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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Arbaʿīn and Globalization

05 August 24 Articles
Arbaʿī and Globalization Globalization is an issue that has been of interest to thinkers and scholars for years, especially western theorists. Everyone knows that globalization is a multi-dimensional goal. While many consider it related to the subject of economy and access to all markets, but this issue is above just economy, and it holds special positions in cultural, social and political areas. Of the important particularities of globalization which can …
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Arbaʿīn: The Revolution

05 August 24 Articles
Arbaʿīn: The Revolution The story of the barbaric killing of Imam Husayn (A) and his followers in the Battle of Karbala is famous amongst Muslims, yet the reverberations of this battle 1400 years later are rarely discussed. It is the ultimate and most powerful story of good against evil, justice against oppression, sincerity and honesty against malice and cowardice. The victory of good against evil is what guaranteed the future …
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World’s biggest pilgrimage now underway and why you’ve never heard of it

05 August 24 Articles
World’s biggest pilgrimage now underway and why you’ve never heard of it   It’s not the Muslim Hajj, or the Hindu Kumbh Mela. Known as Arbaeen, it is the world’s most populous gathering and you’ve probably never heard of it! Not only does the congregation exceed the number of visitors to Mecca (by a factor of five, in fact), it is more significant than Kumbh Mela, since the latter is only …
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Teen Questions You Might Ask about Arbaeen

05 August 24 Question and Answer
10 Questions You Might Ask about Arbaeen Every year on the 20th of Safar, the second month in Hijri Calendar, a huge number of people from all over the world, Muslim or even non-Muslim, gather in Iraq to take part in a symbolic walk. People of Iraq for months before this day, eagerly prepare themselves to welcome the visitor of Imam Hussain’s (AS) shrine. They find it a great honor …
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What is the Philosophy behind the Arbaʿīn Walk?

04 August 24 Question and Answer
 What is the Philosophy behind the Arbaʿīn Walk? The Arbaeen pilgrimage is not merely a long walk. Instead, it is a kind of movement in which despite being in publics, pilgrims have their own private relationship with Allah and Imam Hussain (AS), which finds a new form of divine immaterial dependence and conformance. Thinking about the goals and the history behind the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), the injustice and cruelty …
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