Ziyarat Ashura
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Etymology
In Islam, a ziyārah (Arabic: زیارة) is a visit to the tomb of a saint or other holy person, such as Muhammad or Husayn.[2]
‘Āshūrā’ (Arabic: عاشوراء), literally "tenth", is a holiday falling on 10 Muharram of the Islamic calendar. The fall of Husayn ibn Ali and his associates during the Battle of Karbala is commemorated on this day.[3][4]
Sources
Ziyarat Ashura is attributed to Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Shia Imam, who transmitted it to his followers.[3] The prayer is found in sacred hadith narrated in particular by Shaykh Tusi in Misbah al-Mutahajjid and by Ibn Qulawayh in Kamil al-Ziyarat:[5] The prayer is also found in Bihar al-Anwar by Allamah al-Majlisi and Mafatih al-Jinan by Abbas Qumi.[3]
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Ziyarat Ashura contains concepts like tabarra (dissociating from those who oppose God, the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his family), tawalla (loving the Ahl al-Bayt), self-sacrifice for society, and never surrendering to tyranny and oppression.[6]
Further reading
The following commentaries are available:[3][7]
- Jannat al-Sarur fi Kayfiyat Tahqiq Ziyarat al-Ashura (جنّة السرور فی تحقیق کیفیة زیارة العاشورا) by Sheikh Ali Esterabadi Tehrani (Arabic)
- Tadhkirat al-Za'arin (تذکرة الزائرین) by Sayyed Abu Hassan bin Mohammad Tabatabai Saravi (Arabic)
- The Shifa al-Sudur by Mirza Abul Fazl Tehrani (Persian)
- Manuscripts of commentary on Ziyarat of Ashura by Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (Persian)
Dua Alqamah
Dua Alqamah (Persian:دعای علقمه ) is the title of the supplication recited after Ziyarat Ashura by Shia Muslims. It is attributed to Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Shia Imam, who transmitted it to his followers.[8] Alqamah is referred to one of companion of Ja'far al-Sadiq, sixth Imam of Shia, named Alqamah. According to the tradition in Mafatih al-Janan (Keys to the Heavens), Abbas Qumi believed this supplication is in honor of one companion of Ja'far al-Sadiq, named Safwan. So, the original name of the supplication is Safwan.[9] According to the Mafatih al-Janan, Abbas Qumi narrated the Alqamah prayer from Muhammad al-Baqir, the fiveth Imam of Shia, on day of Ashura by the authority of Alqamah ibn Mohammad ibn Hazrami through a chain of transmission.[10]
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