Chapter 58: Visitation to Lady Fatima Zahra (A.S.)

It is reported that Lady Fatima (A.S.) said:

"My father said to me: 'He who prays on your behalf, Allah, Exalted and Glorified is He, shall forgive him and make him join me wherever I may be in Paradise."

For this reason, and to benefit the dear readers of this book, we include her visitation here and accompany it with the English translation. (This is the visitation mentioned in Mafatih al-Jinan (The Keys To Paradise)):

In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Gracious

Peace be upon Muhammad and his Progeny

O you who were tried;

Allah Who Created you, tried

you before He Created your

(flesh);

He found you patient with

that which He tried you with.

We claim that we are your

followers, believing in you, and

(believing and) bearing with

everything that has been brought

unto us by your father (P.B.U.H.)

and that which his successor

brought unto us.

Therefore, we beg you (now

that we believe) to make us

join both of them so that we

may rejoice at being purified

for following you.

(It is recommended to add here)

Peace be upon you O daughter of

the Messenger of Allah;

Peace be upon you O daughter

of the Prophet of Allah;

Peace be upon you O daughter

of the beloved of Allah;

Peace be upon you O daughter

of the friend of Allah;

Peace be upon you O daughter

of the sincere friend of

Allah;

Peace be upon you O daughter

of the trusted (Messenger) of Allah;

Peace be upon you O daughter

of the best of Allah's creatures;

Peace be upon you O daughter

of the best of Allah's prophets,

messengers and angels;

Peace be upon you O daughter

of him who is the best

of all creatures;

Peace be upon you O wife of the

friend of Allah and the best of

creatures after the Messenger

of Allah;

Peace be upon you O Mother of

Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain,

who are the masters of the

youth of Paradise;

Peace be upon you the truth-

teller (devoted one) and martyr;

Peace be upon you O gratified

and accepted one;

Peace be upon you O well-

mannered and chaste one;

Peace be upon you O human

huri;

Peace be upon you O pious and

pure one;

Peace be upon you who is

spoken to by angels, and

who is knowledgeable;

Peace be upon you O oppressed and usurped one;

Peace be upon you O repressed and defeated one;

Peace be upon you O Fatima,

daughter of Allah's Messenger;

and may the blessings and

mercy of Allah be upon you and

upon your soul and body;

I bear witness that you have

perished while fully knowing

your Lord.

(I also bear witness) that he

who gladdens you, gladdens the

Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.)

he who deserts you, deserts the

Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.)

he who harms you, harms the

Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.)

he who bestows you (with a favor),

bestows (a favor) upon the

Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.) and

he who deprive you, deprives

the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.)

(This is) because you are "part

of him and his spirit which lies

in his sides."

Allah, His Messengers and His

Apostles are my witnesses that

I accept him whom you accept,

resent him who you resent;

I exonerate myself to Allah

from him who you exonerate

yourself to Allah from, him

who you be friend, hold as my

enemy those who you hold (as

your enemies), and dislike him

who you dislike.

Allah is the best Witness, the

best-anticipated One,

best Rewarder, and most Bountiful.

(It is recommended to pray on behalf of the Prophet and his

progeny after this visitation.)

ALL PRAISE IS DUE ALLAH

THE LORD OF THE WORLDS.