Anam Kazim, member of the legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada during an official session represented the ceremony of Arbaeen to the Canadian Assembly and talked about the Great Arbaeen walk in Iraq...
November, 2018
October, 2018
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31 October
Arbaeen marchers attacked in Nigeria, dozens killed
Scores injured and killed amid fatal attack at Nigeria’s Arbaeen march At least 42 people have been killed in a fresh raid by Nigerian security forces on members of the country’s Muslim community. Report in local Nigerian media on Saturday said scores of people had also been injured after Nigerian ...
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28 October
Observing Arbaeen with Proper Understanding
Millions of visitors of Imam Hussain (p) should fully appreciate the role they play in fulfilling the Promise of God, the Most High, as described by Sayyida Zainab bint Ali (p)...
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27 October
Article: A Phenomenological Study of Arbaeen Foot Pilgrimage in Iraq+PDF
This paper analyzes motivations and experiences of foot-pilgrims in their journey to Karbala(Iraq) during the Arbaeen pilgrimage. The study deploys an interpretivist paradigm consisting of a phenomenological approach and...
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26 October
Almost 30 Million people from all faiths attended Arbaeen in 2017
The Arba’een Pilgrimage is the world’s largest public gathering that is held every year in Karbala, Iraq. This Ziyarah (pilgrimage) is held at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom in 680. Arba’een ...
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26 October
Philosophy Behind the Event and a Brief Commentary on the Ziyarat of Arbaeen
Why is there such a fervent desire for millions to flock to what would have been an otherwise unknown land and for millions to journey there by foot from all parts of...
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24 October
Is Arbaeen Walk to Karbala an Innovation?
Recently a very disturbing and confusing video has been forwarded to me showing a public speaker who calls the walk a carnival and an innovation similar to Salat-al- Tarawih. He said this is an innovation which has...
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20 October
Arbaeen: An Opportunity to Display a Strong Will against Tyranny and Injustice
Prophets (as) and Imams (as) are the vivid examples and leaders that true Mu’mins (believers) should practically follow and not just worship. The example of Imam Hussain (as) is the lesson of uprising against tyranny and...
November, 2017
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22 November
Imam Hussain’ Message Belongs to Whole of Humanity
“Imam Hussain’s message is not limited to any one particular community or school of thoughts,” instead it belongs to the whole of humanity, said the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Sa’id Hakim in an interview with...
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9 November
Spiritual Experience: Arba‘īn Pilgrimage by a Student of Hawza Ilmyya
Here I recount my experience of the Arba’īn pilgrimage to Karbala, annually attracting over twenty million pilgrims, known as the world’s largest human gathering...
