Al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya for Imam al-Husayn (a): Difference between revisions

'''Al-Zīyāra al-Rajabīyya for Imām al-Ḥusayn ''' (Arabic: {{ia|الزيارة الرجبية للإمام الحسين عليه السلام}}) is a [[ziyara of Imam al-Husayn (a)]] which is recited on [[Rajab 1]] and [[Sha'ban 15]]. In this [[ziyara]], peace is sent to [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and 87 people from his [[List of Companions of Imam al-Husayn (a)|companions]], some of whom are not among the [[Martyrs of Karbala]].

The main source of the ziyara is [[Sayyid b. Tawus]]'s book, ''[[Iqbal al-a'mal]]''. He has cited the ziyara without mentioning any chains of transmitters. In his book, ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'', [['Allama Majlisi]] mentions books of [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] and Sayyid b. Tawus as sources of the ziyara, but he does not mention the title of al-Shaykh al-Mufid's book. Some people speculate that Sayyid b. Tawus might have written this ziyara on his own.

The [[ziyara]] is addressed to [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and his companions and it is recited on [[Rajab 1]] and [[Sha'ban 15]]. After several greetings ([[salam]]) addressed to Imam al-Husayn (a), some tragedies in the [[Event of Ashura]] and prominent characteristics of the Imam (a) are mentioned, and then the ziyara ends with short greetings addressed to his companions. In this part, 12 martyrs of [[Banu Hashim]] in the event of [[Karbala]] are also greeted.

In one part of the ziyara, 75 people from Imam al-Husayn's (a) companions are mentioned and are individually greeted. Some people in this part are not among the [[Martyrs of Karbala]], such as [['Uqba b. Sam'an]]. In the present version of the ziyara, [[Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi]] is mentioned twice. But in ''Bihar al-anwar'''s version, in one of these two cases [[Jurayr b. Ziyad al-Riyahi]] is mentioned instead.

At the end of the ziyara, companions of Imam al-Husayn (a) are characterized as "rabbaniyyun" (men of the Lord), [[God]]'s elect, God's special servants, [[martyr]]s in the way of calling to the truth, loyal devoted companions, and prosperous people in the [[afterlife]].

There are some common as well as different names in the [[Ziyarat al-Shuhada]] which also contains the names of the Martyrs of Karbala (63 names). In his book, ''[[Ansar al-Husayn]]'', [[Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din]] takes Ziyarat al-Shuhada to be more reliable than al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya, criticizing the additional names of Imam al-Husayn's (a) companions in the latter.

* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/زیارت_رجبیه_امام_حسین_(ع) {{ia|زیارت رجبیه امام حسین (ع)}}] in Farsi Wikishia.