Imam Al-Sadiq

camel) and performed two ruk'as, then he advanced for a little (distance) and performed two
ruk'as, then he walked for a little (distance) and performed two ruk'as. Then he told Aban that
the first two ruk'as were at the grave of Amir al- Mu'minin, peace be on him, the second (two
ruk'as) were at the place of the head of al- Husayn, peace be on him, and the third (two ruk'as)
were at the abode of al- Qa'm (Imam al- Mahdy)."
Shaykh al- Hur mentioned that al- Sadiq, peace be on him, visited the grave of Amir al-
Mu'minin several times. He has mentioned such a report on the authority of al- Saduq, may
Allah have mercy upon him, on the authority of Safwan b. Mahran al- Jammal, who said: "Al-
Sadiq, peace be on him, made way, and I was with him, through Qadisiya (a province in Iraq)
till he arrived in Najaf. Then he went on making way till he arrived at al- Ghary and stopped
at it. Then he came to the grave and began saying assalamu' ala from Adam, and I was saying
with him, to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family. Then he sank to the grave. He
greeted it and his crying became loud. So, I said: 'Son of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah
bless him and his family, Whose grave is this?" He said: "The grave of my grandfather 'Ali b.
Abu Talib."
In addition to what has been mentioned above, al- Majlisy has mentioned other visitations.
And he has mentioned the visitation reported by Safwan in another report. In this visitation,
al- Sadiq smelt the earth of (the grave) of Amir Al- Mu'minin. So, he sobbed. I thought that
he left the life in this world. When he became conscious, he said: 'By Allah, here is the grave
of Amir Al- Mu'minin.' Then he drew a line. So, I said: 'What has prevented the righteous
members of the House from revealing his grave.?' He said: "Because they were afraid that
banu Marwan and the Kharijites might destroy it."
He (al- Majlisy) reported on the authority of 'Amr b. Yazid(150) that he ('Amr b. Yazid) came
to Abd Allah b. Sanan. They went together to the house of Hafs al- Kanasy. He went with
them. Then they arrived at a grave at al- Ghary. So, he (Hafs) said to them: "Dismount. This
is the grave of Amir Al- Mu'minin." Abd Allah said to him: "From where have you known
this?" He said: "I came to it with Abu Abd Allah, peace be on him, when he came to al- Hira,
and told me that it was his grave."
He (al- Majlisy) reported from Yunus b. Zabyan that he was with al-Sadiq, peace be on him,
at al- Hira when he came to Abu Ja'far at a clear moony night till he said: "So, he (al- Sadiq)
mounted (his camel) and I mounted with him. And he made way till we arrived at the red
hills." He (Yunus) said: "Then he (al- Sadiq) approached the hill and said his prayers at it.
Then he leaned against it and wept till he said: It is the grave of Amir al- Mu'minin, peace be
on him." Maybe, this report is the first report of Yunus.
He (al- Majlisy) reported on the authority of Abu al- Faraj al- Sindy,(151) that he came from
al- Hira with al- Sadiq, peace be on him, to al- Ghary and visited the grave of Amir al-
Mu'minin, peace be on him.
He (al- Majlisy) reported a similar report on the authority of Abd Allah b. 'Ubayd b. Zayd and
mentioned that Abd Allah called to prayer and established the regular prayer and prayed with
al- Sadiq, peace be on him.
Apparently, this visitation took place during the time of al- Saffah because he summoned Abd