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The forty-seventh supplication of the [[Sahifa Sajjadiyya]] is a prayer that Imam Sajjad (AS) recited on the [[Day of Arafah]].<ref>''Sahifa Kamila Sajjadiyya'', p. 210.</ref> This supplication is the longest in the Sahifa and covers topics such as the names and attributes of God, prayers and blessings upon the Prophet (s), the Ahl al-Bayt (a), and the Shi'a, as well as the expression of certain noble moral virtues.<ref>''Diyar-e Asheqan'', vol. 7, pp. 539–540.</ref>
The forty-seventh supplication of the [[Sahifa Sajjadiyya]] is a prayer that Imam Sajjad (AS) recited on the [[Day of Arafah]].<ref>''Sahifa Kamila Sajjadiyya'', p. 210.</ref> This supplication is the longest in the Sahifa and covers topics such as the names and attributes of God, prayers and blessings upon the Prophet (s), the Ahl al-Bayt (a), and the Shi'a, as well as the expression of certain noble moral virtues.<ref>''Diyar-e Asheqan'', vol. 7, pp. 539–540.</ref>


== Burial Place of Imam Sajjad (AS) ==
== Burial Place of Imam Sajjad (a) ==
{{Main|Shrine of the Imams in Baqi'}}
{{Main|Shrine of the Imams in Baqi'}}


Imam Sajjad (AS) is buried in the [[Baqi' Cemetery]] alongside [[Imam Hasan (AS)]],<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 427.</ref> [[Imam Baqir (AS)]],<ref>''Muruj al-Dhahab'', vol. 3, p. 219.</ref> and [[Imam Sadiq (AS)]].<ref>''Muruj al-Dhahab'', vol. 3, p. 219.</ref><ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 469.</ref> In the fifth century, [[Majd al-Mulk Baravestani]] (d. 492 AH), a vizier of the [[Seljuks]], built a tall shrine and dome over the graves of the Shi'a Imams.<ref>''Al-Kamil'', vol. 10, p. 352.</ref> This dome and shrine were destroyed once in 1220 AH by the Wahhabis, and after being rebuilt in 1233 AH by the Ottoman government,<ref>''Baqi' in the Mirror of Artistic Depictions'', p. 21.</ref> they were destroyed again by the Wahhabis in 1344 AH and have remained without a dome or building in the Baqi' cemetery grounds to this day.<ref>''Destruction and Reconstruction of Baqi''', p. 41.</ref>
Imam Sajjad (a) is buried in the [[Baqi' Cemetery]] alongside [[Imam Hasan (AS)]],<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 427.</ref> [[Imam Baqir (a)]],<ref>''Muruj al-Dhahab'', vol. 3, p. 219.</ref> and [[Imam Sadiq (a)]].<ref>''Muruj al-Dhahab'', vol. 3, p. 219.</ref><ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 469.</ref> In the fifth century, [[Majd al-Mulk Baravestani]] (d. 492 AH), a vizier of the [[Seljuks]], built a tall shrine and dome over the graves of the Shi'a Imams.<ref>''Al-Kamil'', vol. 10, p. 352.</ref> This dome and shrine were destroyed once in 1220 AH by the Wahhabis, and after being rebuilt in 1233 AH by the Ottoman government,<ref>''Baqi' in the Mirror of Artistic Depictions'', p. 21.</ref> they were destroyed again by the Wahhabis in 1344 AH and have remained without a dome or building in the Baqi' cemetery grounds to this day.<ref>''Destruction and Reconstruction of Baqi''', p. 41.</ref>
 
 


== Pilgrimage to Imam Sajjad (a) in Baqi' ==
== Pilgrimage to Imam Sajjad (a) in Baqi' ==