08/09/2021
Essence of Arbaeen
Arbaeen is indeed an excellent occasion to think over the meaning of the uprising of Imam Hussain (as). Millions of people gather for Arbaeen processions on the way to Kerbela, carrying colorful flags, some wearing funeral clothes; the movement displays the magnificence of Imam Hussain’s (a) path. Meanwhile, other worshippers gather at special meetings devoted to Arbaeen in order to read Ziyarah and the Holy Qur’an, also singing mourning Latmiyyas.
Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has pointed to this event: “Have you seen that gathering? Have you seen the great movement, comprised of millions of people, between Najaf and Karbala? Have you seen the movement between Najaf and Imam Hussein (a.s.)? Have you seen that excitement and enthusiasm? Have you seen that movement? When such movements are necessary to be launched even if some danger is involved, the same excitement and enthusiasm exists in our nation, in our people and in our youth. This should be preserved. This is what guarantees the survival of this country”[1]. And surely it also guarantees the survival and self-reproduction of the global Shia community whose sacral axis is the tragedy of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (as).
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