Salaam dear young friends and heartfelt condolences to you all. You know the occasion for consoling you, and what makes our heart full of grief these days.
For the information of our foreign friends, especially the readers of our weekly column abroad, particularly in non-Muslim societies, we are on the threshold of a poignant anniversary that has renewed the moist in our eyes, whether the children amongst us, or whether the grownups.
Yes, there are few more days to go for Arba’een – the traditional 40th day of the anniversary of the heartrending tragedy of Ashura. This means, our hearts are turned towards Karbala in Iraq, towards the holy shrine of Imam Husain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA), towards each these days everyone seems to be trekking.
Before the start COVID-19 pandemic, during these days, tens of thousands of Iranians used to cross the border, but this year, due to pandemic, the number of Iranian pilgrims have been limited to only 60,000.
Well friends, are any of you going to Karbala?
Perhaps some of you have already departed, since Arba’een or the traditional 40th day of commemoration for the Chief of Martyrs, Imam Husain (AS), is due on Monday, September 27.
This year also millions of Iraqi pilgrims are expected in Karbala for the Arba’een. Many are marching on foot, especially from Najaf after visiting the shrine of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (AS).
It is the world’s greatest annual gathering, and despite the threats from the pandemic, terrorists and their Godless masters, the number of pilgrims are increasing, in a grand display of devotion to the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA), who was tragically martyred by those shamelessly claiming to be not just Muslims but the followers of the self-styled caliph.
May God curse them eternally in the hottest place in Hell, and cast into the Inferno the present day Yazidis, such as the Salafis and the Takfiri terrorists, and the ungodly regimes the killings of the innocent, such as Saudi Arabia and the government and armed forces of Nigeria slaughtered their own citizens for commemorating peacefully the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS).
Goodbye and God bless you, until we meet again next week.