{"id":130814,"date":"2024-11-13T11:34:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T16:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/?page_id=130814"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:51:59","slug":"what-is-arbaeen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-arbaeen","title":{"rendered":"What is Arbaeen?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>What is Arbaeen?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<header class=\"section section--full-width section--hero section--acf-block section--acf-block-hero section--has-background section--hero-sticky section--color-scheme-light text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section__background\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"parallax\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/imam-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Arbaeen-1920x1080.jpg')\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container-sticky\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 section__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title\">What is Arbaeen?<\/h1>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<p>Forty days after the Day of Ashura, which falls on the 20th of Safar in the Islamic calendar, is observed as Arbaeen (Arabic: \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0646). Following the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (p) and his companions on Ashura, their families were taken captive on a long and arduous journey from Karbala to Damascus. After being eventually freed, they made their way back toward the grave of the martyrs in Karbala. Their return coincided with the 40th day after Ashura, which became known as the Day of Arbaeen. In a hadith from the 11th Imam, Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (p) mentions that visiting the grave of Imam Hussain (p) on Arbaeen is one of the signs of the faithful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting Imam Hussain\u2019s (p) grave, especially on Arbaeen, has long served as a source of spiritual and moral inspiration. Inspired by his sacrifice and steadfastness on Ashura, Muslims use this day to renew their commitment to standing against injustice and working for the cause of justice, in anticipation of the return of Imam al-Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance), who will fill the world with justice and peace. Throughout history, tyrants have tried to suppress this tradition through persecution and torture, yet each year the devotion of Imam Hussain\u2019s (p) followers has only grown. In recent years, the Arbaeen pilgrimage has drawn over 20 million visitors, becoming one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1fb9aab6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-is-ashura\" style=\"border-radius:0px;font-size:16px\">&lt; What is Ashura?<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/how-does-islam-view-diversity\" style=\"border-radius:0px;font-size:16px\">How Does Islam View Diversity? ><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Arbaeen? 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