Safar_e_Arbaeen
سفر اربعین کا آغاز
A tradition of walking 80km from Najaf to Karbala has been reignited. The journey takes about three days by foot.
Arbaeen (Arabic: الأربعين, romanized: al-Arba'īn, lit. 'fortieth'), Chehellom (Persian: چهلم, "the fortieth day") is a Shia religious observance that occurs forty days after the Day of Ashura. The whole journey of about 50 miles from Najaf to Karbala is marked with 1,400 poles, corresponding with the number of years that have passed since the Karbala events. It takes about three days and three nights to complete the walk depending on the pace and stoppages in between.
Alongside Najaf, where the first Imam and Hussein's father, Ali, is buried, Karbala is the most important religious site for Shia Muslims after Mecca and Medina. On arriving in Karbala on the day of Arbaeen, the faithful recite a prayer called Ziyarat Arbaeen, which affirms their allegiance to Hussein's ideals. For Muslims, Ashura marks the day God delivered the Israelites, led by the Prophet Musa (Moses), from the tyranny of Egypt's Pharaoh by parting the Red Sea, thus allowing them to cross safely. The day is observed with a fast and religious ceremonies, including sermons and communal meals in Sunni communities.
The lesson that Arbaeen teaches us is that we must keep alive the memory of truth and the memory of martyrdom in the face of the storm of the enemy's propaganda. Millions of people travel to Karbala by way of an 80 km walk. They go to walk, not to enjoy themselves and to rest in a hotel! This is a divine phenomenon.
Full list of 72 martyrs at Battle of Karbala
2. Ali al-Akhbar ibn Husayn ibn Ali (son of Hussain ibn Ali)
3. Ali al-Ashgar ibn Hussain ibn Ali (six-month-old baby boy of Hussain ibn Ali)
4. Abbas ibn Ali (half-brother of Imam Hussain and son of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
5. Jaffar ibn Ali (half-brother of Imam Hussain and son of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
6. Abdullah ibn Ali (Half-brother of Imam Hussain and son of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
7. Uthman ibn Ali (half-brother of Imam Hussain and son of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
8. Muhammad ibn Ali (son of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
9. Abu Bakr ibn Hasan ibn Ali (son of Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
10. Abdullah ibn Hasan ibn Ali (11-year-old son of Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
11. Qasim ibn Hasan ibn Ali (son of Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
12. Aun ibn Abdullah ibn Ja’far al Tayyar (son of Zaynab bint Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
13. Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Ja’far al Tayyar (son of Zaynab bint Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
14. Ja’far ibn Aqeel (son of Aqeel ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
15. Abdullah ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel (son of Aqeel ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
16. Abu Abdullah ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel (son of Aqeel ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
17. Muhammad ibn Abu Saeed ibn Aqeel (son of Aqeel ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
18. Sulaiman (slave of Imam Hussain)
19. Qaarib (slave of Imam Hussain)
20. Munjeh (slave of Imam Hussain)
21. Muslim ibn Ausajah al Asadi (Was a companion of Prophet Muhammad – pbuh and helped Imam Hussain in Karbala)
22. Saeed ibn Abdullah al Hanafi (he carried letter from Muslim ibn Aqeel from Kufa to Imam Hussain)
23.Bishr Ibn Amr al Khadhrami
24. Yazeed ibn al Haseen
25. Imran ibn al Kalb al Ansari
26. Na’eem ibn al Ajlan al Ansari
27. Zuhair ibn al Qain al Bajali ( a follower and a staunch devotee of Hussain ibn Ali)
28. Amr ibn Qurzah al Ansari
29. Habeeb bn Mdhahrir al Asadi
30. Hurr ibn Yazeed ibn Muawiyah (a commander of the Umayyad who turns to defend Husayn along with six other and son of Yazid ibn Muawiyah)
31. Abdullah ibn al Umair al Kalbi
32. Nafe ibn al Hilal Al Jamali al-Muradi
33. Anas ibn Khalil ibn al Harth al Asadi
34. Qais ibn al Mussahar al Saedawi
35. Abdullah ibn Urwah ibn al Harraaq al Ghifaaree
36. Abdul Rahman ibn Urwah ibn al Harraaq al Ghifaaree
37. Shabeeb ibn Abdullah Nahshahi
38. Jaun (slave of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree)
39. Hujjaj ibn Zaid Sa’di
40. Qasit ibn Zuhair al-Tha’labee
41. Kursh (Muqsit) ibn Zuhair al-Tha’labee
42. Kinaanah ibn Ateeq
43. Dhargham ibn Malik
44. Jowain ibn Maalik al-Dhaabai
45. Zaid ibn Thubait al-Qaesi
46. Abdullah ibn Zaid ibn Thubait al-Qaesi
47. Ubaidullah ibn Zaid ibn Thubait al-Qaesi
48. Amir ibn Muslim
49. Qan’nab ibn Amr al-Namari
50. Salim (slave of Amir ibn Muslim)
51. Saif ibn Malik
52. Zuhair ibn Bashi al-Khath’ami
53. Zaid ibn Me’qal al-Jo’afi
54. Hujjaj ibn Masrooq al-Jo’afi (was a companion of Ali ibn Abi Thalib)
55. Mas’ood ibn Hajjaj
56. Son (name not known) of Mas’ood ibn Hajjaj
57. Majma’ ibn Abdullah al-Aezi
58. Ammar ibn Hassan ibn Shuraib al-Taai
59. Hayyan ibn Harrith al-Salmaani al-Azdi
60. Jundab ibn Hujair al-Khanlani
61. Umar ibn Khalid al-Saedaawi
62. Saeed (slave of Umar ibn Khalid)
63. Yazid ibn Ziad ibn Mazahi al-Kindi
64. Zaahir (slave of Amir ibn Humuq al-Khuzaa’ee)
65. Jabalah ibn Ali al-Shaybani (He served in Ali ibn Abi Thalib’s companions in the Battle of Siffin as well)
66. Saalim (slave of Bani Medinat al-Kalbi)
67. Aslam ibn Khateer al-Azdi
68. Zuhair ibn Sulaim al-Azdi
69. Qasim ibn Habeeb al-Azdi
70. Umar ibn al-Ohdooth al-Hadhrami
71. Abu Thamaamah, Umar ibn Abdullah al-Saaedii
72. Hanzalah ibn As’ad al-Shami (He carried the message exhortation from Husayn ibn Ali to Umar ibn Sa’ad in Karbala)
Moharam Days Fasting / Asoor Days Fasting
Both Shia and Sunni Muslims fast on Ashura, but the reasons and practices behind the fast can differ between the two sects. Unlike Ramadan, fasting on Ashura is not compulsory for any Muslim. The Messenger of Allah said: 'The best of fasting after Ramadan is fasting Allah's month of Muharram. ' (Muslim) The Prophet (saw) encourages us to take up a fast during Muharram, on the 9th and 10th (or 10th and 11th) days of the month.
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