Sister Hawra

Sister Hawra

Year: 2018 Narrative: On the Arbaeen Walk, I felt like every step that I took, every action that I did to move towards Karbala — everything around me, on a physical level and on a soul level — had a clear goal and was truly for the Imam. I don’t mean that...
Brother Sajjad

Brother Sajjad

Year: 2018 Narrative: I was lucky to have been invited by Sayed al Shohada previously but never for Arbaeen. This year I was invited along with my family. Initially, you have some plans and coordination but you don’t know what to expect on this trip. I had gone to...
Sister Khadija

Sister Khadija

Year 2018 Narrative: I was thinking today, you really it’s like you’re experiencing the Zuhoor (the coming of the 12th Imam), In some ways you feel, this is the Zuhoor, and you’re experiencing it. You see people, from various races, different socio-economic...
Seyyed Hossein

Seyyed Hossein

Year: 2018 Narrative: My experience in Arbaeen is something I could not have imagined before. I had tried to go a few years before to see what is it that everyone is talking about. I could not have imagined the number of people that were there. The first day or two, I...
Sister Sakina

Sister Sakina

Year: 2018 Narrative: I live in California. This year, I had the opportunity to go to the Arbaeen walk. Before this trip, I had gone for ziyarah in Iraq four times, but I had never been for the walk. I had always wanted to go, and to understand the greatness....