Arbaeen period
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The Arbaeen period is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking forty days after Ashura, during which millions of pilgrims visit holy shrines in Iraq to commemorate Imam Husayn and his companions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia Muslim observance
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religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Abbas ibn Ali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ahl al-Bayt NERFINISHED ⓘ Imam Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedShrine |
Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Askari Shrine in Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Kadhimayn Shrine in Kadhimiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Arbaeen pilgrimage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice | ziyarat ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Ziyarat Arbaeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnNumber | forty ⓘ |
| calendarContext | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| centralRitual |
majlis gatherings
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mourning ceremonies ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ processions ⓘ recitation of elegies ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Imam Husayn ibn Ali
NERFINISHED
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companions of Imam Husayn ⓘ |
| countryMostAssociated | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culminatesOn | 20 Safar ⓘ |
| followsEvent | Ashura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
free services offered by volunteers (mawakib)
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mass walking pilgrimages to Karbala ⓘ public expressions of grief and lamentation ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Shia Muslims
NERFINISHED
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Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ non-Muslim visitors ⓘ other Muslims ⓘ |
| hasToDoWith | Arbaeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfMajorPilgrimage | Iraq GENERATED ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageDestination |
Kadhimiya
NERFINISHED
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Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ Najaf NERFINISHED ⓘ Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest annual religious gatherings in the world ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Safar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Ashura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| theme |
justice
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loyalty to Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ martyrdom of Imam Husayn ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ solidarity with the oppressed ⓘ |
| timeAfterEvent | 40 days after Ashura ⓘ |
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