Ziyarat of Imam Husain(as) on the Day of Arafah

Allah is the Most Great of all.

All praise be to Allah very much.

Glory be to Allah in mornings and evenings.

All praise be to Allah Who has guided us to this.

We would not have been guided if Allah had not guided us.

The messengers of our Lord have indeed come with the truth.

Peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, peace of Allah be upon him and his Household.

Peace be upon the Commander of the Faithful.

Peace be upon Fatimah the luminous and the doyenne of all women of the world.

Peace be upon al-Hasan and al-Husayn.

Peace be upon 'Ali the son of al-Husayn.

Peace be upon Muhammad the son of 'Ali.

Peace be upon Ja'far the son of Muhammad.

Peace be upon Musa the son of Ja'far.

Peace be upon 'Ali the son of Musa.

Peace be upon Muhammad the son of 'Ali.

Peace be upon 'Ali the son of Muhammad.

Peace be upon al-Hasan the son of 'Ali.

Peace be upon the virtuous Successor and Awaited.

Peace be upon you, O Abu-'Abdullah.

Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger.

I—the servant of you and the son of your servant and your bondwoman,

who is loyal to those who are loyal to you

and enemy of those who are your enemies—

am seeking the shelter of your shrine

and seeking nearness to Allah through directing to you.

All praise be to Allah Who guided me to be loyal to you,

Who conferred upon me with my visiting you,

and Who made easy for me to direct to you.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Adam the chosen by Allah.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Noah the prophet of Allah.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Abraham the friend of Allah.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Moses the spoken by Allah.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Jesus the spirit of Allah.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Muhammad the most beloved by Allah.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of the Commander of the Faithful.

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Fatimah the luminous.

Peace be upon you, O son of Muhammad the well-chosen prophet.

Peace be upon you, O son of 'Ali the well-pleased.

Peace be upon you, O son of Fatimah the luminous.

Peace be upon you, O son of Khadijah the grand lady.

Peace be upon you, O vengeance of Allah and son of His vengeance

and the unavenged sanctity.

I bear witness that you performed the prayers,

defrayed the poor-rates,

enjoined the right,

forbade the wrong,

and obeyed Allah until death came upon you.

May Allah curse the people who slew you.

May Allah curse the people who wronged you.

May Allah curse the people who were informed about that but they approved it.

O my master! O Abu-'Abdullah!

I call Allah, His angels,

His Prophets, and His Messengers

to witness that I believe in you and in your Return

and I have faith in the laws of my religion and in the sealing deeds of mine,

and in my final return to my Lord.

Allah’s blessings be upon you all,

upon your souls, upon your bodies,

upon the present and the absent (of your group),

and upon the manifest and the hidden (of your affairs).

Peace be upon you, O son of the Seal of Prophets,

son of the chief of the Prophets’ successors,

son of the leader of the pious,

and son of the white-forehead, marked believers to the gardens of bliss

How can that you be anything other than this

while you are the door to the true guidance,

the guide to piety,

the firmest handle,

the argument against the inhabitants of this world,

and the fifth of the People of the Cloak.

You were nourished by the hand of mercy,

breast-fed by the bosom of faith,

and brought up in the lap of Islam.

So, my soul is definitely displeased by the way you left this world

and it has no doubt that you are alive.

Allah’s blessings be upon you,

your ascendants, and your descendants.

Peace be upon you, O object of the pouring tears

and match of the astounding misfortune.

May Allah curse the people who violated your sanctities

and infringed the holiness of Islam.

So, you—may Allah’s blessings be upon you—were killed overwhelmed,

the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Household, became cut off because of loss of you,

and the Book of Allah became deserted due to losing you.

Peace be upon you, your grandfather, your father,

your mother, your brother,

the Imams from your descendants,

those who were martyred with you,

and the angels who are surrounding your tomb,

witnessing for your visitors,

and praying for the acceptance of the prayers of your adherents.

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

May my father and mother be ransoms for you, O son of Allah’s Messenger.

May my father and mother be ransoms for you, O Abu-'Abdullah.

So unbearable is the misfortune

and so horrendous is the calamity of you

for us and for all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth.

May Allah curse the people who put saddles and reins on their animals

and readied themselves for fighting against you.

O my master! O Abu-'Abdullah!

I have directed to your sanctuary

and I have come to your shrine

asking Almighty Allah in the name of the standing that you enjoy with Him

and in the name of the position that you occupy with him

to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

and to include me with your group in this world and in the Hereafter,

out of His favor, magnanimity, and generosity.

O Allah, I have offered a prayer, genuflected, and prostrated myself

for Your sake purely without setting any partner with You,

since all prayers, genuflections, and prostrations

suit none except You.

Because You are Allah; there in no god save You.

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

convey to them my best greetings and compliments,

and convey to me their replies to my greetings and compliments.

O Allah, these two units of prayer

are present from me to my master, chief, and leader,

al-Husayn the son of 'Ali, peace be upon both of them.

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

and accept that from me and reward me for it

in the best rewarding that I anticipate and hope from You and from Your saint.

O most merciful of all those who show mercy!

Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger.

Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Prophet.

Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful.

Peace be upon you, O son of al-Husayn the martyr.

Peace be upon you, O martyr and son of the martyr.

Peace be upon you, O persecuted and son of the persecuted.

May Allah curse the people who slew you.

May Allah curse the people who wronged you.

May Allah curse the people who were informed of that and they approved it.

Peace be upon you, O my master.

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s friend and son of His friend.

Unbearable is the misfortune

and so horrendous is the calamity of you

for us and for all faithful believers.

May Allah curse the people who slew you.

I release myself in the presence of Allah and you from these people in this world and in the Hereafter.

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s friends and beloved by him.

Peace be upon you, O choices of Allah and His favorites.

Peace be upon you, O supporters of Allah’s Religion,

supporters of His Prophet,

supporters of the Commander of the Faithful,

and supporters of Fatimah the doyenne of the women of the world.

Peace be upon you, O supporters of Abu-Muhammad

al-Hasan the sincere saint.

Peace be upon you, O supporters of Abu-'Abdullah

al-Husayn the wronged martyr.

Blessings of Allah be upon them all.

May my father and mother be your ransoms.

Pure are you, and pure is the soil in which you were buried.

And, by Allah, great is your triumph.

I wish I were with you so that I would have won with you

in the gardens of Paradise with the martyrs and the righteous.

Excellent is the companionship of these.

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you all.

Peace be upon you, O Abu'l-Fadl

al-'Abbas son of the Commander of the Faithful.

Peace be upon you, O son of the chief of the Prophets’ successors.

Peace be upon you, O son of the foremost in accepting Islam,

the leading in having faith in it,

the most perfect in carrying out the laws of Allah’s religion,

and the most careful for Islam.

I bear witness that you have acted sincerely for the sake of Allah, His Messenger, and your brother.

So, how excellent sacrificing brother you are!

May Allah curse the people who slew you.

May Allah curse the people who wronged you.

May Allah curse the people who violated your sanctities

and infringed the holiness of Islam when they killed you.

Most excellent steadfast, striver brother,

defender, supporter,

one who stood up for his brother,

one who responded to the obedience to his Lord,

and one who desired for what others deemed unworthy;

namely, the abundant reward and the excellent praise you are.

May Allah attach you to the rank of your ancestors

in the Abode of Bliss.

O Allah, I am presenting myself before You

and I am intending to visit your intimate servants,

for I desire for gaining Your reward

and I hope for Your forgiveness

and abundant benevolence.

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

and, (I beseech You) in their names, to make my sustenance unstoppable,

my life peaceful,

my pilgrimage admissible,

my life serene,

and my sins forgiven.

And (I beseech You to) make me return from them with success and prosperity,

having my prayers granted,

with the best things with which any one

of his visitors and comers may return;

in the name of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy.