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'''Zīyāra Amīn Allāh''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|زيارة أمين الله}}) is a [[ziyara-text]] recited by [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] when visiting the holy shrine of [[Imam Ali (a)]]. This ziyara-text is regarded credible in terms of the text, content, and chain of transmission; and has been reported in authentic [[Shia]] sources. Ziyara Amin Allah is the special ziyara-text for Imam Ali (a) to be recited on the [[Eid al-Ghadir]] and also one of the general ziyara-texts that can be recited near the shrine of any of the [[Imams]]. | '''Zīyāra Amīn Allāh''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|زيارة أمين الله}}) is a [[ziyara-text]] recited by [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] when visiting the holy shrine of [[Imam Ali (a)]]. This ziyara-text is regarded credible in terms of the text, content, and chain of transmission; and has been reported in authentic [[Shia]] sources. Ziyara Amin Allah is the special ziyara-text for Imam Ali (a) to be recited on the [[Eid al-Ghadir]] and also one of the general ziyara-texts that can be recited near the shrine of any of the [[Imams]]. | ||
== | ==Authenticity== | ||
In ''[[Mafatih al-jinan]]'', [[Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi]] lists this ziyara as the second ziyara-text of Imam Ali (a) and says: the second ziyara, famously known as the ziyara Amin Allah, is of the utmost authenticity and has been narrated in all ziyara and supplication sources. Al-'Allama al-Majlisi has stated that it is the best ziyara, and it is highly credible in terms of the text and chain of transmission, it must be recited in all holy shrines.<ref>Qummī, ''Mafātīḥ al-jinān'', Under the Zīyāra Amīn Allāh.</ref> | |||
In ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'', [[al-Majlisi]] writes: we have narrated this ziyara and repeated it for some reasons, 1- in terms of the differences of the text 2- and also, in terms of the chain of transmission, this ziyara is one of the most authentic ones. 3- In terms of the wide range of places and situations in which this ziyara can be recited, it is the most comprehensive one, and can be recited in all holy shrines. | |||
==Significance== | ==Significance== | ||
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This ziyara is both a special ziyara of Imam 'Ali (a) on the Eid al-Ghadir and one of the general ziyaras that can be recited near the shrines of all Imams.<ref>Qummī, ''Mafātīḥ al-jinān'', Under the Zīyāra Amīn Allāh.</ref> | This ziyara is both a special ziyara of Imam 'Ali (a) on the Eid al-Ghadir and one of the general ziyaras that can be recited near the shrines of all Imams.<ref>Qummī, ''Mafātīḥ al-jinān'', Under the Zīyāra Amīn Allāh.</ref> | ||
== | ==Instructions== | ||
The famous account that has been reported in ''[[Mafatih al-jinan]]'', is from [[Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju'fi]] from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] who says: "[[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] went to visit [[Holy Shrine of Imam Ali' (a)|Imam 'Ali's shrine]], stood by his [[grave]], recited this ziyara while he was crying."<ref>Qummī, ''Mafātīḥ al-jinān'', Under the Zīyāra Amīn Allāh.</ref> According to the report, Imam al-Sajjad (a) recited this ziyara in two positions near the [[Shrine of Imam 'Ali (a)|tomb of Imam Ali (a)]]: | |||
# He recited the first part while standing and crying | |||
# The second part, which begins with this phrase: "O Allah the hearts of the humble are loving toward you …" to the end, Imam al-Sajjad (a) recited this part while he had put his face on the grave of Imam Ali (a).<ref>Qummī, ''Mafātīḥ al-jinān'', Under the Zīyāra Amīn Allāh.</ref> | |||
According to the accounts of [[Muhammad b. Ja'far al-Mashhadi|Ibn al-Mashhadi]] in ''[[Al-Mazar al-kabir (book)|al-Mazar al-kabir]]''<ref>Ibn Mashhadī, ''al-Mazār al-kabīr'', p. 285.</ref> and [[Ibn Qulawayh al-Qummi|Ibn Qulawayh]] in ''[[Kamil al-ziyarat]]''<ref>Ibn Qūlawayh, ''Kāmil al-zīyārāt'', p. 39.</ref>, this report has been narrated by Ahmad b. 'Ali from his father from [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] from his fathers (a) from Imam al-Sajjad (a). [[Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi|Al-Majlisi]] has narrated this report with the same chain of transmission in ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]''. | |||
[[Al-Shaykh al-Tusi]]<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Miṣbāḥ al-mutahajjid'', vol. 2, p. 738.</ref>, [[al-Sayyid b. Tawus]]<ref>Sayyid b. Ṭāwūs, ''Miṣbaḥ al-zāʾir'', p. 474.</ref>, [[al-Shahid al-Awwal]]<ref>Shahīd al-Awwal, ''al-Mazār'', p. 114.</ref> and [[al-Kaf'ami]]<ref>Kafʿamī, ''al-Miṣbāḥ'', p. 480.</ref> have narrated this report from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju'fi from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]], they also mention a chain of transmission like that of ''Kamil al-ziyarat''. | |||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
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This ziyara-text has been reported through different chains of transmission. Nearly all of them share the same content while there are slight differences in some phrases. | |||
# At the beginning, there are some short phrases of greetings and salutations to the infallible Imam, followed by testimonies to some of Imam's characteristics. | # At the beginning, there are some short phrases of greetings and salutations to the infallible Imam, followed by testimonies to some of Imam's characteristics. | ||
# A remarkable portion of the ziyara has been dedicated to making requests from God, supplications for human happiness and perfection. | # A remarkable portion of the ziyara has been dedicated to making requests from God, supplications for human happiness and perfection. | ||