The introduction to the translation provides a broad coverage of essential topics for those seeking to read the Qur’an in Arabic and in translation. The last content of this chapter, which was the last content of the first edition of Mafatih al-jinan, is the Ziyara of the Graves of the Faithful and the related du'as. Since its publication, the Mafatih has enjoyed an uncontested popularity among Farsi-speaking Muslims, and its Arabic and Urdu versions are widely used by the devout in the Arab world and the Indian subcontinent.

His many works include: o Al-Baqiyat al-Salihat, Hadiyyat al-Za'irin, Fawa'id al-Rajabiyyah, al-Li'ali al-Manthurah, al-Tuhfat al-Tusiyyah on the topics of ziyarah, supplications and observances; o Nafas al-Mahmum, Muntha al-Amal, Anwar al-Bahiyyah, Bayt al-Ahzan and Tuhfat al-Ahbab, on biographical accounts of the Prophet’s Family and Companions; o Al-Kuna wa al-Alqab, Hadiyyat al-Ahbab, Tufat al-Radawiyyah on biographical accounts of scholars; o Safinat al-Bihar, a subject index and guide to the contents of Allamah Majlisi’s Bihar al-Anwar. Allah, enable me to attain whatever I do hope and expect from You and Your awliyā, O Most Merciful of the merciful! They should restrain their anger when faced with improper conduct on behalf of the visitors and refrain from rude and harsh manners. The first chapter provides a selection of the practices of days and nights, including some manners of daily life, du'as recommended for certain hours of the day, and instructions for the night prayer.Tarikh-i 'Alam Aray-i 'Abbasi written by Mirza Iskandar Beyg-i Munshi; Tuhfat al-za'ir written by 'Allama Majlisi; Tahdhib al-ahkam written by Shaykh al-Tusi; Jami' al-Akhbar; Jamal al-Usbu' written by Sayyid b. This weighty inheritance is a boon to be consulted with great respect, not a bane bearing the trappings of times of old, which some would consider as unbefitting of modern-day thought patterns. It is a delusion to imagine that standing at a distance is a mark of reverence, as the reports enjoin one to embrace it and to lean upon it. It is reported that once on a day of ‘īd in Madīnah, Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣādiq ( ‘a) entered the Prophet’s shrine and greeted him. O Allah, permit us to enter these precincts, visiting which You have made a duty for the denizens of the heavens and the earths, and let our tears flow in humility and awe.

O Allah, this soil is from the tomb of Ḥusayn, Your walī and son of Your walī, may peace be upon him. Invoke blessings upon the Prophet ( ṣ) whenever you enter or leave the Mosque, and offer prayer in the house of Fāṭimah, may Allah’s blessings be upon her. The method of our work was as following: 1- We took the software (android) of Mafatih from the version of Erfan.Indeed, I have come to you pleading forgiveness and repenting for my sins, and I turn to Allah, my Lord and yours, by your means, so that He may forgive my sins!