ശിയാക്കളുടെ അർബഈൻ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ മഹാമഹം|Sabiinspires|Sabi with Arakkal
The Arba'een Pilgrimage, or the Arba'een Walk or Karbala Walk, is the world's largest annual public gathering. It is held at Karbala, Iraq[1][2] at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of martyrdom of the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia Muslim Imam, Husayn ibn Ali's in 61 AH (680 AD).[3][4] He is believed to transcend all cultural boundaries and be a symbol of universal freedom, compassion and social justice.[5] Anticipating Arbaʽeen, or the fortieth day of the martyrdom, the pilgrims make their journey to Karbala on foot,[6] where Husayn and his companions were betrayed by the very people who invited him to Kufa, Iraq, and then subsequently martyred and beheaded by the army of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad in the Battle of Karbala.
The number of participants in the annual pilgrimage reached 22 million by 2017.[7][5] On the routes of the pilgrimage, food, accommodation and other services are provided for free by volunteers.[8][9][10] Some of the pilgrims make their journey from cities as far as Basra in Iraq, about 500 kilometres (310 mi) away [11] or Mashhad and other cities in Iran, about 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) away [12] by road.
The ritual has been described as "an overwhelmingly powerful display of Shia belief and solidarity".[8] Iran and Shias however have criticized mainstream media for ignoring the event.
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