Ziyarat of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
No ziyarat narrated for Abd al-Azim al-Hasani himself has come down to us. Fakhr al-Muhaqqiqin, Jamal al-Din, states in his book al-Mazar that it is most a
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No ziyarat narrated for Abd al-Azim al-Hasani himself has come down to us. Fakhr al-Muhaqqiqin, Jamal al-Din, states in his book al-Mazar that it is most appropriate to recite this form of ziyarat at his tomb.
In his book of al-Rawashih, al-Muhaqqiq al-Damad says that the rewards of visiting the tomb of ‘Abd al-’Azim al-Hasani have been mentioned in confirmative traditions. One of these traditions reads that whoever visits his tomb will be awarded Paradise inevitably. This very tradition has been also mentioned by al-Shahid al-Thani in the margin of his book of al-Khulasah as reported from some experts in lineages.
Ibn Babawayh and Ibn Qawlawayh have reported through a valid chain of authority that a man from the people of Ray visited Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi (a.s.) who asked him where from he had come. “I came here after I had visited Imam al-Husayn,” answered the man. The Imam (a.s.) said, “Actually, if you had visited the tomb of ‘Abd al-’Azim in your city, you would have been as if you have visited al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon them.”
The lineage of ‘Abd al-’Azim al-Hasani (known as Shah ‘Abd al-’Azim), the great personality, goes back through four lines to Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba the grandson of the best of all creatures; namely, the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his Household.
‘Abd al-’Azim is thus the son of ‘Abdullah the son of ‘Ali the son of al-Hasan the son of Zayd the son of al-Hasan the son of ‘Ali the son of Abu-Talib. His holy tomb, which is in the city of Ray (southern Tehran, Iran), is famous. It is a haven and a shelter for the publics. The high standing and majestic position of ‘Abd al-’Azim is clearer than sunlight. First of all, he is from the descendants of the Seal of the Prophets. He is also one of the master traditionists, great scholars, ascetics, and worshippers, and well-known for his distinguished religiousness and piety. He was within the companions of Imam al-Jawad and Imam al-Hadi whom he used to take as means to Almighty Allah and to whom he adhered distinguishably. He also reported many traditions from these two Holy Imams.
He was the author of the books entitled Khutab Amir al-Mu’minin (Sermons of the Commander of the Faithful) and al-Yawm wal-Laylah (The Day and the Night).
His story of presenting his beliefs before Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) is famous. The Imam (a.s.) then said to him, “O Abu’l-Qasim, this is by Allah the very religion that Allah has accepted for His servants; therefore, you should keep on it. Allah may strengthen your faith by the true Words in this world and in the life to come.”
Al-Sahib ibn ‘Abbad wrote a brief thesis about the biography of this man. This thesis has been quoted by our mentor Shaykh al-Nuri in the epilogue of his book entitled al-Mustadrak.
Text and Translation
In this book, as well as the famous book of biography known as Rijal al-Kashshi, it has been recorded that when ‘Abd al-’Azim feared for himself the persecution of the ruling authorities, he had to leave for several countries disguising. He then came to the city of Ray and resided in Sarbanan. He confided himself in a vault in a house of a Shi’ite man in a place called Sikkat al-Mawla. He used to worship Almighty Allah in that vault by spending his days fasting and his nights doing acts of worship. Disguising himself, he used to leave that vault for visiting the tomb that would be opposite to his tomb at the other side of the road. He used to say that the tomb was for one of the descendants of Imam Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kazim, peace be upon him. During his stay in that vault, the Shi’ah reported his manners to one another until he was known by the majority of them. One night, one of these Shi’ah saw in dream the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) saying to him, “One of my descendants will be carried from Sikkat al-Mawla and buried next to that apple tree in the orchard of ‘Abd al-Jabbar the son of ‘Abd al-Wahhab. The man therefore went to the owner of that orchard and offered to buy that tree and its place. The owner of the orchard asked, “What for are you asking me to sell you that very tree and its place?” The man had to inform him about his dream. The owner then told him that he had seen a similar dream and, as a result, he endowed that tree and its place to the sayyids and the Shi’ah to bury their dead ones there.
After that, ‘Abd al-’Azim became ill and passed away. May Allah have mercy upon him. When he was stripped of his clothes for performing the ritual bathing for his dead body, a sheet of paper was found in his pocket. In that sheet of paper, he had written down his lineage as follows: “I am Abu’l-Qasim ‘Abd al-’Azim the son of ‘Abdullah the son of ‘Ali the son of al-Hasan the son of Zayd the son of al-Hasan the son of ‘Ali the son of Abu-Talib.”
Describing the knowledgeability of ‘Abd al-’Azim, al-Sahib ibn ‘Abbad says that Abu-Turab al-Rawayani has reported that he heard Abu-Hammad al-Razi saying: One day, I visited Imam ‘Ali al-Naqi (al-Hadi) in Samarra’ and asked him about some legal and illegal issues of the religion. The Imam (a.s.) answered all of my questions. When I bid farewell to him, he said to me, “Hammad, if you face any problem regarding your religious affairs while you are in your hometown (i.e. Ray), you may ask ‘Abd al-’Azim ibn ‘Abdullah al-Hasani. Once you do, convey my greetings to him.”
At the tomb of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, recite:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى اٰدَمَ صِفْوَةِ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAA AADAMA SIFWATILLAAH
Peace be upon Adam the choice of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى نُوْحٍ نَبِيِّ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAA NOOHIN NABIYYILLAAH
Peace be upon Noah the prophet of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰىۤ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ خَلِيْلِ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAA IBRAAHEEMA KHALEELILLAAH
Peace be upon Abraham the friend of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مُوْسٰى كَلِيْمِ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAA MOOSAA KALEEMILLAAH
Peace be upon Moses the spoken by Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى عِيْسٰى رُوْحِ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAA I'EESAA ROOHILLAAH
Peace be upon Jesus the spirit of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA RASOOLALLAAH
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s Messenger.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَيْرَ خَلْقِ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA KHAYRA KHALQILLAAH
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s best creature.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA SAFIYYALLAAH
Peace be upon you, O elite of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ خَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA MUHAMMADABNA A'BDILLAAHI KHAATAMAN NABIYYEEN
Peace be upon you, O Muhammad the son of 'Abdullah and the seal of the Prophets.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَاۤ اَمِيْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ اَبِيْ طَالِبٍ وَصِيَّ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA AMEERAL MU'MINEENA A'LIYYABNA ABEE TAALIBIN WASIYYA RASOOLILLAAH
Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful ‘Ali the son of Abu-Talib and the successor of Allah’s Messenger.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكِ يَا فَاطِمَةُ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاۤءِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKI YAA FAATIMATU SAYYIDATA NISAA'IL A'ALAMEEN
Peace be upon you, O Fatimah the doyenne of the women of the worlds.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا سِبْطَيِ الرَّحْمَةِ وَسَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ اَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKUMAA YAA SIBTAYIR RAHMATI WA SAYYIDAY SHABAABI AHLIL JANNAH
Peace be upon both of you, O grandsons of the Mercy and two chiefs of the youth of Paradise.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدَ الْعَابِدِيْنَ وَقُرَّةَ عَيْنِ النَّاظِرِيْنَ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA A'LIYYABNAL HUSAYNI SAYYIDAL A'ABIDEENA WA QURRATA A'YNIN NAAZIREEN
Peace be upon you, O ‘Ali the son of al-Husayn, the chief of the worshippers and the delight of the eye of all seers.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ بَاقِرَ الْعِلْمِ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA MUHAMMADABNA A'LIYYIN BAAQIRAL I'LMI BA'DAN NABIYY
Peace be upon you, O Muhammad the son of ‘Ali, the splitter of knowledge after the Prophet.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقَ الْبَآرَّ الْاَمِيْنَ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA JA'FARABNA MUHAMMADINIS SAADIQAL BAARRAL AMEEN
Peace be upon you, O Ja'far the son of Muhammad, the veracious, dutiful, and honest.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُوْسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ الطَّاهِرَ الطُّهْرَ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA MOOSABNA JA'FARINIT TAAHIRAT TUHR
Peace be upon you, O Musa the son of Ja'far, the immaculate and ever-pure.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوْسَى الرِّضَا الْمُرْتَضٰى
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA A'LIYYABNA MOOSAR RIDAL MURTADAA
Peace be upon you, O ‘Ali the son of Musa, the well-pleased and well-contented.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ التَّقِيَّ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA MUHAMMADABNA A'LIYYINIT TAQIYY
Peace be upon you, O Muhammad the son of ‘Ali, the pious.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّقِيَّ النَّاصِحَ الْاَمِيْنَ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA A'LIYYABNA MUHAMMADININ NAQIYYAN NAASIHAL AMEEN
Peace be upon you, O ‘Ali the son of Muhammad, the immaculate, sincere, and honest.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA HASANABNA A'LIYY
Peace be upon you, O Hasan the son of ‘Ali.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْوَصِيِّ مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAL WASIYYI MIN BA'DIH
Peace be upon the next successor.
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى نُوْرِكَ وَسِرَاجِكَ وَوَلِيِّ وَلِيِّكَ
ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA NOORIKA WA SIRAAJIKA WA WALIYYI WALIYYIK
O Allah, send blessings upon Your light, Your lantern, the representative of Your representative,
وَوَصِيِّ وَصِيِّكَ وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلٰى خَلْقِكَ
WA WASIYYI WASIYYIKA WA HUJJATIKA A'LAA KHALQIK
the successor of Your successor, and the argument of You against Your creatures.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ الزَّكِيُّ وَالطَّاهِرُ الصَّفِيُّ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA AYYUHAS SAYYIDUZ ZAKIYYU WAT TAAHIRUS SAFIYY
Peace be upon you, O bright chief and well-selected, immaculate one.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ السَّادَةِ الْاَطْهَارِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YABNAS SAADATIL AT-HAAR
Peace be upon you, O son of the immaculate chiefs.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْاَخْيَارِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YABNAL MUSTAFAYNAL AKHYAAR
Peace be upon you, O son of the well-chosen, upright ones.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ وَعَلٰى ذُرِّيَّةِ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهٗ.
AS-SALAAMU A'LAA RASOOLILLAAHI WA A'LAA DHURRIYYATI RASOOLILLAAHI WA RAHMATULLAAHI WA BARAKAATUH
Peace be upon Allah’s Messenger and upon the progeny of Allah’s Messenger. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon them.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْعَبْدِ الصَّالِحِ الْمُطِيْعِ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ وَلِرَسُوْلِهٖ وَلِاَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAL A'BDIS SAALIHIL MUTEE'I LILLAAHI RABBIL A'ALAMEENA WA LIRASOOLIHEE WA LI-AMEERIL MU'MINEEN
Peace be upon the righteous servant, obedient to Allah the Lord of the worlds, to His Messenger, and to the Commander of the Faithful.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ابْنَ السِّبْطِ الْمُنْتَجَبِ الْمُجْتَبٰى
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA ABAL QAASIMIBNAS SIBTIL MUNTAJABIL MUJTABAA
Peace be upon you, O Abu’l-Qasim the son of the preferred and well-selected grandson.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ بِزِيَارَتِهٖ ثَوَابُ زِيَارَةِ سَيِّدِ الشُّهَدَاۤءِ يُرْتَجٰى
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA YAA MAN BIZIYAARATIHEE THAWAABU ZIYAARATI SAYYIDISH SHUHADAA'I YURTAJAA
Peace be upon you, O he in the visiting of whose tomb, the reward of visiting the Master of the Martyrs is hoped.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ عَرَّفَ اللّٰهُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
AS-SALAAMU A'LAYKA A'RRAFALLAAHU BAYNANAA WA BAYNAKUM FIL JANNAH
Peace be upon you. May Allah introduce us to you all in Paradise,
وَحَشَرَنَا فِيْ زُمْرَتِكُمْ وَاَوْرَدَنَا حَوْضَ نَبِيِّكُمْ
WA HASHARANAA FEE ZUMRATIKUM WA AWRADANAA HAWDA NABIYYIKUM
include us with your group, allow us to approach the pond of your Prophet,
وَسَقَانَا بِكَاْسِ جَدِّكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَبِيْ طَالِبٍ
WA SAQAANAA BIKA'SI JADDIKUM MIN YADI A'LIYYIBNI ABEE TAALIB
and serve us with water from the cup of your grandfather and from the hand of ‘Ali the son of Abu-Talib.
صَلَوَاتُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ
SALAWAATULLAAHI A'LAYKUM
Allah’s blessings be upon you all.
اَسْاَلُ اللّٰهَ اَنْ يُرِيَنَا فِيْكُمُ السُّرُوْرَ وَالْفَرَجَ
AS'ALULLAAHA AN YURIYANAA FEEKUMUS SUROORA WAL FARAJ
I beseech Allah to show us delight and relief through you,
وَاَنْ يَجْمَعَنَا وَاِيَّاكُمْ فِيْ زُمْرَةِ جَدِّكُمْ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهِ
WA AN YAJMA'ANAA WA IYYAAKUM FEE ZUMRATI JADDIKUM MUHAMMADIN SALLALLAAHU A'LAYHI WA AALIH
to join us with you in the group of your grandfather Muhammad, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Household,
وَاَنْ لَا يَسْلُبَنَا مَعْرِفَتَكُمْ اِنَّهٗ وَلِيٌّ قَدِيْرٌ
WA AN LAA YASLUBANAA MA'RIFATAKUM INNAHOO WALIYYUN QADEER
and never to deprive us of our recognition of you. Verily, He is Guardian and All-powerful.
اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَى اللّٰهِ بِحُبِّكُمْ وَالْبَرَاۤءَةِ مِنْ اَعْدَاۤئِكُمْ
ATAQARRABU ILALLAAHI BIHUBBIKUM WAL BARAA'ATI MIN A'DAA'IKUM
I seek nearness to Allah through my love for you, repudiation of your enemies,
وَالتَّسْلِيْمِ اِلَى اللّٰهِ رَاضِيًا بِهٖ غَيْرَ مُنْكِرٍ وَلَا مُسْتَكْبِرٍ
WAT TASLEEMI ILALLAAHI RAADIYAN BIHEE GHAYRA MUNKIRIN WA LAA MUSTAKBIR
and submission to Allah, accepting Him without denial or arrogance,
وَعَلٰى يَقِيْنِ مَا اَتٰى بِهٖ مُحَمَّدٌ
WA A'LAA YAQEENI MAA ATAA BIHEE MUHAMMAD
being fully certain of what Muhammad has brought.
نَطْلُبُ بِذٰلِكَ وَجْهَكَ يَا سَيِّدِيْ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَرِضَاكَ وَالدَّارَ الْاٰخِرَةَ
NATLUBU BIDHAALIKA WAJHAKA YAA SAYYIDEE ALLAAHUMMA WA RIDAAKA WAD DAARAL AAKHIRAH
We, through this, only seek Your Face, O my Master Allah, and Your satisfaction as well as the Next Abode.
يَا سَيِّدِيْ وَابْنَ سَيِّدِي اشْفَعْ لِيْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
YAA SAYYIDEE WABNA SAYYIDISH FA' LEE FIL JANNAH
O my master and son of my master, (please) intercede for me to win Paradise,
فَاِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ شَاْنًا مِنَ الشَّاْنِ
FA-INNA LAKA I'NDALLAAHI SHA'NAN MINASH SHA'N
for you enjoy an outstanding status with Allah.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيۤ اَسْاَلُكَ اَنْ تَخْتِمَ لِيْ بِالسَّعَادَةِ
ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS'ALUKA AN TAKHTIMA LEE BIS SA'AADAH
O Allah, I do beseech You to seal my life with happiness;
فَلَا تَسْلُبْ مِنِّيْ مَا اَنَا فِيْهِ
FALAA TASLUB MINNEE MAA ANAA FEEH
so, (please) do not deprive me of that which I enjoy.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ
WA LAA HAWLA WA LAA QUWWATA ILLAA BILLAAHIL A'LIYYIL A'ZEEM
There is neither might nor power except with Allah the All-high and All-great.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اسْتَجِبْ لَنَا وَتَقَبَّلْهُ بِكَرَمِكَ وَعِزَّتِكَ وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ وَعَافِيَتِكَ
ALLAAHUMMAS TAJIB LANAA WA TAQABBALHU BIKARAMIKA WA I'ZZATIKA WA BIRAHMATIKA WA A'AFIYATIK
O Allah, (please) respond to us and accept this from us in the name of Your generosity, almightiness, mercy, and bestowal of wellbeing.
وَصَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَاٰلِهِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيْمًا
WA SALLALLAAHU A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE AJMA'EENA WA SALLAMA TASLEEMAA
May Allah bless Muhammad and his entire Household and pour down peace on them,
يَاۤ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
YAA ARHAMAR RAAHIMEEN
O most merciful of all those who show mercy.
