Arbaeen 2024: Int’l Qaris Hold Quranic Circle at This Moukeb Every Night

IQNA – A moukeb in the Najaf-Karbala road hosts Quranic circles with the participation of international qaris every night during the Arbaeen procession.

Located at pole number 1065, Imam Hassan Mojtaba (AS) Madinat ol-Za’erin stages the circles in which top qaris from Iran and other countries recite the Holy Quran.

The program starts at 11 PM local time every night and runs for one hour.

Its programs are broadcast live from Karbala TV, the official TV channel of Imam Hussein (AS) Holy Shrine in Karbala.

Arbaeen is a religious event that is observed by Shia Muslims on the fortieth day after the Day of Ashura. It commemorates the 40th day of martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the third Shia imam, who was killed by the army of Yazid I in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. 

Arbaeen is also known as the Ziyarat of Arbaeen, which means the visitation of Imam Hussein’s (AS) shrine in Karbala, Iraq, where his body is buried. Ziyarat is an act of pilgrimage and devotion in Shia Islam.

Arbaeen is one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world, with millions of Shia Muslims from different countries walking to Karbala from various cities in Iraq and neighboring countries. The distance can range from 80 km to 500 km or more, depending on the starting point.

This year’s Arbaeen falls on August 25.

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