (i.e. Imam alKazim). When you stop near the tomb, you may say the following words:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللّٰهِ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللّٰهِ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُوْرَ اللّٰهِ فِيْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْاَرْضِ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰىۤ اٰبَاۤئِكَ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰىۤ اَبْنَاۤئِكَ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰىۤ اَوْلِيَاۤئِكَ
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَدْ اَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ
وَ اَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ
وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ
وَ تَلَوْتَ الْكِتَابَ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِ
وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللّٰهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ
وَ صَبَرْتَ عَلَى الْاَذٰى فِيْ جَنْبِهِ
حَتّٰىۤ اَتَاكَ الْيَقِيْنُ
مُوَالِيًا لِاَوْلِيَاۤئِكَ
مُعَادِيًا لِاَعْدَاۤئِكَ
فَاشْفَعْ لِيْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ۔
Peace be upon you, O intimate servant of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Allah’s argument. Peace be upon you, O Allah’s light in the darkness of the earth. Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger. Peace be upon you and upon your fathers. Peace be upon you and upon your descendants. Peace be upon you and upon your loyalists. I bear witness that you performed the prayers, defrayed the poor-rate, enjoined the right, forbade the wrong, recited the Book as it should be recited, strove for Allah as exactly as striving should be, and endured harm for His sake until death came upon you. I have come to you, visiting you, recognizing your right, declaring loyalty to your loyalists, and incurring the animosity of your enemies; so,(please)intercede for me with Your Lord.
اِرْحَمْ مَنْ اَسَاۤءَ وَ اقْتَرَفَ
وَ اسْتَكَانَ وَ اعْتَرَفَ
You may then kiss the tomb and put your both cheeks on it. You may then offer the twounit prayer of ziyarah after which you may offer any other prayers. You may then prostrate yourself and say the following words:
اِنْ كُنْتُ بِئْسَ الْعَبْدُ
فَاَنْتَ نِعْمَ الرَّبُّ۔
(Please) have mercy upon him who had misbehaved and committed sins, but he then submitted and confessed.
عَظُمَ الذَّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ
فَلْيَحْسُنِ الْعَفْوُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ
You may then place your right cheek on the ground and say the following words:
If I am the worst servant (of You), then You are the All-excellent Lord.
You may then place your left cheek on the ground and say the following words:
Your servant’s sin has been very flagrant, then let Your pardon be very excellent. O All-generous!
You may then return to the position of prostration and repeat the following word one hundred times: