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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Sacred Effusion Volume 1 The Source of Ziyarat ‘Ashura` and its Authenticity Ziyarat ‘Ashura` is a sacred tradition (hadith qudsi) which is authentic and veracious. Its main references are two fundamental works of authority: Misbah al-Mutahajjid by Shaykh al-Tusi Kamil al-Ziyarat by Ibn Qulawayh All the traditions that narrate this ziyara are proven by scholars of hadith to be sound and veracious.

In order to establish their authenticity, they have discussed all the chains of narration at length and proven the reliability of every narrator.

Those interested in understanding the intricacies of the traditions may refer to works written in this regard.[^1] The contemporary venerated jurisconsult, Ayatullah Sayyid al-Shubayri al-Zanjani (may Allah protect his noble spirit) was asked about the authenticity of Ziyarat ‘Ashura` and he responded saying: بغض النظر عن التأييدات الغيبية الواردة بطرق معتبرة حول زيارة عاشوراء والتي برأسها دليل على اعتبار هذه الزيارة الشريفة، فإنَّ السند المذكور في مصباح المتهجد في ذيل هذه الزيارة سند صحيح.

Disregarding what has been narrated from reliable sources about its endorsement from the unseen realm ( al-ta’yidat al-ghaybiyya ), which in itself suffices as a proof of the authenticity of this sacred Ziyarat , the chain of narration mentioned in Misbah al-Mutahajjid after this Ziyarat is veracious. ^2 Other Ways of Establishing Authenticity Apart from the aforesaid, the authenticity of this radiant Ziyarat can be established through other methods considered in the science of hadith .

For example, there are many other ziyarat where expressions similar to those contained in Ziyarat ‘Ashura` appear. This indirectly endorses the veracity of the Ziyarat . Furthermore, much of the information contained in the Ziyarat has come in so many of our traditions, some of which are copiously narrated and even rank among the traditions that are successively narrated ( mutawatir ) in terms of meaning at least.