Miracles of Ziyarat Ashura
An Alawi lady who had gone for the Ziyarat of Sayyeda Zainab (s.a.) and Sayyeda Ruqaiya (s.a.) at Syria (Sham) narrates,
‘When I reached the place where the head of Imam Husayn (a.s.) is supposed to be buried, I began wailing without any control over my tears and I found myself in a very strange state. I recited Ziyarat while I was weeping.
Once a while I was reciting Ziyarat, I could perceive the curtain (facing me) being lifted. It was as if I was dreaming the entire incident. I saw some ladies, among whom, was also my mother. All of them were thanking me profusely, that I had recited Ziyarat on their behalf, too.
Suddenly I witnessed a majestic lady appear among them. Soon all the other ladies began seeking their demands and requests from this lady. Even I started advancing my demands before this lady. I said, ‘I have arranged a gathering (majlis) wherein I recite Ziyarat Ashura. Why don’t you also come to that gathering?
She replied, ‘I have always attended your gatherings. And I can narrate an incident to prove this.
Once your cousin along with his wife came to your gathering with some offering (tabarruk). He faced some problems relating to his house. He pledged that if his problem was solved he would frequent your gathering. On recitation of the Ziyarat, his anxiety was transformed into ease and the construction of his house was completed. However, he forgot about his pledge and did not attend your gathering.’
On hearing this incident from that lady, I approached that person and related the entire incident to him. By the time I had completed, the complexion of his face had changed completely. He began weeping.
He called out to his wife and said, ‘See what she has narrated.’ Then he said, ‘I was so preoccupied that I could not fulfill my pledge.’
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