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Arba’een
Arbaeen Mystery: Did Imam Hussain’s Family Return in the Same Year?
The matter of the Arba'een of the Master of Martyrs, Imam Hussain (peace be upon him), and whether his family intended to travel to Karbala after their release from Yazid's captivity, and whether they managed to visit his holy shrine on…
The Brotherhood in the Arba‘een Walk
The Arba‘een walk is the largest Muslim gathering and pilgrimage in the world. Tens of millions of Muslims of different nationalities, races, ethnicities, and religious denominations join for a single cause: commemorating the 40th day…
The Arba‘een Walk
In recent years, walking a distance from Najaf to Karbala to commemorate Arba‘een, meaning the 40th day past the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussain (a), has become incredibly popular among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. What sparked people's…
The Origin of Arba’een Pilgrimage
One of the most important and authentic pieces of evidence regarding the Arba'een pilgrimage is a narration from Imam Hassan al-Askari (a), in which his eminence states the signs of a believer:
عَلَامَاتُ الْمُؤْمِنِ خَمْسٌ صَلَاةُ…