# Ziyarat of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a)

- **Arabic title:** زيارة الإمام جعفر الصادق 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/ziyarat-imam-jafar-sadiq

## Origin

Ziyarat of the Imams of Baqi from Shaykh al-Tusi and al-Saduq; Mafatih al-Jinan (Shaykh Abbas al-Qummi), the Ziyarat section.

## Preface

Son of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a) & Father of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)

## Source

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

## Text

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

1. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ayyuha al-imamu alssadiqu*\
   Peace be upon you; O veracious leader!

2. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا الوَصِیُّ النَّاطِقُ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ayyuha alwasiyyu alnnatiqu*\
   Peace be upon you; O speaking successor!

3. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا الفَاتِقُ الرَّاتِقُ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ayyuha alfa\`iqu alrratiqu*\
   Peace be upon you; O excellent splitter (of knowledge)!

4. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا السَّنَامُ الأَعْظَمُ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ayyuha alssanamu al-a \`zamu*\
   Peace be upon you; O greatest peak!

5. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا الصِّرَاطُ الأَقْوَمُ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ayyuha alssiratu al-aqwamu*\
   Peace be upon you; O straightest path!

6. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مِفْتَاحَ الخَیْرَاتِ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya miftaha alkhayrati*\
   Peace be upon you; O key to all goodness!

7. السَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مِصْبَاحَ الْظُلُمَاتِ\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya misbaha alzzulumati*\
   Peace be upon you O he who is lantern in darkness

8. السَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا دَافِعَ الْمُعْضِلَاتِ\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya dafi \`a almu \`dilati*\
   Peace be upon you; O he who wards off unsolvable problems!

9. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَعْدِنَ البَرَكَاتِ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya ma \`dina albarakati*\
   Peace be upon you; O essence of blessings!

10. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا صَاحِبَ الحُجَجِ وَالدَّلالاتِ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya sahiba alhujaji walddalalati*\
   Peace be upon you; O owner of (irrefutable) proofs and signs!

11. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا صَاحِبَ البَرَاهِینِ الوَاضِحَاتِ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya sahiba albarahini alwadihati*\
   Peace be upon you; O owner of clear-cut points of evidence!

12. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا نَاصِرَ دِینِ اللَّهِ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya nasira dini allahi*\
   Peace be upon you; O supporter of Allah’s religion!

13. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا نَاشِرَ حُكْمِ اللَّهِ.\
   *Assalamu \`alayka ya nashira hukmi allahi*\
   Peace be upon you; O promoter of Allah’s laws!

14. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا فَاصِلَ الخِطَابَاتِ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya fasila alkhitabati*\
   Peace be upon you; O decider of all speeches!

15. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا كَاشِفَ الكُرُبَاتِ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya kashifa alkurubati*\
   Peace be upon you; O reliever of agonies!

16. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا عَمِیدَ الصَّادِقِینَ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya \`amida alssadiqina*\
   Peace be upon you; O head of the veracious ones!

17. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا لِسَانَ النَّاطِقِینَ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya lisana alnnatiqina*\
   Peace be upon you; O spokesman of all speakers!

18. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا خَلَفَ الخَائِفِینَ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya khalafa alssabiqina*\
   Peace be upon you; O inheritor of the Foremost Ones!

19. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا زَعِیمَ الصَّالِحِینَ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya za \`ima alssadiqina alssalihina*\
   Peace be upon you; O chief of the veracious ones!

20. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا سَیِّدَ المُسْلِمِینَ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya sayyida almuslimina*\
   Peace be upon you; O master of Muslims!

21. السَّلامُ عَلَیْ. یَا كَهْفَ المُؤْمِنِینَ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya Kahfa almu’minina*\
   Peace be upon you; O haven of the believers!

22. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا هَادِیَ المُضِلِّینَ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya hadiya almudillina*\
   Peace be upon you; O guide of the misleaders!

23. السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا سَكَنَ الطَّائِعِینَ.\
   *Alssalamu \`alayka ya sakana altta\`i \`in*\
   Peace be upon you; O center of the obedient ones!

24. أَشْهَدُ یَا مَوْلایَ أَنَّكَ عَلَمُ الهُدَى،\
   *ashhadu ya mawlaya Annaka \`alamu alhuda*\
   I bear witness, O my master, that you are indeed, the sign of true guidance,

25. وَالعُرْوَةُ الوُثْقَى، وَشَمْسُ الضُّحَى،\
   *wal \`urwatu alwuthqa wa shamsu aldduha*\
   And the firmest handle, and the sunlight of forenoon,

26. وَبَحْرُ النَّدَى،وَكَهْفُ الوَرَى، وَالمَثَلُ الأَعْلَى،\
   *Wa bahru alnnada wa kahfu alwara walmathalu al-a \`la*\
   and the ocean of Generosity,and the haven of created beings, and the most supreme ideal.

27. وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى رُوحِكَ وَبَدَنِكَ.\
   *wa Salllahu \`ala ruhika wa badanika…*\
   May Allah bless your soul and body…

28. واَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ وَعَلَى العَبَّاس ِ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه. نعزی الامة الاسلامیه و شیعة اهل البیت (ع) بذکری استشهاد الامام جعفر بن محمدالصادق علیه السلام صباح الخير

29. السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْوَرَى\
   *As-salāmu ʿalayka yā imāma al-warā*\
   Peace be upon you, O Leader of mankind

30. السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى\
   *As-salāmu ʿalayka ayyuhā al-ʿurwatul-wuthqā*\
   Peace be upon you, O firmest handhold

31. السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبْلَ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينُ\
   *As-salāmu ʿalayka yā ḥabla Allāhi al-matīn*\
   Peace be upon you, O strong rope of Allah

32. السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَهُ الْمُبِينُ\
   *As-salāmu ʿalayka yā nūrahu al-mubīn*\
   Peace be upon you, O His clear light

33. السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصَّادِقُ\
   *As-salāmu ʿalayka ayyuhā aṣ-ṣādiq*\
   Peace be upon you, O Truthful one

34. جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، خَازِنُ الْعِلْمِ، الدَّاعِي\
   *Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad, khāzin al-ʿilm, ad-dāʿī*\
   Ja'far, son of Muhammad, the keeper of knowledge, the caller

35. إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالْحَقِّ\
   *Ilā Allāhi bil-ḥaqq*\
   To Allah with truth

36. اللَّهُمَّ كَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ مَعْدِنَ كَلَامِكَ وَوَحْيِكَ، وَخَازِنَ عِلْمِكَ،\
   *Allāhumma kamā jaʿaltahu maʿdina kalāmika wa waḥyika, wa khāzina ʿilmik*\
   O Allah, just as You made him the source of Your words and revelations, and the keeper of Your knowledge,

37. وَلِسَانَ تَوْحِيدِكَ، وَوَالِيَ أَمْرِكَ،\
   *wa lisāna tawḥīdik, wa wāliya amrik*\
   And the tongue of Your oneness, and the guardian of Your command,

38. وَمُسْتَحْفِظَ دِينِكَ، فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ أَفْضَلَ\
   *wa mustaḥfiẓa dīnik, faṣalli ʿalayhi afḍala*\
   And the protector of Your religion, then send blessings upon him— the best

39. مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَوْصِيَائِكَ\
   *mā ṣallayta ʿalā aḥadin min awṣiyāʾik*\
   That You have sent upon any of Your successors (awliyāʾ)

40. وَحُجَجِكَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ\
   *wa ḥujajik, innaka ḥamīdun majīd*\
   And proofs, truly You are Praiseworthy, Glorious

41. اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلصَّادِقِ\
   *allahumma salli \`ala ja\`fari bni muhammadin alssadiqi*\
   O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Ja'far the son of Muhammad the veracious,

42. خَازِنِ ٱلْعِلْمِ\
   *khazini al\`ilmi*\
   the treasure of knowledge,

43. ٱلدَّاعِي إِلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ\
   *aldda\`i ilayka bilhaqqi*\
   the caller to You with the truth,

44. ٱلنُّورِ ٱلْمُبِينِ\
   *alnnuri almubini*\
   and the manifest light.

45. اَللَّهُمَّ وَكَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ مَعْدِنَ كَلاَمِكَ وَوَحْيِكَ\
   *allahumma wa kama ja\`altahu ma\`dina kalamika wa wahyika*\
   O Allah, as You have made him the core of Your words and revelations,

46. وَخَازِنَ عِلْمِكَ\
   *wa khazina \`ilmika*\
   the treasure of Your knowledge,

47. وَلِسَانَ تَوْحِيدِكَ\
   *wa lisana tawhidika*\
   the spokesman of the profession of Your Oneness,

48. وَوَلِيَّ أَمْرِكَ\
   *wa waliyya amrika*\
   the authorized to undertake Your mission,

49. وَمُسْتَحْفَظَ دِينِكَ\
   *wa mustahfaza dinika*\
   and the keeper of Your religion,

50. فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ\
   *fasalli \`alayhi*\
   so also (please) send blessings upon him

51. أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ\
   *afdala ma sallayta \`ala ahadin*\
   with the most excellent blessings that You have ever sent upon any

52. مِنْ أَصْفِيَائِكَ وَحُجَجِكَ\
   *min asfiya'ika wa hujajika*\
   of Your elite people and arguments.

53. إنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ\
   *innaka hamidun majidun*\
   Indeed, You are full of praise, full or glory.

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