8th of Rabi' al-Awal (Rabīʿ al-awwal)
On the eighth of Rabi’ al-Awwal AH 260, Imam al-Hasan al-’Askari departed life; and his son, the Patron of the Age, was appointed as the twelfth Imam. It is thus appropriate to visit & Recite The Ziaraats of both of them on this day.
Ziarat e Imam Hassan Al Askari A.s:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا اَبَا مُحَمَّدٍالْحَسَنِ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْهَادِيَ الْمُھْتَدِيَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهٗ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللّٰهِ وَابْنَ اَوْلِيَآئِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللّٰهِ وَابْنَ حُجَجِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ اللّٰهِ وَابْنَ اَصْفِيَآئِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيْفَةَ اللّٰهِ وَابْنَ خُلَفَآئِهٖ وَاَبَا خَلِيْفَتِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَآئِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ الْاَئِمَّةِ الْھَادِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ الْاَوْصِيَآئِ الرَّاشِدِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عِصْمَةَ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اِمَامَ الْفَآئِزِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رُكْنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فَرَجَ الْمَلْھُوْفِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْاَنْبِيَآئِ الْمُنْتَجَبِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ عِلْمِ وَصِيِّ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّھَا الدَّاعِيْ بِحُكْمِ اللّٰهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ ٲَيُّھَا النَّاطِقُ بِكِتَابِ اللّٰهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ الْحُجَجِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ھَادِيَ الْاُمَمِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ النِّعَمِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ الْعِلْمِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِيْنَةَ الْحِلْمِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَبَا الْاِمَامِ الْمُنْتَظَرِ الظَّاھِرَةِ لِلْعَاقِلِ حُجَّتُهٗ وَالثَّابِتَةِ فِي الْيَقِيْنِ مَعْرِفَتُهٗ الْمُحْتَجَبِ عَنْ اَعْيُنِ الظَّالِمِيْنَ وَالْمُغَيَّبِ عَنْ دَوْلَةِ الْفَاسِقِيْنَ وَالْمُعِيْدِ رَبُّنَا بِهِ الْاِسْلَامَ جَدِيْدًا بَعْدَ الْاِنْطِمَاسِ وَالْقُرْآنَ غَضَّاً بَعْدَ الْاِنْدِرَاسِ اَشْھَدُ يَامَوْلَايَ اَنَّكَ اَقَمْتَ الصَّلوٰةَ وَآتَيْتَ الزَّكَوٰةَ وَاَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَ نَھَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَدَعَوْتَ اِلٰي سَبِيْلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَعَبَدْتَ اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصًا حَتّٰي اَتَاكَ الْيَقِيْنُ اَسْئَلُ اللّٰهَ بِالشَّاْنِ الَّذِيْ لَكُمْ عِنْدَہٗٓ اَنْ يَّتَقَبَّلَ زِيَارَتِيْ لَكُمْ وَيَشْكُرَ سَعْيِيْٓ اِلَيْكُمْ وَيَسْتَجِيْبَ دُعَآئِيْ بِكُمْ وَيَجْعَلَنِيْ مِنْ اَنْصَارِ الْحَقِّ وَاَتْبَاعِهٖ وَاَشْيَاعِهٖ وَمَوَالِيْهِ وَمُحِبِّيْهِ وَاَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهٗ۔
Translation:
Peace be upon you, O my Master Aba-Muhammad al hasan the son of Ali the guide and well-guided. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you. Peace be upon you, O Allah’s intimate servant and son of Allah’s intimate servants. Peace be upon you, O Allah’s decisive Argument and son of Allah’s decisive Arguments. Peace be upon you, O Allah’s elite and son of Allah’s elite ones. Peace be upon you, O Allah’s representative, son of Allah’s representatives, and father of His representative. Peace be upon you, O son of the Seal of the Prophets. Peace be upon you, O son of the chief of the Prophets’ successors. Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful. Peace be upon you, O son of the doyenne of all women of the world. Peace be upon you, O son of the guiding leaders. Peace be upon you, O son of the orthodox successors (of the Prophets.) Peace be upon you, O shelter of the pious ones. Peace be upon you, O leader of the winning party. Peace be upon you, O haven of the (true) believers. Peace be upon you, O relief of the aggrieved ones. Peace be upon you, O heir of the Prophets: the choice ones. Peace be upon you, O keeper of the knowledge of the successor of Allah’s Messenger. Peace be upon you, O he who invites to the judgment of Allah. Peace be upon you, O he who speaks with the Book of Allah. Peace be upon you, O prime Argument of all the arguments (of Allah.) Peace be upon you, O guide of all nations. Peace be upon you, O source of all bounties. Peace be upon you, O store of knowledge. Peace be upon you, O ark of forbearance. Peace be upon you, O father of the Awaited Imam: whose claim is evident for the rational people, whose recognition is fixed in the most certain things, whom is concealed against the eyes of the oppressors, whom is hidden from the regimes of the faithless authorities, and through whom our Lord shall recover Islam over again after it will be effaced and He shall recover the Qur'¡n fresh over again after it will be eradicated. O master, I bear witness that you performed the prayers, defrayed the poor-rate, enjoined the right, forbade the wrong, called to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and worshipped Allah sincerely until death came upon you. I thus beseech Allah in the name of the rank that you enjoy with Him to accept my visit to you, receive my efforts with gratitude, respond to my prayers through you, and include me with the supporters of the truth, its followers, its adherents, its devotees, and its lovers. Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
Ziarat e Imam e Zamana A.s:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی الْحَقِّ الْجَدِیْدِ وَالْعَالِمِ الَّذِیْ عِلْمُہٗ لَا یَبِیْدُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی مُحْیِی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَمُبِیْرِ الْکَافِرِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی مَھْدِیِّ الْاُمَمِ وَجَامِعِ الْکَلِمِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی خَلَفِ السَّلَفِ وَصَاحِبِ الشَّرَفِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی حُجَّۃِ الْمَعْبُوْدِ وَکَلِمَۃِ الْمَحْمُوْدِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی مُعِزِّ الْاَوْلِیَآئِ وَمُذِلِّ الْاَعْدَآئِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی وَارِثِ الْاَنْبِیَآئِ وَخَاتِمِ الْاَوْصِیَآئِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی الْقَآئِمِ الْمُنْتَظَرِ وَالْعَدْلِ الْمُشْتَھَرِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی السَّیْفِ الشَّاھِرِ وَالْقَمَرِ الزَّاھِرِ وَالنُّوْرِ الْبَاھِرِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی شَمْسِ الظَّلَامِ وَبَدْرِ التَّمَامِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی رَبِیْعِ الْاَنَامِ وَنَضْرَۃِ الْاَیَّامِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی صَاحِبِ الصَّمْصَامِ وَفَلاَّقِ الْہَامِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی الدِّیْنِ الْمَٲْثُوْرِ وَالْکِتَابِ الْمَسْطُوْرِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی بَقِیَّۃِ اللهِ فِی بِلَادِھٖ وَحُجَّتِہٖ عَلٰی عِبَادِھِ الْمُنْتَہٰی اِلَیْہِ مَوَارِیْثُ الْاَنْبِیَآئِ وَلَدَیْہِ مَوْجُوْدٌ آثارُ الْاَصْفِیَآئِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی الْمُؤْتَمَنِ عَلَی السِّرِّ وَالْوَلِیِّ لِلاَمْرِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی الْمَھْدِیِّ الَّذِیْ وَعَدَ اللّهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ بِہِ الْاُمَمَ اَنْ یَجْمَعَ بِہِ الْکَلِمَ وَیَلُمَّ بِہِ الشَّعَثَ وَیَمْلَاَ بِہِ الْاَرْضَ قِسْطًا وَّعَدْلاًوَّیُمَکِّنَ لَہٗ وَیُنْجِزَ بِہٖ وَعْدَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اَشْھَدُ یَا مَوْلَایَ اَنَّکَ وَالْاَئِمَّۃَ مِنْ آبَآئِکَ اَئِمَّتِی وَمَوَالِیَّ فِی الْحَیٰوۃِ الدُّنْیَا وَیَوْمَ یَقُوْمُ الْاَشْہَادُ اَسْئَلُکَ یَا مَوْلَایَ اَنْ تَسْئَلَ اللّٰهَ تَبَارَکَ وَتَعَالٰی فِیْ صَلَاحِ شَاْنِیْ وَقَضَآئِ حَوَائِجِیْ وَغُفْرَانِ ذُنُوْبِیْ وَالْاَخْذِ بِیَدِیْ فِیْ دِیْنِیْ وَدُنْیَایَ وَاٰخِرَتِیْ لِیْ وَلِاِخْوَانِیْ وَاَخَوَاتِیْ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ کَآفَّۃً اِنَّہُ غَفُوْرٌ رَحِیْمٌ۔