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Ziyarat Arba'een (Arabic: زیارة الأربعین) is an annual pilgrimage that takes place in the holy city of Karbala in Iraq. It is the world's largest pilgrimage, reaching an estimated number of over 22 million pilgrims in 2023. The pilgrimage seeks to honour the death of the third Shi'ite Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, who was a grandson of Muhammad. Husayn was killed during the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. In Arabic, "arba'een" means "forty", reverting to the 40th day after Husayn's death, and "ziyarat" means "visit".^[1] While the visitation of Husayn is not considered an Islamic obligation, like the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca), it plays an integral role in the religious life of Shia.^[2] The culture as stated by a researcher provides ways to express social emotion ^[3] and from sociological perspective, feelings rules are ″appropriate ways to express internal sensation".^[4] So, also the ziyarat is directly or indirectly used to express the mourning of Imams.^[1]

Importance of Ziyarat of Arba'een

The number 40 holds an important status in the light of Islam. Quran emphasized the importance of 40: "And We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and perfected them by [the addition of] ten; so the term of his Lord was completed as forty nights. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Take my place among my people, do right [by them], and do not follow the way of the corrupters",^[5] while the Hadith also reported that the earth mourns a death of believer for forty morning.^[6] Also, according to the teachings of Ahlul Bayt, it holds a special spiritual significance.^[7] With respect to Imam Hussein, Imam Baqir reported that the heavens wept over Imam Hussein for forty morning, with the sun rising red and setting red.^[6]

Duties of the mourners

According to Imam Hasan al-Askari, the signs of a believers are five:

Performing fifty-one rakats of salaat (prayer) daily,
Reciting Ziyarah of Arba'een,
Wearing a ring in the right hand,
Placing the forehead on dust [during sajda],
Saying "Bismillah al-rahman al-rahim" aloud in salaat.^[8]^[9]

There are some duties that mourners have to observe during forty day of Imam Hussein. They are as follow:

Ziyaratul Arba'een
Use the ziyarat to link-up with the Imam and take him as a role model in everything.
Living in peace with others that are lovers of Imam Hussein
Rise against the oppression and come to the aid of oppressed.
Renew our pledge, love and bond with the Ahlul-Bayt.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Mohd Faizal Musa, 'Axiology of Pilgrimage:Malaysian Shi’ites Ziyarat in Iran and Iraq', Cultura. International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology, Vol. 10, No. 1 (2013), pp. 67-84.
^ Tabatabai, Husayn; Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2010). Shi'ite Islam. Islamic Book Trust. pp. 214–17. ISBN 978-967-5062-42-1.
^ Steven Gordon, L., 'The sociology of sentiments and emotion', Social psychology: Sociological perspectives, (1981), pp. 562-592.
^ Ferrante, Joan (2014). Sociology: A Global Perspective. Wadsworth Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-128-5746-49-4.
^ Quran 7:142
^ ^a ^b Dr. S. Manzoor Rizvi (14 October 2014). The Sunshine Book. Lulu.com. pp. 350–. ISBN 978-1-312-60094-2.
^ "The Significance of the Day of Arba'een: commemorating 40 days after martyrdom of Imam Husayn (as)". Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
^ ^a ^b "The Significance of the Day of Arba'een: commemorating 40 days after martyrdom of Imam Husayn (as)". Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
^ "Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (A)". Retrieved 2016-12-01.

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v t e Islamic holidays and observances
The two Eids	Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Adha
Other holidays and observances	Day of Arafah Day of Ashura Islamic New Year Arbaʽeen¹ Mawlid Laylat al-Raghaib Isra' and Mi'raj Mid-Sha'ban Ramadan Laylat al-Qadr Saviours' Day² Eid al-Ghadir¹ Mubahala¹ Promised Messiah Day³ Promised Reformer Day³ Caliphate Day³
¹ Shia Muslim only ² Nation of Islam only ³ Ahmadi Muslim only

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