The text of the Ziyarat al-Nahiya
is found in some early Ziyarat collections such as al-Mazar al-Kabir, by
Muhammad Ibn Ja’far al-Mash’hadi, pp. 496-513. It is also reported
in al-Mazar, by al-Mufid as mentioned in
It is noteworthy that Sayyid Ibn
Tawus (d. 664 AH) in his Misbah al-Za’ir reports another Ziyarat,
which has some common parts with Ziyarat al-Nahiya. However, this Ziyarat has
not been attributed to the Imam (PBUH),
and has been only ascribed to Sayyid Murtadha (d. 436 AH). As al-Majlisi
mentioned in