The Life of Fatimah Az- Zahra', The Principal of all Women: Study and Analysis

Ziyarah of Lady Fatimah

Excerpted from the English version of Mafatih al-Jinan

While standing in the area between the Holy Prophet’s tomb and minbar (i.e. Garden of Paradise- Rawdhah), you may visit the tomb of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’ (s.a.) though there is disagreement about the place of her tomb. Some say that she was buried in the Rawdhah.

Others say that she was buried at her house. Others say that she was buried in the Baqi‘ Cemetery. However, the majority of our scholars agree that she must be visited from the Rawdhah, although to visit her at these three places is more preferable.

When you stand for the ziyarah of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’s tomb, you may say the following:

Ya mumtahana imtahanaki Allahu alladhi khalaqaki qabla an yakhluqaki, O the carefully examined one: Allah Who created you had tried you before He created you (for this worldly life),

Fawajadaki lima imtahanaki sabirat, and thus He found you successfully enduring in that trial.

Wa za’amna anna laki awliyaun wa mussaddiqun, We claim being loyalists, believers,

Wa sabiruna likulli ma atana bihi abuki, salla Allahu a’alayhi wa alih, and standing as regards all that which has been conveyed to us by your father—peace of Allah be upon him and his Household—

Wa ata bihi wasiyuh, and all that which his Successor has brought to us.

Fa-inna nas’aluki in kunna saddaqnaki, We, thus, ask you, if we have really believed you,

Illa alhaqtina bitasdiqina lahuma, that you may include us with those who believe in them both,

Li-nubashshira anfusana bi-anna qad tahurna bi-wilayatiki. so that we may feel happy that we have been purified on account of our loyalty to you.

It is recommended to add the following:

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta rasuli Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Messenger of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta nabiyyi Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Prophet of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta habibi Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the most beloved of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta khalili Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Intimate Servant of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta safiyi Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Choice of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta amini Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Trustee of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta khayri khalqi Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the best of Allah’s creatures.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya binta afdali anbiya-illah wa rusulihi wa mala’ikatih, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the best of Allah’s Prophets, Messengers and angels.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya binta khayri al-bariyat, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the best of created beings.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya sayidata nisa-il-‘alamina minal-awwalina wal-akhirin, Peace be upon You; O the Doyenne of all women of the world, including the past and the coming generations.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya zawjata walliyi Allah wa khayri al-khalqi ba’da rasýli Allah, Peace be upon You; O the lady of the Intimate Servant of Allah and the best of all created beings after the Messenger of Allah.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya umma al-Hassani wal-Hussein sayyiday chababi ahli al-janat, Peace be upon You; O the mother of alHasan and alHusayn, the two masters of the youth of Paradise.

Asalamu ‘alayki ayyatuha assiddiqatu achchahida, Peace be upon You; O the veracious, the martyr.

Asalamu ‘alayki ayyatuha radiyatu al-mardiya, Peace be upon You; O the content, the pleased.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-fadilatu zakiya, Peace be upon You; O the virtuous, the pure.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-hawra’u al-insiya, Peace be upon You; O the Paradisiacal human being.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha taqiyyatu naqiya, Peace be upon You; O the pious, the immaculate.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-muhadathatu al-‘alima, Peace be upon You; O the talked by the angels, the knowledgeable.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-mathlumatu al-marsoba, Peace be upon You; O the oppressed lady whose right was usurped.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-mudtahadatu al-maqhura, Peace be upon You; O the persecuted, the maltreated.

A salamu ‘alayki ya Fatimatu binta rasuli Allah, Peace be upon You; O Fatimah, daughterof the Messenger of Allah.

Wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuhu, So be upon you the mercy and blessings of Allah

salla Allahu ‘alayki wa ‘ala ruhiki wa badaniki, May Allah bless you, your soul, and your body.

ashhadu annaki madayti ‘ala bayinatin min rabbiki, I bear witness that you have spent your life with full awareness of your duty towards your Lord;

Wa-anna man sarraki faqad sarra rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa alih, and (I bear witness) that he who pleases you will have pleased the Messenger of Allah—peace be upon him and his Household

Wa-man jafaki faqad jafa rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa alih, and he who displeases you will have displeased the Messenger of Allah — peace be upon him and his Household—

Wa-man athaki faqad atha rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhhi wa alih, And he who harms you will have harmed the Messenger of Allah —peace be upon him and his Household—

Wa-man wasalaki faqad wasala rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhhi wa ælih, and he who respects you will have respected the Messenger of Allah —peace be upon him and his Household —

Wa-man qata’aki faqad qata’a rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhhi wa alih and he who disrespects you will have disrespected the Messenger of Allah—peace be upon him and his Household.

Li-annaki bid’atun minhu, wa ruhuhu al-lathi bayna janbayh, This is because you are an inseparable part of him (i.e. the Holy Prophet), and you are his soul with which he lives.

Uchhidu Allaha wa rusulahu wa mala’ikatahu, I ask Allah, His Messengers, and His angels to be the witnesses

Anni radin ‘amman radiyti ‘anh, that I am verily pleased with him whomever you accept,

sakhitun ‘ala man sakhitti ‘alayh, and I am displeased with him whomever you detest,

Mutabari’un miman tabara’ti minh, and I disavow him whomever you disavow,

Muwalin liman walayti, Mu’adin liman ‘adayti, and I am loyal to him whomever you support, and I am the enemy of him whomever you betake as enemy,

mubridun liman abradti, muhibun liman ahbabti, and I am hateful to him whomever you hate,

Wa kafa bil-Lahi chahidan wa …asiban wa jaziyan wa muthiba. and I like him whomever you like. Verily, Allah is Sufficient as Witness, Reckone Punisher, and Rewarder.

You may then pray Almighty Allah for sending blessings on the Holy Prophet and Imams. Within the recommended acts on the third of Jumada al-Akhirah (the martyrdom day of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’, s.a.), another form of ziyarahof Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’ (s.a.) has been cited.

Scholars have mentioned another form of ziyarah whose statements are similar to the statements of the aforementioned ziyarah that has been quoted from Shaykh al-Tusiy. However, the complete form of this ziyarah is as follows:

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta rasoola Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Messenger of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta nabiu Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Prophet of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta habibi Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the most beloved of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta khalili Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Intimate Servant of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta safiyi Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Choice of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta amini Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the Trustee of Allah.

A salamu ‘alayki ya binta khayri khalqi Allah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the best of Allah’s creatures.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya binta afdali anbiya-illah, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the best of Allah’s Prophets,

Asalamu ‘alayki ya binta khayri al-bariyat, Peace be upon You; O daughter of the best of created beings.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya sayidata nisa-il-‘alamina minal-awwalina wal-akhirin, Peace be upon You; O the Doyenne of all women of the world, including the past and the coming generations.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya zawjata walliyi Allah wa khayri al-khalqi ba’da rasuli Allah, Peace be upon You; O the lady of the Intimate Servant of Allah and the best of all created beings after the Messenger of Allah.

Asalamu ‘alayki ya umma al-Hassani wal-Hussein sayyiday shababi ahli al-janat, Peace be upon You; O the mother of alHasan and alHusayn, the two masters of the youth of Paradise.

Asalamu ‘alayki ayyatuha assiddiqatu ashshahida, Peace be upon You; O the veracious, the martyr.

Asalamu ‘alayki ayyatuha radiyatu al-mardiya, Peace be upon You; O the content, the pleased.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-fadilatu zakiya, Peace be upon You; O the virtuous, the pure.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-…awra’u al-insiya, Peace be upon You; O the Paradisiacal human being.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha taqiyyatu naqiya, Peace be upon You; O the pious, the immaculate.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-muhadathatu al-‘alima, Peace be upon You; O the talked by the angels, the knowledgeable.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-mathluma al-magsooba Peace be upon You; O the oppressed lady whose right was usurped.

A salamu ‘alayki ayyatuha al-madhtahada al-maqhoora, Peace be upon You; O the oppressed lady whose right was usurped

A salamu ‘alayki ya Fatimatu binta Muhammed rasuli Allah, Peace be upon You; O Fatimah, daughter of Muhammed, the Messenger of Allah.

Wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuhu, So be upon you the mercy and blessings of Allah

salla Allahu ‘alayki ya mawlati wa binta mawlai wa ‘ala ruhiki wa badaniki, May Allah bless you, O my lady and daughter of my master, and bless your soul, and your body.

ashhadu annaki madayti ‘ala bayinatin min rabbiki, I bear witness that you have spent your life with full awareness of your duty towards your Lord;

Wa-anna man sarraki faqad sarra rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa alih, and (I bear witness) that he who pleases you will have pleased the Messenger of Allah—peace be upon him and his Household

Wa-man jafaki faqad jafa rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa alih, and he who displeases you will have displeased the Messenger of Allah — peace be upon him and his Household—

Wa-man athaki faqad atha rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhhi wa alih, And he who harms you will have harmed the Messenger of Allah —peace be upon him and his Household—

Wa-man wasalaki faqad wasala rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhhi wa alih, and he who respects you will have respected the Messenger of Allah —peace be upon him and his Household —

Wa-man qata’aki faqad qata’a rasula Allah, salla Allahu ‘alayhhi wa alih and he who disrespects you will have disrespected the Messenger of Allah—peace be upon him and his Household.

Li-annaki bid’atun minhu, wa ruhuhu al-lathi bayna janbayh, This is because you are an inseparable part of him (i.e. the Holy Prophet), and you are his soul with which he lives.

Ushhidu Allaha wa mala’ikatahu, I ask Allah, and His angels to be the witnesses

anni waliun liman walaki, 'aduwon liman ‘adaki, and I am loyal to him whomever you support, and I am the enemy of him whomever you betake as enemy,

Wa harbun liman harabaki and I am in war against him who wages war against you

Ana ya mawlati biki wa bi abiki wa ba'luki wa al-ai'mati min wildik muqin O my chiefess: I have full faith in you, your father, your husband, and your sons —the Imams;

Wa biwilayatihim mu'min and I believe in their (divinely commissioned) leadership;

Wa lita'atihim multazim and I commit myself to the obedience to them.

Ash-hadu anna ad-deen dinuhum I bear witness that their religion is the true religion;

Alhukmu hukmuhum and their command is the true command;

Wa hum qad balagu inda Allah azza wa jal and they have conveyed on behalf of Almighty Allah (flawlessly);

Wa da'u illa sabeeli Allah bil hikmati wal maw'ithati Al-hasana and they have called to the Way of Allah with wisdom and fair exhortation.

La ta'khuthuhum fi Allah lawmata la'im They have never feared the blame of anyone concerning carrying out their duty towards Almighty Allah.

Wa salawatu Allahi alaiki wa ala abeeki wa ba'luki Blessings of Allah be upon you and upon your father, your husband,

wa thurriyatuki Al-a'imma al-tahireen and your descendants—the Immaculate Imams.

Allahumma salli ala Muhammedin wa ahli baitih O Allah: (please do) send blessings upon Muƒammad and his Household

Wa salli ala al-batool al-tahira and upon the immaculate, pure lady:

As-siddeeqa al-ma'sooma the veracious, the sinless,

At-taqiya an-naqiya, ar-radhiya al-mardhiya, az-zakiya ar-rasheeda The pious, the immaculate, The content, the well-pleased, the chaste, the rightly guided,

Al-mathlooma al-maqhoora the oppressed, the wronged,

Al-magsooba haqqaha whose right was usurped,

Al-mamnoo'ati irtheha whose right of inheritance was violated,

Al-maksoori dhil'aha whose rib was broken,

Al-madhloomi ba'luha whose husband waspersecuted,

Al-maqtooli wilduha whose son was slain;

Fatimah binti rasoolika (she is) Fatimah: the daughter of Your Messenger,

Wa bith'ati lahmih the part of his flesh,

Wa sameemi qalbih the essence of his heart,

Wa falath-thati kabidi the piece of his innermost,

Wal nukhbati minka lahu the choice of You for him,

Wal tuhfatu khasasta biha wasiyuh the gift that You have give exclusively to the Successor of him,

Wa habeebahu al-mustafa the most beloved of the Preferred Prophet,

Wa qareenatu al-murtadha the wife of the Pleased Successor,

Wa siyidatu an-nisaa the Doyenne of all women,

Wa mubashshiratu al-awliya' the conveyor of good tidings to the intimate servants (of Almighty Allah),

Halifatu al-wara' wal-zuhd the inseparable from piety and asceticism,

Wa tufahau al-firdawsi wal-khuld the Apple of the Heaven and Eternity (in Paradise);

Al-lati sharrafat mawliduha aj-jana the lady through whose birth You have honored the women of Paradise,

Wa sallalat minha anwar al-a'imma from whom You pulled the Lights ofthe Imams,

Wa urkhiyat dunaha hijabu an-nubuwa and fixed the Veil of Prophethood.

Allahumma salli alaiha salaten tazeedu fi mahiliha indek O Allah: (please do) confer upon her with blessings that raise her standing

Wa sharafiha ladaika and her honor with You;

Wa manzilataha min ridhak and raise her position from Your Pleasure,

Wa balligHa minna tahiyatan wa salama and convey to her our greetings and compliments;

Wa 'atina min laduna fi hubbiha fadhlan wa ihsanan wa rahmaten wa ghufrana and give us favor, kindness, mercy, anforgiveness from yoon account of our love for her.

Innaka al-'afuwu al-kareem Verily, You are the All-generous Lord of pardon.

Ziyarah of Lady Fatima on the third of Jumada al-Akhirah

Assalamu alaika ya siyidati nisa'i al-aalemeen Peace be upon you; O the doyenne of the women of the world

Assalamu alaiki ya walidati al-hujaji ala an-nasi ajmaeen Peace be upon you; O the mother of the Arguments on all the people!

Assalamu alaiki aiyauha al-madhloomati al-mamnoo'ati haqquha Peace be upon you; O the wronged one whose right was usurped.

Allahumma salli ala amatika wa ibnati nabiyika wa zawjati wassiyi nabiyika O Allah: send blessings upon Your servant, the daughter of Your Prophet, the wife of the Successor of Your Prophet—

Salaten tuzlifuha fawqa ibadeka al-mukrameen such remarkable blessings that approach her nearer to You than the steps of Your honored servants

Min ahli as-samawati wa ahli al-ardheen among the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth.

Ziyarah of Lady Fatima on Sundays

Assalamu alaiki Ya mumtahana Peace be on you, O the carefully examined,

imtahanaki alladhi khalaqaki Fawajadaki lima imtahanaki sabirat, Tried and measured by Him who created you, and found you, in your test, cool and compact, steady and stable.

Ana laki mussadikum sabirun ala ma ata bihi abooki wa wasiyuhu I believe in you; and I bear patiently all that which has been conveyed by your father and his successor

Salawatu Allahi alaihuma Blessings of Allah be on them.

Wa ana as'aluki in kuntu saddaqtuki illa alhaqtini bitasdeeqi lahuma I beseech you, (if I have stated the truth), to bind me together with the testimony, concerning both of them,

Litasurra nafsi In order to give joy and satisfaction to my heart and soul.

fashHadi anni dhahirun biwilaiyatiki wa wilaiyati 'aali biytuki So bear witness that truly I, by heart, made evident your, and your children’ s leadership

Salawatu Allahi alaihim ajma'een Blessings of Allah be on them all.