Is Arbaʿīn walk to Karbalā an innovation?

05 August 24 Question and Answer
  Is Arbaʿīn walk to Karbalā an innovation? This is not the first time or the first person who has attempted to extinguish the ‘Light of God’: “They wish to extinguish God’s Light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected.” (Chapter 9, Ayah 32) Although one of my colleagues has answered the above misgiving in a very academic manner, I will Inshallah …
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The sacred bond: the modern significance of the Arbaʿīn pilgrimage and the arrival of the Promised Mahdi

05 August 24 Articles
The sacred bond: the modern significance of the Arbaʿīn pilgrimage and the arrival of the Promised Mahdi   Shiʿites have particular duties to prepare the ground for the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his advent), humanity’s last deliverer. According to Islamic eschatological narrations regarding the reappearance of Imam Mahdi at the end of time– whose promised reemergence would herald worldwide salvation– many duties were cited for the faithful …
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Arbaʿīn and Mahdism

05 August 24 Articles
  … Similar to the Era of Reappearance Indeed the Era of the Reappearance of the twelfth Imam (PBUH) is neither comparable to the time before it, nor precisely perceivable. Things which will happen shall be beyond current social relations and human knowledge. Manifestation of justice to a point that there will be no more poor, people’s disinclination to wealth, comprehensive peace, sufficient rainfall and manifestation of blessings all over …
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Arbaʿīn, historical movement, phenomenon for realization of Imam Mahdi’s appearance

05 August 24 Articles
       Arbaʿīn, historical movement, phenomenon for realization of Imam Mahdi’s appearance Emphasizing on the necessity of everyone’s strive for holding the gathering of Arbaeen as a great spiritual, political, social and cultural ritual, the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly stated, “Arbaeen is a historical movement and phenomenon for the Reappearance of Imam Mahdi (a.s.).” On Saturday, September 17, 2022, during the Arbaeen pilgrimage ceremony held at Mirza Kuchak …
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Arbaʿīn, marching towards the return of Imam Mahdi

05 August 24 Articles
  Arbaʿīn, marching towards the return of Imam Mahdi The path toward the return of imam Mahdi is through Karbala. The path of keeping Karbala alive is through Arbaeen. Every year, millions of pilgrims make the journey, marching towards Karbala. The latest estimates put it at 26 million for 2015 and that number has been steadily growing from the last decade, as removal of dictatorship in Iraq paved the way for …
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