The Sacred Effusion Volume 1

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Khalfan

Publisher: The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities

A unique and original piece of research on the sacred supplication of Ziyarat Ashura of Imam Husayn (as). The reader will come to appreciate the core reality of the ziyarah being: "to deflect from other than the visited one". The reflections in this publication centre around this theme: if we truly intend Imam al-Husayn (as) then we must realize that he is the very epitome of Islam. The more we revive Islamic values individually and socially, the closer we come to Imam al-Husayn (as) and therefore our ziyarat gains true meaning.

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Chapters

  1. Foreword
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. The Source of Ziyarat ‘Ashura` and its Authenticity
  5. Chapter 1: Peace be on you, O entirely obedient servant of Allah
  6. Chapter 2: Peace be on you, O son of the Messenger of Allah
  7. Chapter 3: Peace be on you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful and the son of the leader of the successors
  8. Chapter 4: Peace be on you, O son of Fatima – the leader of the women of the worlds
  9. Chapter 5: Peace be unto you, O blood of Allah and the son of the blood of Allah
  10. Chapter 6: The Exceptionally Unique
  11. Chapter 7: Peace be unto you and unto the spirits who descended in your courtyard
  12. Chapter 8: Upon you all I invoke the peace of Allah forever, as long as I ‌live and the night and day subsist
  13. Chapter 9: O Aba ‘Abdillah…

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