20th Safar- /Arbaeen (Chehlum - 40th day after Ashura )
' Arbaeen ' witnesses the LARGEST peaceful gathering EVER on the earth.
Millions visit Kerbala- Iraq , to commemorate the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (as) the grandson of the Prophet of Islam, in yr 680 AD !
Walk of free - The Epic walk undertaken by millions to Kerbala Huffington post Article) According to Imam Hasan bin Ali Al Askari (as) The signs of a true believer are five:-
1) Recite 51 Rak—a’t Salaat during the 24 hours of the day (17 Rak—a’ts obligatory, + 34 Rak—a’ts in Naafilah Salaats).
2) Be in Karbala for Ziyarat of Imam Husayn (as)/other martyrs, or at least recite Ziyarat of the Holy Imam as given below
3) To wear a ring in the right hand.
4) To put the forehead on the earth (preferably on the earth of Karbala) in prostration.
5) To pronounce “Bismillahir-Rah’maanir-Rah’eem” in clear and loud voice while praying the salats.
The Purpose of Imams mission is very well summarised in this ziarat as "...made every effort and put his heart, mind, soul and life at the disposal of Thy mission to liberate the people from the yoke of ignorance"
Reported by Shaykh al-Tusi, in Tahdhib al-Ahkam and Misbah al-Mutahajjid, from Safwan al-Jammal who said: My master al-Sadiq, Allah’s blessings be upon him, instructed me to visit Imam al-Husayn (`a) on the Arba`in Day, in the early forenoon, and to say the following words
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ وَلِيِّ ٱللَّهِ وَحَبِيبِهِ
alssalamu `ala waliyyi allahi wa habibihi
Peace be upon the intimate servant of Allah and His most-beloved.
wa ashhadu anna al-a'immata min wuldika kalimatu alttaqwa
And I bear witness that the Imams from your progeny are the spokesmen of piety,
وَاعْلاَمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ
wa a`lamu alhuda
the signs of guidance,
وَٱلْعُرْوَةُ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ
wal`urwatu alwuthqa
the firmest handle (of Islam),
وَٱلْحُجَّةُ علىٰ اهْلِ ٱلدُّنْيَا
walhujjatu `ala ahli alddunya
and the decisive Argument against the inhabitants of the world.
وَاشْهَدُ انِّي بِكُمْ مُؤْمِنٌ وَبِإِِيَابِكُمْ
wa ashhadu anni bikum mu'minun wa bi'iyabikum
I also bear witness that I believe in you all and in your Return,
مُوقِنٌ بِشَرَايِعِ دِينِي وَخَوَاتِيمِ عَمَلِي
muqinun bisharayi`i dini wa khawatimi `amali
I have full confidence in the laws of my religion and in the seals of my deeds,
وَقَلْبِي لِقَلْبِكُمْ سِلْمٌ
wa qalbi liqalbikum silmun
my heart is at peace with you all,
وَامْرِي لاِمْرِكُمْ مُتَّبِعٌ
wa amri li'amrikum muttabi`un
all my affairs are based on your commands,
وَنُصْرَتِي لَكُمْ مُعَدَّةٌ
wa nusrati lakum mu`addatun
and my support for you all is already all set
حَتَّىٰ يَاذَنَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ
hatta ya'dhana allahu lakum
until Allah permits you.
فَمَعَكُمْ مَعَكُمْ
fama`akum ma`akum
So, I am with you. I am with you,
لاََ مَعَ عَدُوِّكُمْ
la ma`a `adduwwikum
not with your enemies.
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ
salawatu allahi `alaykum
Allah’s blessings be upon you,
وَعَلَىٰ ارْوَاحِكُمْ وَاجْسَادِكُمْ
wa `ala arwahikum wa ajsadikum
upon your souls, upon your bodies,
وَشَاهِدِكُمْ وَغَائِبِكُمْ
wa shahidikum wa gha'ibikum
upon the present and the absent from you,
وَظَاهِرِكُمْ وَبَاطِنِكُمْ
wa zahirikum wa batinikum
and upon the apparent and the invisible from you.
آمِينَ رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
amina rabba al`alamina
Respond to us, O Lord of the Worlds.
Recite 2 Rakat Salat and seek your needs.
Other Aamal mentioned ( Abtv):
Tasbihaat Arba 70 times
Ghusl before Zuhr
After Zuhr recite Sura Asr & seek forgiveness 70 times -Astaghfirullah
During sunset "La ilaha illalah" x 40 times
Short Ziarat
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا آلَ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alaykum ya ala allahi
Peace be upon you all, O Household of Allah.
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا صَفْوَةَ ٱللَّهِ…
alssalamu `alaykum ya safwata allahi…
Peace be upon you all, O elite of Allah…
The pilgrimage supplications for visiting the shrine of Al-Abbas – the son of our Master – the Commander of the Faithful Ali (as), and those who were martyred along with Al-Hussein (MGB) is similar. On this day, perform the pilgrimage supplications for them in the same way that was explained before about the pilgrimage procedures for the day of Ashura or recite one of the other pilgrimage supplications for them as reported on the authority of other Divine Leaders (as).
Iqbal Aamal extract :
The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Abi Muhammad Harun ibn Musa al-Talakbari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ma‟mar, on the authority of Abul Hassan Ali ibn Mas‟adat and Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fazzal, on the authority of Sa'dan ibn Muslim, on the authority of Safvan ibn Mihran. My Master as-Sadiq (MGB) told me the following regarding the pilgrimage supplications for the Day of Arbaeen, "Go to visit the shrine at the midst of the day and say the following,
Al-ʿAskarī (peace be upon him) said: "The signs of a believer are five: the fifty-one rak'ahs of prayer, the visitation of Arbaeen, wearing a ring on the right hand, prostrating on the ground, and pronouncing Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim aloud."
Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī said: "On the twentieth of Ṣafar, the holy head was returned to his body and buried with it. In it is the visitation of Arbaeen, and the coming of his family after their return from Syria."
Shaykh al-Tusi said: "And it is the day when Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Ḥarām al-Anṣārī, the companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), came from Madinah to Karbala to visit the grave of Abī ʿAbdallāh (peace be upon him) and he was the first to visit him from among the people."
Shaykh al-Bahā’ī said: "And on this day, which is the fortieth day of his martyrdom (peace be upon him), Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh al-Anṣārī (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived to visit him (peace be upon him), and on that day, his family (peace be upon them) arrived from Syria to Karbala, heading towards Madinah, upon its inhabitants be peace and greetings."
Al-ʿAllāmah al-Majlisī said: "It is well-known among the companions that the reason for this (i.e., the recommendation to visit him on the day of Arbaeen) is the return of his family on that day to Karbala after their return from Syria, and the joining of the heads with the bodies by ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn (peace be upon him)."
Ṣafwān ibn Mihrān said: "My master al-Ṣādiq (peace be upon him) said to me regarding the visit of Arbaeen, you visit at noon and say: al-Ḥusayn (peace be upon him)."
السَّلامُ عَلَى وَ لِيِّ اللّهِ وَحَبِيبِهِ ،
As-salāmu ʿalā walī Allāh wa ḥabībihi,
Peace be upon the friend of Allah and His beloved,
السَّلامُ عَلَى خَلِيلِ اللّهِ وَنَجِيّه ،
As-salāmu ʿalā khalīl Allāh wa najīyihi,
Peace be upon the confidant of Allah and His intimate,
And upon your apparent and hidden, Amen, Lord of the worlds.
As-Sayyid Raḍī ad-Dīn Ibn Ṭāwūs said: "It has been narrated that this ziyārah has a specific farewell, which is that you stand in front of the shrine and say:
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ ،
As-salāmu ʿalayka yā ibn Rasūl Allāh,
Peace be upon you, O son of the Messenger of Allah,
Wa in mittu fa-ḥshurnī fī zumratihi yā Arḥam ar-Rāḥimīn
And if I die, then gather me in his group, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
ʿAṭā’ said: "I was with Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh on the twentieth of Ṣafar, and when we reached al-Ghāḍiriyyah, he washed in its stream and wore a clean shirt he had with him. Then he said to me: Do you have any perfume, O ʿAṭā’? I said: I have saʿd, so he applied it to his head and his entire body, then he walked barefoot until he stood at the head of al-Ḥusayn (peace be upon him), and he said 'Allāhu Akbar' three times, then he fell unconscious. When he regained consciousness, I heard him say:
Wa shāni’īk wa mubghiḍīk min al-awwalīn wa al-ākhirīn.
And those who hated and envied you from the first to the last.
Then he leaned over the grave and rubbed his cheeks against it and prayed four rak'ahs, then he came to the grave of ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn (peace be upon them), and said:
Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful,
أَشْهَدُ لَقَدْ بَالَغْتَ فِي النَّصِيحَةِ ،
Ashhadu laqad bālaghta fī an-naṣīḥah,
I bear witness that you exceeded in giving advice,
وَأَدَّيْتَ الأمَانَةَ ،
Wa addayta al-amānah,
And fulfilled the trust,
وَجَاهَدْتَ عَدُوَّكَ وَعَدُوَّ أَخِيكَ ،
Wa jāhadta ʿaduwwak wa ʿaduwwa akhīk,
And fought your enemy and the enemy of your brother,
فَصَلَواتُ اللّهِ عَلى رُوحِكَ الطَّيِّبَةِ ،
Fa-ṣalawātu Allāh ʿalā rūḥika aṭ-ṭayyibah,
So blessings of Allah be upon your pure soul,
وَجَزَاكَ اللّهُ مِنْ أَخٍ خَيْراً .
Wa jazāk Allāh min akhin khayran.
And may Allah reward you with the best of rewards from a brother.
Then he prayed two rak'ahs, supplicated to Allah, and left.
Farewell Ziarat in Iqbal Aamal
There is a special farewell supplication for this pilgrimage supplication.
You must stand facing the shrine and say the following,
As-Sayyid Raḍī ad-Dīn Ibn Ṭāwūs said: "It has been narrated that this ziyārah has a specific farewell, which is that you stand in front of the shrine and say:
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ ،
As-salāmu ʿalayka yā ibn Rasūl Allāh,
Peace be upon you, O son of the Messenger of Allah,