Arbaeen pilgrimage
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The Arbaeen pilgrimage is one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, in which millions of Shia Muslims travel on foot to Karbala, Iraq, to commemorate the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arbaeen pilgrimage canonical | 7 |
| Arbaeen (visitation route) | 1 |
| Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala | 1 |
| Ziyarat Arbaeen | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious gathering
ⓘ
Shia Muslim religious observance ⓘ religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashura
ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ mourning of Muharram and Safar ⓘ |
| calendar | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| centeredInCity | Karbala ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Karbala
ⓘ
Imam Husayn ⓘ
surface form:
Imam Husayn ibn Ali
martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Shia identity
ⓘ
symbol of solidarity with Imam Husayn ⓘ |
| destination |
Imam Husayn Shrine
ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ |
| estimatedAttendance |
millions of pilgrims
ⓘ
over 10 million pilgrims in some years ⓘ over 20 million pilgrims in some years ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasSecurityConcerns | risk of terrorist attacks ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | forty ⓘ |
| month | Safar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arbaeen ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Iraq
ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ |
| occasion |
fortieth day after Ashura
ⓘ
fortieth day after martyrdom of Imam Husayn ⓘ |
| participants |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
non-Muslim visitors ⓘ other Muslims ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| rituals |
charitable food distribution
ⓘ
public mourning ceremonies ⓘ recitation of elegies for Imam Husayn ⓘ Ziyarat ⓘ
surface form:
visitation (ziyarah) of Imam Husayn Shrine
walking long distances to Karbala ⓘ |
| startingPoint |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Basra ⓘ Iran ⓘ Najaf ⓘ other countries ⓘ various Iraqi cities ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Iraqi authorities
ⓘ
local volunteers ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | 20 Safar ⓘ |
| travelMode |
by road
ⓘ
on foot ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arbaeen (visitation route)
this entity surface form:
Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala
subject surface form:
Atabat Al-Muqaddasa
this entity surface form:
Ziyarat Arbaeen