A brief history and the theme of religious authority Marjaeyat in Shi’ism can be studied based on the idea that the specific understanding of religious and spiritual authority around the family of the Prophet and the Imams is a salient feature of Shi‘ism and its different articulations. Twelver Shi‘ism, in particular, developed a specific form […]

The history of Arbaeen walk is situated in early Islamic history. For Shia Muslims, the Battle of Karbala is the seminal event that inspires the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq. During the reign of Umayyad Caliph Yazid, Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) grandson Imam Husayn (AS) was beheaded by the Umayyad army at the plains of Karbala. Forty […]

The Importance of Arbaeen Walk In 680 AD, Imam Husayn (AS) and his companions were massacred by the Umayyad army at Karbala on tenth of Muharram, a day known as ‘Ashura’, commemorated every year by Shia Muslims. Forty days after Ashura, Shia Muslims also mark the day every year when they perform the pilgrimage on […]