Arbaeen
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Arbaeen is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, commemorated by one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy day
ⓘ
Shia Muslim observance ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| annual | true ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
justice
ⓘ
loyalty to Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ mourning ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Ashura
ⓘ
Battle of Karbala ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ Zaynab bint Ali ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic pilgrimages
ⓘ
Muharram and Safar observances ⓘ Shia days of remembrance ⓘ |
| centralShrine |
Imam Husayn Shrine
ⓘ
al-Abbas Shrine ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Karbala
ⓘ
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ suffering of the Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| countryWithLargestGathering | Iraq ⓘ |
| dayInIslamicCalendar | 20 Safar ⓘ |
| durationDescription | marks end of 40-day mourning period ⓘ |
| honors |
Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
companions of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedToPractice | forty-day mourning tradition in Islam ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | forty ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
mourning processions
ⓘ
pilgrimage to Karbala ⓘ public sermons ⓘ recitation of elegies ⓘ ziyarat of Imam Husayn ⓘ |
| majorLocation |
Iraq
ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ |
| monthInIslamicCalendar | Safar ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
some Sufi Muslims ⓘ some Sunni Muslims ⓘ |
| pilgrimageScale | one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | ziyarat ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ |
| timeAfterEvent |
40 days after 10 Muharram
ⓘ
40 days after Ashura ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Arbaʿeen