![]() ![]() Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the observance in April 2003 was broadcast worldwide. For nearly 30 years under Saddam's regime, it was forbidden to mark Arbaʽeen publicly in Iraq. How should my sorrow come to an end?’ Īrbaʽeen's performance has been banned in some periods, the last of which was when Saddam Hussein, (a Sunni who ruled as an Arab nationalist, clashing with Islamic revivalism) was president of Iraq. But I watched while my father, my brother, my uncle, and seventeen members of my family were slaughtered all around me. His eyes turned white from constant weeping, his head turned grey out of sorrow, and his back became bent in gloom, though his son was alive in this world. One day a servant said to him, 'O son of Allah's Messenger! Is it not time for your sorrow to come to an end?’ He replied, 'Woe upon you! Jacob the prophet had twelve sons, and Allah made one of them disappear. Īccording to legend, for twenty years whenever water was placed before him, he would weep. He lived under pressure and tight surveillance set by Umayyad Caliphate. Zayn al-Abidin had survived the Battle of Karbala and led a secluded life in deep worship. According to tradition, his visit coincided with that of the surviving female members of Muhammad's family and Husayn's son and heir, Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (also spelled Zain-ul-Abideen), who had all been held captive in Damascus by Yazid I, the Umayyad Caliph. ![]() ![]() He was accompanied by Atiyya ibn Sa'd because of his infirmity and probable blindness. According to tradition, the first such gathering took place when Jabir ibn Abd Allah, a sahabah and the first Arba'ein pilgrim, made a pilgrimage to the burial site of Husayn. 4 Other religions and countries in the Arba'einĪccording to tradition, the Arbaʽeen pilgrimage has been observed since the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar (10 October 680) after the Battle of Karbala or the following year. ![]()
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