Arbaeen of Husayn ibn Ali

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Islamic holy day Shia Muslim observance religious observance

Arbaeen of Husayn ibn Ali is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom at Karbala, drawing millions of pilgrims in one of the world’s largest annual gatherings.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Chehlum of Imam Husayn 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy day ⓘ
Shia Muslim observance ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
associatedWith Najaf–Karbala walking pilgrimage NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ziyarat Arbaeen supplication NERFINISHED ⓘ
black clothing ⓘ
charitable food distribution ⓘ
latmiyah ⓘ
majlis al-aza ⓘ
mawkib service tents ⓘ
recitation of elegies ⓘ
calendar Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ
centralFigure Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralLocation Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralShrine Imam Husayn Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorates Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
dayCountAfterEvent 40 ⓘ
estimatedAttendance millions of pilgrims ⓘ
follows Ashura NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasToDoWith Ashura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ
mourning rituals ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
processions ⓘ
ziyarat ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
majorityTradition Twelver Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ
marksEndOf 40-day mourning period for Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
meaningOfName forty ⓘ
month Safar ⓘ
namedAfter Arbaeen (forty) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature free services offered by volunteers ⓘ
mass walking pilgrimage routes ⓘ
one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings ⓘ
occursOn 20 Safar ⓘ
partOf Karbala remembrance cycle in Shia Islam ⓘ
pilgrimDestination Imam Husayn Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
al-Abbas Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ
theologicalTheme justice ⓘ
loyalty to Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ

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Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) → alsoKnownAs → Arbaeen of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chehlum of Imam Husayn
Abbas ibn Ali → commemoratedOn → Arbaeen of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ