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Arbaʿin
The Arbaʿin (Arabic: الأربعين‎, "forty") in Shiʿa religious calendar refers to the 40th day after the Day of Ashura, coinciding with Safar 20th. On this day, Shiʿa Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husmayn (a), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (s), together with 72 companions in the battle of Karbala in 61/680.

Many Shiʿa Muslims visit Karbala on the day of Arbaʿin. In the past few years, over 15 million Shiʿa Muslims have gathered in Karbala on the Arbaʿin, forming the largest peaceful gathering in history. In the commemoration of Arbaʿin, the Shiʿa mourn for the sorrows of Imam Husayn (a) and the family of the Prophet (s). They also remember the essence of Imam Husayn's (s) sacrifice— that is, rising against injustice and corruption.

The First Arbaʿin Pilgrims
In the first Arbaʿin in the year 62 AH, Jabir b. ʿAbd-Allah al-Ansari, a companion of the Prophet (s), visited the burial site of Imam Husayn (a) together with ʿAtiyya b. Saʿd al-ʿAwfi. There is disagreement between scholars whether the surviving family members of Imam Husayn (a), visited his burial site. Muhaddith Nuri and his student Shaykh ʿAbbas Qummi believe that this visit, to say the least, could not have happened on the Arbaʿin of 61AH. It appears from Ibn Tawus' account, however, that this visit and also that of Jabir both occurred on the Arbaʿin of 61AH.