Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura)
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Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom at Karbala, often associated with one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2937422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) Context triple: [Husayn ibn Ali, commemoratedOn, Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura)]
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A.
Day of Arafah
Day of Arafah is an important Islamic holy day during the Hajj pilgrimage when pilgrims gather on the plain of Arafat for supplication and it is widely observed by Muslims worldwide through fasting and prayer.
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Ashura
Ashura is a significant Islamic holy day, especially in Shia Islam, marking the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala and symbolizing sacrifice, justice, and resistance against oppression.
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Dhu al-Qadah
Dhu al-Qadah is the eleventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar, traditionally regarded as one of the four sacred months in which warfare is forbidden.
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D.
Nineteen Day Feast
The Nineteen Day Feast is a regular Bahá'í community gathering that combines worship, consultation, and social fellowship, held roughly every nineteen days according to the Bahá'í calendar.
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E.
Ridván
Ridván is the most important Bahá'í festival, commemorating Baháʼu'lláh’s declaration of his prophetic mission in a garden near Baghdad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) Target entity description: Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom at Karbala, often associated with one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages.
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A.
Day of Arafah
Day of Arafah is an important Islamic holy day during the Hajj pilgrimage when pilgrims gather on the plain of Arafat for supplication and it is widely observed by Muslims worldwide through fasting and prayer.
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B.
Ashura
Ashura is a significant Islamic holy day, especially in Shia Islam, marking the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala and symbolizing sacrifice, justice, and resistance against oppression.
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C.
Dhu al-Qadah
Dhu al-Qadah is the eleventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar, traditionally regarded as one of the four sacred months in which warfare is forbidden.
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D.
Nineteen Day Feast
The Nineteen Day Feast is a regular Bahá'í community gathering that combines worship, consultation, and social fellowship, held roughly every nineteen days according to the Bahá'í calendar.
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E.
Ridván
Ridván is the most important Bahá'í festival, commemorating Baháʼu'lláh’s declaration of his prophetic mission in a garden near Baghdad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic commemoration
ⓘ
Shia Muslim holy day ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arbaeen
ⓘ
surface form:
Arbaʿeen
Chehlum ⓘ Arbaeen of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
surface form:
Chehlum of Imam Husayn
|
| associatedConcept |
justice
ⓘ
loyalty to Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| associatedGroup |
Shia Muslims worldwide
ⓘ
Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Muslims
|
| associatedPlace | Karbala ⓘ |
| associatedShrine |
Imam Husayn Shrine
ⓘ
al-Abbas Shrine ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | lunar Hijri calendar ⓘ |
| centralCityOfPilgrimage | Karbala ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Karbala
ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ companions of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala ⓘ |
| countryOfMajorObservance | Iraq ⓘ |
| daysAfterAshura | 40 ⓘ |
| estimatedPilgrimCount | tens of millions of participants in some years ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| legalStatusInIraq | public holiday ⓘ |
| liturgicalElement |
Arbaeen pilgrimage
ⓘ
surface form:
Ziyarat Arbaeen
|
| meaningOfName | forty ⓘ |
| monthInIslamicCalendar | Safar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the 40th day after Ashura ⓘ |
| notablePractice |
charitable food distribution
ⓘ
long-distance walking processions ⓘ majlis (mourning gatherings) ⓘ pilgrimage to Karbala ⓘ recitation of elegies for Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ visiting the grave of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| occursAfter | Ashura ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | ziyarat ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Ashura
ⓘ
Muharram mourning rituals ⓘ |
| relatedFigure |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ Zaynab bint Ali ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| scaleOfEvent | one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages ⓘ |
| theme |
collective mourning
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solidarity among pilgrims ⓘ |
| typeOfMourning | end of 40-day mourning period for Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
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Subject: Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) Description of subject: Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom at Karbala, often associated with one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages.
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