Even more Muslims arrive here than the Hajj, 1 lakh from India and 25 million from the world

Arabine Pilgrimage Walk: Baghdad. The pilgrimage to Arabain holds special significance among the people of the Shia Muslim community worldwide. More Muslims attend this pilgrimage than Hajj. It is also seen as the largest religious gathering in the world. This year around 2.5 crore people from all over the world have participated in it. The late former Iraqi president was a supporter of the Sunni sect Saddam Hussein Banned the pilgrimage to Arabeen for about 35 years during his reign. On this journey Arabine Also known as Yatra or Karbala Walk or Karbala Pilgrimage. It is held in Karbala, Iraq at the end of the 40-day mourning period after Ashura.

According to a report by NDTV, this year is for Arabain India More than a million Shia Muslims made a pilgrimage to Karbala. Arbain means ‘forty’ and refers to the 40-day mourning period observed after someone’s death. This pilgrimage commemorates the martyrdom of Hussain Ibn Ali, grandson of Prophet Muhammad and third Shia Muslim Imam, in 61 Hijri i.e. 680. In the Battle of Karbala, Yazid’s soldiers beheaded Imam Husayn and imprisoned the family.

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It is said that Imam Hussain had only 72 soldiers, but still he fought bravely against the army of the tyrant Yazid, which numbered more than one lakh. Both his brother and he were killed during the fight. Along with this, his 6-month-old son also died. Imam Hussain’s sacrifice is honored every year and thousands of devout Shia Muslims from around the world travel to Iraq to mourn their late leader. The shrine of Imam Hussain, which is also his burial place, is the Dargah of Hazrat Imam Hussain in Karbala.

On the walking routes of Karbala, volunteers provide free food, accommodation and many other services to the pilgrims. Some pilgrims complete the journey by road from Basra, Iraq, about 500 kilometers away, or Mashhad, Iran, about 2,600 kilometers away, and other cities. The march is considered a demonstration of Shia faith and unity. Jabir ibn Abdullah, along with Atiya ibn Sa’d, were Husayn ibn Ali’s first pilgrims to Arabia in 61 AH.

The pilgrimage route passes through Najaf in central Iraq, about 160 km from the capital Baghdad and 75 km from Karbala. Pilgrims reach the shrine on foot from Najaf. This can be difficult as daytime temperatures cross 45 degrees Celsius and the journey can take up to 3 days.

Food supplies, small clinics and dentists are also available for pilgrims during the trek. All these features are available for free. Accommodation, food, water and medical services are provided by tents along the roads of Karbala. Pilgrims carry different colored flags. The most common of these is the black flag of mourning for Imam Hussain.

Meanwhile, not only over a lakh Shia Muslims from India participated this year, but many times they were also seen carrying Indian flags. For their convenience, food arrangements were made and special tents were also set up at various places, where Indian food was served.

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