Arbaeen of Imam Husayn

Introduction For "Arbaeen of Imam Husayn"

Title: Arbaeen of Imam Husayn

Writer: Shaykh Saleem Bhimji 

Published By: www.al-mubin.org 

About This Book 

There are very few mass gatherings in the world today which are entire peaceful and which do not result in the loss of life, and in fact, according to Wikipedia – “the Free Encyclopedia” - of the five gatherings globally seeing over 10 million people, four were in Karbala:

• An estimated 21 million people visited the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq during Arba’een on 14 January 2012.
• An estimated 15 million people visited the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq during Arba’een in 2011.
• An estimated 15 million people attended the funeral of C. N. Annadurai in Tamil Nadu, India in 1969.
• An estimated 10 to 14 million people visited the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq during Arba’een in 2010.
• An estimated 10 to 14 million people visited the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq during Arba’een in 2009.

What follows in this piece is a brief look at the “Arba‘een” [the commemoration of 40 days after the tragic events of Karbala] of Imam al-Husayn, peace be upon him. It delves in the significance of the number 40, and concludes with the Arabic text of Ziyarat Arba‘een with full English translation and a brief exposition on certain passages of this powerful and moving visitation. 

Content:

• Arbaeen of Imam Husayn

• Does the number 40 have any significance?

• Ziyarat Arbaeen