Arbaeen Walk | From Najaf to Karbala in 14 Minutes Timelapse | Syed Kazim
The Beginning of Arbaeen Walk From Najaf to Karbala| Iraq
Walking to Karbala
The Arbaʽeen Pilgrimage, or the Arbaʽeen Walk, is the world's largest annual public gathering. It is held at Karbala, Iraq at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of martyrdom of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad and the third Shia Muslim Imam, Husayn ibn Ali's in 61 AH (680 AD). He is believed to transcend all cultural boundaries and be a symbol of universal freedom and compassion.Anticipating Arbaʽeen, or the fortieth day of the martyrdom, the pilgrims make their journey to Karbala on foot, where Husayn and his companions were martyred and beheaded by the army of Yazid Laeen in the Battle of Karbala.
The number of participants in the annual pilgrimage reached 40 million or more by 2019, 2020 .On the routes of the pilgrimage, food, accommodation and other services are provided for free by volunteers.Some of the pilgrims make their journey from cities as far as Basra, about 500 kilometres (310 mi) away by road.
During the pilgrimage "copious supplies of food, small clinics and even dentists are available for pilgrims and they all work for free. The care of pilgrims is regarded as a religious duty." Along the roads to Karbala, many mawakibs (tents) are devised with the aim of providing "accommodation, food and beverage and medical services", and practically anything else the pilgrims need for free.
The pilgrims carry flags of different color but the black flag of mourning for Imam Hussein is by far the most common. They also decorate "permanent brick buildings and temporary tents which are used for praying, eating and sleeping along the three main routes leading to Kerbala".Seven thousand of such mawakeb were set up in city of Karbala in 2014.Besides Iraqi mawakibs, which are unofficially organized, there are some Iranian ones which are less "specifically targeted" but pilgrims are from various regions.
Ali Moamen, Academic and former director of Al Najaf Satellite TV Channel, said:
What is interesting about this human crowd is that all society segments take part in it. Despite its religious character, nonreligious people also participate in it, in addition to illiterates and holders of high academic degrees, and ordinary people and leaders of the country.
According to Sayed Mahdi al-Modarresi, writing for The Huffington Post:
Arbaʽeen should be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in several categories. The biggest annual gathering, longest continuous dining table, largest number of people fed for free, largest group of volunteers serving a single event, all under the imminent threat of suicide bombings.
The ritual has been described as "an overwhelmingly powerful display of Shia belief and solidarity".
What's in this video?
1. Timelapse of Arbaeen Walk
2. Walking from Najaf to Karbala
3. Servants of Imam Hussain
4. Children Serving Zayireen
5. Amazing Display of Food Service
6. The Walk of Allegiance
7. Love of Imam Hussain
8. Largest Gathering of the World
9. How Pilgrims are Served in Karbala
10. Ultimate Journey of Love
11. Ishq e Hussain
12. خادم زائرین
13. اربعین حسیی
14. اربعین کربلا
زائرین کی خدمت
اربعین کربلا
پیادہ نجف تا کربلا
مشاية الابعين
Video was recorded on 24th,25th, 26th,27th October 2018.
Background Nohay:
Safar e Ishq by Meesum Abbas
Hogi Ziarat Qabool By Irfan Haider
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