Shi'ism Pilgrimage

al-arba‘een (arabic: الأربعين‎, forty ), chehelom (persian: چهلم‎‎, urdu: چہلم‎, fortieth [day] ) or qirkhi, imamin qirkhi (azerbaijani: İmamın qırxı, امامین قیرخی, fortieth of imam ) shia muslim religious observance occurs forty days after day of ashura. commemorates martyrdom of husayn ibn ali, grandson of muhammad, falls on 20th or 21st day of month of safar. imam husayn ibn ali , 72 companions killed yazid s army in battle of karbala in 61 ah (680 ce). arba een or forty days usual length of mourning after death of family member or loved 1 in many muslim traditions. arba een 1 of largest pilgrimage gatherings on earth, in 31 million people go city of karbala in iraq.
the second largest holy city in world, mashhad attracts more 20 million tourists , pilgrims every year, many of whom come pay homage imam reza (the eighth shi ite imam). has been magnet travelers since medieval times.




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