Arbaeen March A Manifestation of Muslim World Power: Iranian Professor
Saeed Nazari, who heads the University of Applied Science and Technology’s branch in Hamedan, said it shows the power of the front of the truth and strikes fear into the hearts of Islam’s enemies.
Not only Shia Muslims, but also Sunnis and non-Muslims take part in this annual gathering in Iraq, he noted.
This indicates the love for Imam Hussein (AS) among followers of other schools of thought and other faiths, he stated.
More than 20 million people from different walks of life take part in the annual pilgrimage and visit the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), which is unique in its kind, he stated.
Participation in the Arbaeen pilgrimage is of special importance this year given the current conditions in the region and the Muslim world and the need for strengthening Muslim unity, he went on to say.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Nazari highlighted the role that the Islamic Republic of Iran played in reviving the Arbaeen march after the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein banned it for decades.
Arbaeen is a religious event that is observed by Shia Muslims on the fortieth day after the Day of Ashura. It commemorates the 40th day of martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the third Shia imam, who was killed by the army of Yazid I in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
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Arbaeen is also known as the Ziyarat of Arbaeen, which means the visitation of Imam Hussein’s (AS) shrine in Karbala, Iraq, where his body is buried. Ziyarat is an act of pilgrimage and devotion in Shia Islam.
Arbaeen is one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world, with millions of Shia Muslims from different countries walking to Karbala from various cities in Iraq and neighboring countries. The distance can range from 80 km to 500 km or more, depending on the starting point.
This year’s Arbaeen falls on August 25.
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