Ziyarat Arbaeen

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Arbaeen_Pilgrimage
gptkb:Arba'een
gptkb:Chehlum
gptkbp:annualEvent yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Imam_Husayn_Shrine
mourning of Ahl al-Bayt
solidarity with oppressed
gptkbp:commemorates martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
gptkbp:date 20th of Safar
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:estimatedAttendance over 20 million (in some years)
gptkbp:features target of attacks in recent years
gptkbp:hashtag #ArbaeenWalk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ziyarat Arbaeen
gptkbp:largestReligiousGathering one of the largest in the world
gptkbp:location gptkb:Karbala,_Iraq
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:nameMeaning visit of the fortieth
gptkbp:notableFeature free food and services for pilgrims
hospitality to pilgrims
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
some Sunni Muslims
gptkbp:origin 7th century
gptkbp:participants millions of pilgrims
gptkbp:pilgrimageDistance approximately 80 km
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite Najaf to Karbala
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Saddam_Hussein_era_in_Iraq
gptkbp:recitedBy gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Ziyarat_Arbaeen_prayer
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Chehlum_in_South_Asia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Imam_Husayn
gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Abbas_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Husayn
gptkb:Zaynab_bint_Ali
gptkbp:resumedAfter 2003
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:prayer
mourning ceremonies
walking pilgrimage
gptkbp:significance marks end of 40-day mourning period after Ashura
gptkbp:symbolizes resistance against tyranny
gptkbp:tradition Shia Islam
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite no (as of 2024)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arbaeen_pilgrimage
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7