The Authenticity of the Jaljalutiah Supplication Attributed to Imam Ali (AS)

Question

What is the authenticity of the Jaljalutiah supplication attributed to Imam Ali (AS)? [AR_ID:3113]

Answer 1

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.

Overall Answer:

The poem or supplication in question has not been found in our credible sources with a complete chain of narration. It has been transmitted by some Sufis and attributed to the Commander of the Faithful without any valid evidence or reliable source.

Detailed Answer:

Agha Bozorg Tehrani mentioned regarding this poem:

(755: The Taa’iyah) is a long poem concerning the science of letters and secrets, containing some two hundred and fifty verses, beginning with: (I started with the name of Allah, my soul was guided * to uncover the secrets that were hidden within.) Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni (the Sufi), who passed away in 622, included part of it in the first volume of Shams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra (p. 82), and a significant portion was cited by Sayyid Abdullah al-Biladi, who passed away in 1372 AH, in his collection titled 'Sahab al-Li'ali.' Some of it was published independently in Najaf in 1356 under the title 'The Supplication and the Amulet.' I have seen the complete version, which contains two hundred and fifty verses, in a collection at the library of Haj Mulla Ali Muhammad Najaf Abadi in Al-Husseiniyah in Najaf Ashraf. It was noted by some later scholars in their handwriting, including Abdul Hussein al-Haeri, stating that this Jaljalutiah contains a supplication for the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and additional benefits not found in other books.

(I say) It is named so because the word 'Jaljalut' appears in the poem, and its author included it in the Meemiyah poem attributed to Imam Ali (AS) concerning the well-known talisman among those who make supplications, from his saying:

(Three sticks clapped after the ring * on their heads like the straightened arrows.)

The author of Al-Riyadh cited part of this Meemiyah, narrating it from Sheikh Abu Ali al-Tabarsi through his narration from the leader Abu al-Badr, who said (I heard from a trustworthy source that the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS), saw this talisman on a rock and mentioned that it is the greatest name and interpreted it with this Meemiyah). However, some of the descriptions of this talisman as mentioned in the Meemiyah contradict what the author included in the Taa’iyah, where he said:

(Three sticks clapped after the ring * on their heads like the arrows that were straightened.)

Another talisman is also attributed to Ali (AS) in eight verses of Taa’iyah, beginning with:

(Five Haa’s and a line above a line * and a cross surrounded by four dots.)

Although we do not know the name of the author of this Taa’iyah, his inclusion of the words of the Commander of the Faithful (AS) indicates his good standing, so refer to it.

This concludes his statement.

Therefore, this transmitted poem or supplication has not been found in our credible sources with a complete chain of narration, and it has been transmitted by some Sufis and attributed to the Commander of the Faithful without any valid evidence or reliable source.

May you be successful in all good.

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Source:

Al-Dhari'ah, Vol. 3, Agha Bozorg Tehrani, pp. 203, 204.