Ziyarat Ashura


Ziyarat Ashura is a Shia salutatory prayer to Husayn ibn Ali and the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala. The prayer is part of the liturgy used in pilgrimages to the shrine of Husayn in Karbala. Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Shia Imam, recommended reciting Ziyarat Ashura on Ashura while facing Karbala, as a symbolic visit to the shrine.

Etymology

In Islam, a ziyārah is a visit to the tomb of a saint or other holy person, such as Muhammad or Husayn.
‘Āshūrā’, literally "tenth", is a holiday and a day of grief for the Shia Muslims, falling on 10 Muharram of the Islamic calendar. The death of Husayn ibn Ali and his associates during the Battle of Karbala is commemorated on this day.

Contents

Ziyarat Ashura contains concepts like tabarra, tawalla, self-sacrifice for society, and never surrendering to tyranny and oppression.

Dua Alqamah

Dua Alqamah is the title of the supplication recited after Ziyarat Ashura by Shia Muslims. It is attributed to Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Shia Imam, who transmitted it to his followers. Alqamah is referred to one of companion of Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam of the Shia, named Alqamah. According to the tradition in Mafatih al-Janan, Abbas Qumi believed this supplication is in honor of one companion of Ja'far al-Sadiq, named Safwan. So, the original name of the supplication is Safwan. According to the Mafatih al-Janan, Abbas Qumi narrated the Alqamah prayer from Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Imam of Shia, on day of Ashura by the authority of Alqamah ibn Mohammad ibn Hazrami through a chain of transmission.