Iran’s Shia Muslims mark Arbaeen

Millions of black-clad Iranian citizens have marked one of the most important events on the Shia religious calendar, Arbaeen. This marks 40 days since the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam. Forty days is the usual length of mourning in many Islamic cultures, and the fortieth day is marked with a mourning ceremony. Imam Hussein is immortalized by Shias for choosing death instead of subjugation to a tyrant. His movement has come to symbolize resistance against tyranny and oppression. The movement of Imam Hussein is one of the central aspects of the Shia Muslim belief and still after hundreds of years Shia Muslims commemorate this day. Crowds of black-clad devotees mourned this day as they listened to the story of 7th century uprising of Imam Hussein read to them in poems or mourning songs. The lessons from that move continue to inspire Shia Muslims around the world today. “Shia Ideology is deeply rooted in Imam Hussein’s principles and the lessons of Ashura, one thing that we can learn from the day of Ashura is that Imam Hussein stood against injustice in order to show to the world especially his companions and especially to the Shias that they should also stand against injustice and they should never retreat from the ambitions or aspirations,”? a mourner told.
Iran is one of the nations with a Shia majority making up about 70 million of the population. Events were held all over Iran to mark this day. The ceremony in every city had the cultural touch of that region. A student who was in Rey city said “Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) started the movement as a continuation of the route of Prophet Mohammad which was standing up against tyranny and injustice and also calling forbidding what is evil.”? Another person said this doesn’t belong only to Muslims “Imam Hussein has said that if you don’t believe in any religion you should be a free man and this is a great message for the entire world.”? This occasion reminds the faithful of the core message behind Imam Hussain’s martyrdom that is establishing justice and fighting injustice.

Millions of black-clad Iranian citizens have marked one of the most important events on the Shia religious calendar, Arbaeen. This marks 40 days since the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam. Forty days is the usual length of mourning in many Islamic cultures, and the fortieth day is marked with a mourning ceremony. Imam Hussein is immortalized by Shias for choosing death instead of subjugation to a tyrant. His movement has come to symbolize resistance against tyranny and oppression. The movement of Imam Hussein is one of the central aspects of the Shia Muslim belief and still after hundreds of years Shia Muslims commemorate this day. Crowds of black-clad devotees mourned this day as they listened to the story of 7th century uprising of Imam Hussein read to them in poems or mourning songs. The lessons from that move continue to inspire Shia Muslims around the world today. “Shia Ideology is deeply rooted in Imam Hussein’s principles and the lessons of Ashura, one thing that we can learn from the day of Ashura is that Imam Hussein stood against injustice in order to show to the world especially his companions and especially to the Shias that they should also stand against injustice and they should never retreat from the ambitions or aspirations,”? a mourner told. Iran is one of the nations with a Shia majority making up about 70 million of the population. Events were held all over Iran to mark this day. The ceremony in every city had the cultural touch of that region. A student who was in Rey city said “Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) started the movement as a continuation of the route of Prophet Mohammad which was standing up against tyranny and injustice and also calling forbidding what is evil.”? Another person said this doesn’t belong only to Muslims “Imam Hussein has said that if you don’t believe in any religion you should be a free man and this is a great message for the entire world.”? This occasion reminds the faithful of the core message behind Imam Hussain’s martyrdom that is establishing justice and fighting injustice.