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...

Ziyarat Ashura (Arabic: زیارة عاشوراء) is an Islamic salutatory prayer to God. The prayer is part of the liturgy used in pilgrimages to the shrine of...

Ayoub (d. 2021). Ayoub adds that Arba'in is not mentioned in Kamil al-ziyarat, an early and authoritative hadith collection by the Shia traditionist...

spirit of God and His word. Peace be upon Muhammad, the beloved of God and His elite. Ziyarat Ashura Battle of Karbala Rawda Khwani Arba'een Pilgrimage...

death, but the main event is the Arbaʿeen (the 40th day after 'Ashura'), where up to 40 million visit the graves. Most of the pilgrims travel on foot and...

Ayoub (d. 2021). Ayoub adds that Arba'in is not mentioned in Kamil al-ziyarat, an early and authoritative hadith collection by the Shia traditionist...

among those of the Hashimid martyrs at the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn in Karbala. Abu Bakr ibn Ali is mentioned in the ziyarat (visitation) of Imam al-Husayn...

Ziyarat Ale Yasin (Arabic: زیارة آل یاسین) is regarded as a well-known Ziyarat (piece of salutation) which is associated with Mahdi who is an eschatological...

analog List of the terrorist attacks on Shia mourners Azadari in Lucknow Ziyarat Ashura Plessner 2012. Fakhr-Rohani 2014, p. 228. Aghaie 2013. Momen 1985...

martyrdom as occurring after that of Qasim. Abu Bakr's name is mentioned in Ziyarat al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa and Ziyarat Rajabiyya and his murderer has been...

Family tree of Ali Ashura Tasu'a Sermon of Zaynab bint Ali in the court of Yazid Sermon of Ali ibn Husayn in Damascus Arba'een Pilgrimage Ziyarat Ashura Bani...

interpreted in light of Shia views, is an elegy about the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali and his family and companions in the Battle of Karbala. Marsiya and...

Darogahship of the Nawarrah Mehals, and had charge of the public buildings in the time of Sultan Muhammad Azam. It was built during the Subedari of Prince...

uprising refers to the uprising of a group of Kufan pro-Alids after the Battle of Karbala to take revenge for the murder of Husayn ibn Ali, whom they had...

Zīyārat Amīn Allāh (Arabic: زیارة امین الله) is regarded as a piece of salutation which is a kind of Ziyarat text (visitation supplication), that is quoted...

Sermon of Zaynab bint Ali in the court of Yazid are the statements made by Zaynab bint Ali in the presence of Yazid I in the aftermath of the Battle of Karbala...

courtyard of Bayn al-Haramayn are allegedly similar to the ones laid in the courtyard of Masjid al-Haram. Shia Islam portal Iraq portal Arba'een Imam Husayn...

specifically for gatherings of Shia Muslims for spiritual practice, religious education and commemoration ceremonies, especially the Mourning of Muharram. The Husayniyya...

(Ashura Pilgrimage) and 40 days after the anniversary of Husayn's (Arba'een Pilgrimage). The soil of Karbala is considered to have miraculous healing effects...

village of Toqchi near Isfahan and from there, the fame of his small community spread throughout Khorasan, Iraq, Azerbaijan and Shirvan. The center of Fażlullāh...

expression of grief. It comes from the roots aza (عزو and عزى) which mean mourning. It commonly refers to passion plays about the Battle of Karbala and...

display the symbolic part of this commemoration. They are built and paraded, then ritually taken to the sea on last day of observance, and finally discarded...

and series of extremist activities that reduced its structure and killed pilgrims from time to time. Shia Islam portal Iraq portal Arba'een Al-Abbas Mosque...

to commemorate the martyrdom and valour of Hussain ibn Ali, his family, and his companions at the tragedy of Karbala. Marsiyas are essentially religious...

funeral of Husayn, Indonesia Ashura reenactment of the burning of Husayn's tents, Iran Shia Islam portal Islam portal Tasu'a Mourning of Muharram Ziyarat Ashura...

of Sama in the Mevlevi Order of Sufis is credited to Rumi, Sufi master and creator of the Mevlevis. The story of the creation of this unique form of dhikr...

practice of Islam with the guidance of respected Islamic scholars is a form of "nearness to God". Ali al-Sistani defines true Irfan as the practice of reciting...

local manifestation of Remembrance of Muharram, in particular Shiite Ashura, among the Minangkabau people in the coastal regions of West Sumatra, Indonesia...

Place of Husayn') is the title of various books written by different authors throughout the centuries which narrate the story of the battle of Karbala...

ensign of Husayn in Karbala, while the last three objects symbolize his bier or tomb. Mourning rituals on Tasu'a Mourning of Muharram Arba'een Ashura...