الإطار التأصيلي لزيارة الأربعين

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The Fortieth Day Visit is a ritual named in Arabic “Al-Arba'een Visit”, it is the Yearly Pilgrimage toImam Al-Hussain bin Ali Shrine (peace be upon him) to commemorate his Fortieth Day of Martyrdom, Imam Al-Hussain (peace be upon him) who sacrificed himself, his family, and his supporters for thesake of saving Islam.

Annually, this day witnesses millions of visitors belonging to various Islamic sects: Shi'ia, Sunni, andother sects from various Iraq cities and from abroad, all heading to the city of Karbala' in Iraq to commemoratethe Fortieth Day of Imam Al Hussein's (Peace be upon him) Martyrdom.

The infallible Imams(peace be upon them) took enormous care and paid particular attention to the visit of Imam Al-Hussain'sShrine (peace be upon him) and they urged their followers (Shi'ia) to perform the Holy Rite of VisitingAl-Hussain's Shrine (peace be upon him).

Many sacred narratives that Ahl Al Beit (peace be upon them)stated (Sacred Hadeeth) confirm the graces and merits of Imam Al Hussein's visit (peace be upon him), below are some of such sacred narratives: Imam Al-Kathim (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever visited Al-Hussein knowing his right (as aholy Imam), God shall forgive all his wrongdoings.

"Imam Al-Baqer (peace be upon him) said: "command our Shi'ia (followers) to visit the Tomb ofAl-Hussein, because this visit is a duty on each believer who acknowledges that God Himself bestowedthe Imamah (leadership of believers) on Al-Hussein (peace be upon him) as the rightful Imam.

”Let's grasp the opportunity of this exceptional visit “Al Arba'een Visit” and try to reform ourselvesduring the days we spend visiting the Imam (peace be upon him).

We advise the visitors of ImamAl-Hussain (peace be upon him) to adopt the virtuous qualities of faith such as devotion to God, commitmentto morals, and participation in good deeds.