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The Spiritual Importance of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage… S. Fahs and Y. Ali / (71
turned out to be a clash He urged Muslims
between truth and falsehood. everywhere to follow the
His timeless lessons have path of Imam Hussein.
inspired generations of
people all over the world Historical Origins of
and his principles have Arbaeen Pilgrimage
remained alive for centuries. Every year on the twentieth
His insurgency, movement of Safar, the forty-day
and goals have had a anniversary of Imam
lasting impact on the Hussein's martyrdom is
Muslim empire's conscience commemorated. One of the
and awareness. notable Ahl al-Bayt
Robert Manias, a companions, Jaber ibn
Hungarian academic and Abdullah Ansari, is regarded
scholar, claims that Imam as being the first to pay
Hussain's revolution was homage at the holy graves
for all of humanity and not of Imam Hussein and his
just for a certain group. In companions. Following the
his words, the experience Battle of Karbala, Imam
of Imam Hussein is a Zayn al-Abidin and the
global experience that is other survivors were taken
not limited to a doctrine, as prisoners to Yazid ibn
religion or country, but for Muawiah in Damascus until
the entire world and they were eventually allowed
everyone seeking revolution. to return to Medina. When
Yazid appointed Numan ibn
