Global Shi'a diaspora

1452 varas a Karbalá

Publicado originalmente el 12 de octubre, 2019

Arbaín marca el cuadragésimo día después de la tragedia de Karbalá. Durante siglos, los chiítas han protestado contra las opresiones y discriminaciones hacia la casa del Profeta en el día de Arbaín. Saddam Hussein prohibió la caminata de Arbaín durante su mandato, pero después de su caída, la práctica se reintrodujo en 2003. En los últimos años, más de 20 millones de peregrinos llegan anualmente a Karbalá de todas partes del mundo durante Arbaín. Esta narración relata un viaje y una experiencia personal a Karbalá en una de estas históricas caminatas.

Arbaeen walk to Karbala, Iraq

Por: Mohd Faizal Musa

Traducido al español por Angélica Roxanna Barrera Mosquera

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