Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) of Iraq in a statement, referring to the approaching Arbaeen Hosseini (PBUH) march, emphasized that we are determined to defeat foreign conspiracies.
According to the report of Fars News Agency, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) expressed its condolences to the leaders of Sadr and the rest of the Iraqi leaders and the people of this country for the deaths of a number of citizens of this country in the events of the past few days.
In this statement, referring to the approaching Arbaeen Hosseini (PBUH) march, it is stated: “We will continue to sacrifice and serve for the project for which Al-Hashd al-Shaabi was established, and we will thwart any foreign plan tries to insecure Iraq. We emphasize the continuation of the service for the successful holding of the sacred ceremony of Arbaeen Hosseini.
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According to the report of “Alsumaria News ” website, Al-Hashd al-Sha’abi also announced that on Friday they will hold a funeral ceremony for the martyrs of the events of the past few days.
What is Arbaeen March
The Arba’een Pilgrimage, or the Arba’een Walk or Karbala Walk, is the world’s largest annual public gathering. It is held at Karbala, Iraq[1][2] at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of the martyrdom of the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia Muslim Imam, Husayn ibn Ali’s in 61 AH (680 AD).
He is believed to transcend all cultural boundaries and be a symbol of universal freedom, compassion and social justice.[5] Anticipating Arbaʽeen, or the fortieth day of the martyrdom, the pilgrims make their journey to Karbala on foot, where Husayn and his companions were betrayed by the very people who invited him to Kufa, Iraq, and then subsequently martyred and beheaded by the army of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad in the Battle of Karbala.
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The number of participants in the annual pilgrimage reached 80 million or more by 2018. On the routes of the pilgrimage, food, accommodation and other services are provided for free by volunteers. Some of the pilgrims make their journey from cities as far as Basra, about 500 kilometers (310 mi) away by road.
The ritual has been described as “an overwhelmingly powerful display of Shia belief and solidarity”. Iran and Shias however have criticized mainstream media for ignoring the event.
