Ziarat Janeb Hani ibn Urwa
Ziarat Janeb Hani ibn Urwa is a special prayer to be recited as the Zaeer enters the tomb of Hani ibn Urwa, who hosted Muslim ibn Aqil and was killed by the governor of Kufa, Obayd-Allah ibn Ziyad.
Tomb of Hani ibn Urwa[edit | edit source]
Hani ibn Urwa was buried near the Great Mosque of Kufa. Today his shrine is connected to the Mosque of Kufa and is to the north of the grave of Muslim b. 'Aqil. The Shiʿis recommend visiting his grave in Kufa and reciting a special prayer in his honor.
Ziarat in Arabic[edit | edit source]
سَلامُ اللهِ الْعَظیمِ وَصَلَواتُهُ عَلَیْکَ یا هانِیَ بْنَ عُرْوَةَ،
اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ اَیُّهَا الْعَبْدُ الصّالِحُ النّاصِحُ للهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلاَِمیرِ الْمُؤْمِنینَ وَالْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَیْنِ عَلَیْهِمُ السَّلامُ
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّکَ قُتِلْتَ مَظْلُوماً، فَلَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ قَتَلَکَ وَاسْتَحَلَّ دَمَکَ، وَحَشى قُبُورَهُمْ ناراً،
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّکَ لَقِیْتَ اللهَ وَهُوَ راض عَنْکَ بِما فَعَلْتَ وَنَصَحْتَ،
وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّکَ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ دَرَجَةَ الشُّهَداءِ وَجَعَلَ رُوحَکَ مَعَ اَرْواحِ السُّعَداءِ بِما نَصَحْتَ للهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ مُجْتَهِداً،
وَبَذَلْتَ نَفْسَکَ فی ذاتِ اللهِ وَمَرْضاتِهِ، فَرَحِمَکَ اللهُ وَرَضِیَ عَنْکَ وَحَشَرَکَ مَعَ مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ الطّاهِرینَ،
وَجَمَعَنا وَاِیّاکُمْ مَعَهُمْ فی دارِ النَّعیمِ، وَسَلامٌ عَلَیْکَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَکاتُهُ
Ziarat in English[edit | edit source]
O Hani bin Urwah, peace & salutations be upon you,
you were a virtuous person in support of the Prophet (s), Ali, Hasan & Husayn.
You were killed unjustly, may God curse your killers.
I testify that you are a martyr and may Allah raise your soul in the company of the Prophet & of his progeny.
And I testify that you did your best to support the cause of God and that of His Prophet (saws)
and that you have sacrificed your whole being for the sake of Allah
and for the sake of His pleasure.
May Allah have mercy on you.