The Book

Sayyid Abṭaḥī wrote this book in Persian, and it was initially published in 2012, in Qom, with the title Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ wa Āthār Shegeft (Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ and Its Remarkable Effects). He spent a lot of time collating authentic and useful stories to compile this book, and since then it was reprinted numerous times. In further editions, an extensive study on Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ was added.

Many of the stories are verified and mentioned in numerous sources, and a lot of the stories are first-hand witnessed or directly relayed to the author without any medium. In this day and age, anything related to the metaphysical and supernatural is deemed as unfounded or superstitious, but we know nothing is farfetched for Ahlul Bayt (as).

If Āṣif ibn Barkhiyā was able to bring the Queen of Sheba’s throne to Prophet Sulaymān (as), how could it be so difficult for Almighty Allah to grant the grandson of the Seal of Prophets (p) special abilities and powers, extending that to karāmāt which people experience when showing their devotion to the Master of the youth of Paradise (as).