# Ziyarat of Abu Talib (a)

- **Arabic title:** زيارة أبي طالب عليه السلام
- **Type:** Ziyarat
- **Categories:** [Ziyarat](https://duasonline.org/category/ziyarat.md)
- **Recitation:** a recorded Arabic recitation, on the web page
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/abutalib

## Origin

Ziyarat of Abu Talib (a) at al-Ma'la, Mecca; Mafatih al-Jinan (Shaykh Abbas al-Qummi), the Ziyarat section, the holy places of Mecca.

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/mobile/abutalib.html), which also hosts the recitation.

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْبَطْحَآءِ وَابْنَ رَئِيْسِهَا\
   *assalaamu alayka ya sayeedul bathaae wabna raisiha.*\
   Peace be on you , O the leader of Mecca and the son of its chief

2. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْكَعْبَةِ بَعْدَ تَاْسِيْسِهَا\
   *assalaamu alayka ya waresal kaabate baada taasisiha…*\
   Peace be on you, O the inheritor of the Holy Ka’bah after its foundation ….

3. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا كَافِلَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ\
   *assalamu alayka yakafila rasulillah,*\
   Peace be on you, O the guardian of the Apostle of Allah

4. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَافِظَ دِيْنِ اللهِ\
   *assalamu alayka ya hafiza dinillah.*\
   Peace be on you, O the protector of the religion of Allah

5. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمَّ الْمُصْطَفٰى\
   *assalaamu alayka ya ammal mustafa. ..*\
   Peace be on you, O the uncle of Al-Mustafa

6. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَبَا الْمُرْتَضٰى\
   *assalaamu alyaka ya abal murtaza.*\
   Peace be on you, O the father of Al–Murtaza…

7. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَالِدَ الْاَئِمَّةِ الْهُدٰى\
   *assalaamu alayka ya walidal aimaatil huda,*\
   Peace be on you , O the father of the guiding leaders

8. كَفَاكَ بِمَا اَوْلاَكَ اللهُ شَرَفًا وَّ نَسَبًا وَّ حَسْبُكَ بِمَا اَعْطَاكَ اللهُ عِزًّا وَّ حَسَبًا\
   *kafaaka bimaa awlaakallahu sharafan wa nasaban wa hasbuka bimaa aataakallahu izzan wa hasaba.*\
   Sufficient for you is the nobility and lineage which Allah has rendered you and enough for you is the honour and esteem that He has granted you

9. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَرَفَ الْوُجُوْدِ\
   *assalamu alayka ya sharafal wujud.*\
   Peace be on you, O the one noble of existence..

10. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَ لِىَّ الْمَعْبُوْدِ\
   *assalamu alayka ya …harisannabiyyil maw-ud*\
   Peace be on you, O the friend of worshipped one

11. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَارِسَ النَّبِىِّ الْمَوْعُوْدِ\
   *assalamu alayka ya waliyyal maabud.*\
   Peace be on you, O the protector of the Promised Prophet..

12. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ رُزِقَ وَلَدٌ هُوَ خَيْرُ مَوْلُوْدٍ\
   *assalamu alayka yaman ruziqa waladan huwa khairu mawluud.*\
   Peace be on you, O the one who was granted a son, who is the best of the new-born ones

13. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ خُصِّصَ بِالْوَلَدِ الزَّكِىِّ الطَّاهِرِ الْمُطَهَّرِ الْعَلِىٍّ اشْتُقَّ اسْمُهُ مِنَ الْعَلِىِّ\
   *assalaamu alyka yaman khussisa bil walidiz-zakiyattahiril mutahharil aliye.aliyun ushtuka ismuhu minal aliye*\
   Peace be on you, O the one who was designated for a chaste, pure, purified and lofty son (Ali) whose name is derived from that of Allah’s (Ali)

14. هَنِيْئًا لَّكَ ثُمَّ هَنِيْئًا لَّكَ مِنْ وَّلَدٍ هُوَ الْمُرْتَضٰى مِنْ رَسُوْلٍ وَّ اَخُ الرَّسُوْلِ وَ زَوْجُ الْبَتُوْلِ وَ سَيْفُ اللهِ الْمَسْلُوْلُ\
   *hanian laka summa min waladin huwal murtaza min rusulin wa akhsaruli wa zawjul batul wasaifullahi maslul,*\
   Congratulations be to you for your son who is the satisfied one of the Apostles, the brother of the Apostle, the husband of Batool (Lady-Fatima) and the ever drawnsword of Allah. \<

15. هَنِيْئًا لَّكَ ثُمَّ هَنِيْئًا لَّكَ مِنْ وَّلَدٍ هُوَ مِنْ مُّحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفٰى بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُوْنَ مِنْ مُوْسٰى\
   *hanian laka summa hanian min waladin huwa min muhammadinil mustafa bi mazilayi harun bin musa,*\
   Again congratulations be to you for your son whose position with Muhammad al-Mustafa is like the one with Hazrat Horroon had with Hazrat Musa

16. هَنِيْئًا لَّكَ مِنْ وَّلَدٍ هُوَ شَرِيْكُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ الْمَخْصُوْصُ بِا لْاُخُوَّةِ وَ كَاشِفُ الْغُمَّةِ وَ اِمَامُ الْاُمَّةِ وَ اَبُوْ الْاَئِمَّةِ\
   *hanian laka min waladin huwa sharikun nabuwwati was makhsusu bil ukhuwwah, wa kaashiful ghummaha wa imamul ummah, wa abul aimmah*\
   Congratulations be to you for your son who is a partner in prophethood. The chosen one for brotherhood (with the Holy Prophet). The removal of sorrow, the leader ofthe nation and the father of the Imams.

17. هَنِيْئًا لَّكَ مِنْ وَّ لَدٍ هُوَ قَسِيْمُ الْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارِ وَ نِعْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَى الْاَبْرَارِ وَ نَقِمَةُ اللهِ عَلَى الْفُجَّارِ\
   *hanian laka min waladin huwa qasimul jannati wannar, wa niamatullahi alal abrar, wa nikmatullahi alal fujjar.*\
   Congratulations be to you, for your son who is the distributor of Paradise and Hell, the Bounty of Allah upon the righteous and His Wrath upon the debauchers

18. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ\
   *assalaamu alyk wa alaihi wa alaihim warahmatullahi wa barakatuh*\
   Peace be on you and on him and on them all (Imams) and the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings….

## Related

- [Ziyarat al-Arba'in](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-arbaeen.md)
- [Ziyarat al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-nahiya.md)
- [Ziyarat of Imam Husayn (a) for Rajab and Mid-Sha'ban](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-imam-hussain-rajab15.md)
- [Supplications After Ziyarat](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziaratduas.md)