Ziyarat Ashura

Ziyarat Ashura () is an Islamic salutatory prayer to Allah. The prayer is part of the liturgy used in pilgrimages to the shrine of Husayn in Karbala. Muhammad al-Baqir, Prophet’s descendent and the fifth Shia Imam, recommended reciting "Ziyarat Ashura" on Ashura while facing Karbala, as a symbolic visit to the shrine.
Etymology.
In Islam, a "ziyārah" () is a visit to the tomb of a saint or other holy person, such as Prophet Muhammad or Imam Husayn.
"‘Āshūrā’" (), literally "tenth", is a holiday and a day of grief for the Muslims, falling on 10 Muharram of the Islamic calendar. The Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali and his family members and his associate (72 Martyrs) during the Battle of Karbala is commemorated on this day.
Sources.
"Ziyarat Ashura" is attributed to Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Shia Imam, who transmitted it to his followers. The prayer is found in narrated in particular by Shaykh Tusi in "Misbah al-Mutahajjid" and by Ibn Qulawayh in "Kamil al-Ziyarat": The prayer is also found in "Bihar al-Anwar" by Allamah al-Majlisi and "Mafatih al-Jinan" by Abbas Qumi.
Contents.
"Ziyarat Ashura" contains concepts like "tabarra" (dissociating from those who oppose God, oppose the Islamic prophet Muhammad or oppose his family), "tawalla" (loving the Ahl al-Bayt), self-sacrifice for society, and never surrendering to tyranny and oppression.
Further reading.
The following commentaries are available:
Dua Alqamah.
Dua Alqamah (Persian: دعای علقمه ) is the title of the supplication recited after Ziyarat Ashura by Shia Muslims. It is attributed to Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Shia Imam, who transmitted it to his followers. Alqamah is referred to one of companion of Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam of the Shia, named "Alqamah". According to the tradition in Mafatih al-Janan (Keys to the Heavens), Abbas Qumi believed this supplication is in honor of one companion of Ja'far al-Sadiq, named Safwan. So, the original name of the supplication is Safwan. According to the Mafatih al-Janan, Abbas Qumi narrated the Alqamah prayer from Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Imam of Shia, on day of Ashura by the authority of Alqamah ibn Mohammad ibn Hazrami through a chain of transmission.