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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Reza's Pilgrimage On the Nobility of the Pilgrimage To the Shrine of Imam Reza In the Name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful There are many traditions about the nobility of and the procedures for the pilgrimage to the shrine of our Master - leader of the people and the genies - Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa al-Reza who is of the flesh and blood of the Master of the Mortals.2 He (Reza) is buried in the land of loneliness.

May God's blessings be upon him (who is the leader towards guidance), and blessings be upon his forefathers and his progeny. The nobility of pilgrimage to the shrine of that Blessed Leader is beyond measure. It will suffice to mention a few reliable traditions here about this nobility. ________________________ 1 Koliat Mafatih al-Jinan, Haj Sheikh Abbas Qummi. For completeness, some of the traditions cited here are presented in a more complete form than they appear in Mafatih al-Jinan.

2 Referring to the (MGB). 1- Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taliqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdul Aziz ibn Yahya quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Zakariya, on the authority of Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Am'mareh, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ja'far ibn Muhammad, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefathers, on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful Ali (MGB) that God's Prophet (MGB) said: "Soon one of my own flesh and blood will be buried in the land of Khorasan.

Any believer who goes on pilgrimage to his shrine will be rewarded by God. Heaven will be guaranteed for him and his body will be secure from the Fire of Hell."1 2 - Ahmad ibn Zyad ibn Ja'far al-Hamezani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Soleiman ________________________ 1 Uyun Akhbar al-Reza, vol. 2, Tradition No. 66-4.