Muslim ibn Aqeel was the son of Aqeel ibn Abi Talib, making him the first cousin of Imam Husayn (peace be upon him). He was appointed by the Imam as his trusted envoy to Kufa, tasked with assessing the loyalty and support of its people. However, on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, Muslim ibn Aqeel (peace be upon him) was tragically martyred by the Umayyads in a brutal act of betrayal. Today, his revered shrine stands within the sacred grounds of Masjid al-Kufa, near Najaf, Iraq, drawing countless pilgrims who honour his sacrifice and unwavering loyalty.
Ziyarah Muslim ibn Aqeel (Peace be upon him)
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلْمُبِينِ
All praise be to Allah: the Lord and the evident Truth.
ٱلْمُتَصَاغِرِ لِعَظَمَتِهِ جَبَابِرَةُ ٱلطَّاغِينَ
All the tyrannical oppressors are subservient to His almightiness.
ٱلْمُعْتَرِفِ بِرُبُوبِيَّتِهِ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرَضِينَ
All the inhabitants of the heavens and the layers of the earth admit His Godhead.
ٱلْمُقِرِّ بِتَوْحِيدِهِ سَائِرُ ٱلْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ
All the created beings confess of His Oneness.
وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ سَيِّـدِ ٱلأَنَامِ
May Allah send blessings upon the master of all created beings
وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ٱلْكِرَامِ
and upon the members of his Household; the noble ones,
صَلاةً تَقَرُّ بِهَا أَعْيُنُهُمْ
such blessings that delight them
وَيَرْغَمُ بِهَا أَنْفُ شَانِئِهِمْ
and humiliate all those who antagonize them
مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلإِنْسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
from all jinn and mankind.
سَلامُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Peace of Allah the All-high and All-great,
وَسَلاَمُ مَلاَئِكَتِهِ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
and peace of His favorite angels,
وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
His missioned Prophets,
وَأَئِمَّتِهِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ
His choice Imams,
وَعِبَادِهِ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ
His righteous servants,
وَجَمِيعِ ٱلشُّهَدَاءِ وَٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ
and all the martyrs and veracious ones,
وَٱلزَّاكِيَاتُ ٱلطَّيِّبَاتُ
and all blessings that are pure and delightful,
فِيمَا تَغْتَدِي وَتَرُوحُ
that are coming and going,
عَلَيْكَ يَا مُسْلِمُ بْنَ عَقِيلِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ
be upon you, Muslim the son of `Aqil the son of Abu-Talib.
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Allah’s mercy and benedictions be upon you.
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ
I bear witness that you performed the prayers,
وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ
defrayed the zakat,
وَأَمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
enjoined the right,
وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ
forbade the wrong,
وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ
strove in the way of Allah in the best manner of striving,
وَقُتِلْتَ عَلَىٰ مِنْهَاجِ ٱلْمُجَاهِدِينَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ
and you were slain following the course of those who strive in Allah’s way
حَتَّىٰ لَقِيتَ ٱللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهُوَ عَنْكَ رَاضٍ
until you met Allah, to Whom belong all might and majesty, while He is pleased with you.
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ وَفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ
And I bear witness that you fulfilled your covenant with Allah
وَبَذَلْتَ نَفْسَكَ فِي نُصْرَةِ حُجَّةِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنِ حُجَّتِهِ
and sacrificed yourself for the sake of supporting Allah’s argument and the son of Allah’s argument (namely, Imam al-Husayn)
حَتَّىٰ أَتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ
until death came upon you.
أَشْهَدُ لَكَ بِٱلتَّسْلِيمِ وَٱلْوَفَاءِ
I bear witness that you submitted and acted loyally to him
وَٱلنَّصِيحَةِ لِخَلَفِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْمُرْسَلِ
and that you acted sincerely to the successor of the missioned Prophet,
وَٱلسِّبْطِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِ
the select grandson (of the Prophet),
وَٱلدَّلِيلِ ٱلْعَالِمِ
the guide (to the right path), the knowledgeable,
وَٱلْوَصِيِّ ٱلْمُبَلِّغِ
the Prophet’s successor, the conveyor (of his mission),
وَٱلْمَظْلُومِ ٱلْمُهْتَضَمِ
