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As with other Shia rituals of Karbala, [31] the Arba'in pilgrimage was banned by Saddam Hussein, [32] who favored the Sunni minority in Iraq, [31] and viewed Shia rituals as a political threat. [32] The pilgrimage was revived immediately after his deposal in 2003 and that year's march to Karbala thus symbolized Shia defiance of Sunni regional ...
Arba'in is a day of pilgrimage to the shrine of Husayn in Karbala, Iraq. Pilgrims arrive there in large numbers, often on foot. The most popular route is Najaf to Karbala, as many pilgrims first travel to Najaf and then walk from there to Karbala, some eighty kilometers away, which usually takes three days on foot. Along the way, volunteers ...
Ziyarat Arba'een (Arabic: زیارة الأربعین) is an annual pilgrimage that takes place in the holy city of Karbala in Iraq. It is the world's largest pilgrimage, reaching an estimated number of over 22 million pilgrims in 2023. The pilgrimage seeks to honour the death of the third Shi'ite Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, who was a grandson of ...
In a normal year, up to 20 million mostly Shi'ite Muslims take part in the 'Arbaeen' pilgrimage to the holy city of Kerbala to commemorate Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who was ...
24 January 2011 Iraq bombings: On 24 January 2011 in car bombs detonation incident a few hours apart, along the path of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage and a bus terminal to the east of Karbala, 25 people were killed and nearly 14 wounded. [8] 25 14 Iraq June 2014 Camp Speicher massacre
A suicide bombing occurred in Iraq on 24 November 2016 [2] when a truck bomb exploded at a petrol station in Hillah, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from southern Baghdad, killing at least 125 people and injuring many others. Shia pilgrims were en route back to Iran after the 2016 Arba'een Pilgrimage.
The Arbaeen pilgrimage marks the end of the 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein, Ali's son, who was martyred at the Battle of Karbala. [ 80 ] During Arbaeen, the number of visitors can exceed 20 million, making it one of the largest peaceful gatherings in the world.
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