Arba’een

Arba’een (Arabic: األربعين ,Persian: چهلم ,Urdu: چہلم” (the fortieth day”, is a Shia Muslim religious observance that occurs 40 days after the Day of Ashura to commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (PBUH) which falls on the 20th day of the month of Safar. Forty days is the usual length of the time of mourning in Islamic cultures. Arba’een, is one of the largest pilgrimage gathering on Earth, in which over 25 million people go to the city of Karbala in Iraq. The occasion reminds the faithful of the core message behind Imam Hussain’s (PBUH) martyrdom: Establishing justice and fighting injustice, no matter what itsRead More →