Al-Mustafa Int’l University Launches Moukebs on Karbala-Najaf Path As Arbaeen Approaches
Moukebs, also pronounced Mowkibs, are makeshift tents set up annually on the road leading to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq, where Imam Hussein (AS) shrine is located.
Every year, with the first group of pilgrims beginning the long trek days before Arbaeen, the 40th day of Imam Hussein (AS) martyrdom in the battle of Karbala in 680 AD, Moukebs are also erected along the way.
They are put up by volunteers who provide pilgrims with free-of-charge food, beverages, accommodation, medicines, etc.
In addition, volunteer doctors also offer free health services to those who may have experienced a heat stroke, or other health conditions associated with such long walks.
Hojat-ol-Islam Hassan Moslemi, head of Al-Mustafa’s Eskan (accommodation) headquarters in Iraq, said 30 percent of the Moukebs set up by the headquarters are ready to host the pilgrims of Imam Hussein (AS).
The rest of them will be prepared in time for Arabeen, the cleric stated.
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He added that a number of Al-Mustafa University staff and students have been deployed to Najaf and Karbala in coordination with the university’s cultural deputy to do voluntary services.
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