NAJAF TO KARBALA walk | Hospitality of the Iraqi people | S07 Ep.16 | Pakistan to Iraq by air travel

NAJAF TO KARBALA walk | Hospitality of the Iraqi people | S07 Ep.16 | Pakistan to Syria and Iraq by air travel | Arbaeen Walk | Safar e ishq

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 at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of 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.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.

WALKING GUIDE


Details:

Total Distance

86 km

Total Number of Poles

Najaf Poles: 182 // Karbala Poles: 1452

Distance Between Each Poles

50 meters [20 Poles = 1 km]

Approx. Walking Time Required

23 to 27 hours (Increased in the past few years due to hot weather)

Estimated Time to Reach the Destination

3-4 Days

Who Can Do This?

Anyone (Male/Female/Families)



Directions:

Take an Exit from Imam Ali (A.S) Haram from Bab-e-Tousi (Opposite to Bab-e-Qibla) and start walking straight on Shahra-e-Tousi - After about 500 meters, Wadi-us-Salam Cemetry will start - Keep walking straight and you will eventually get to the Highway (on the right), turn left, where hundreds of thousands of people will be walking towards Karbala - Join them and you will reach the Haram of Hazrat Abbas (A.S) after about 70 km at Pole # 1452.

Route # 2 - Directions from Kufa via Hindiyah to Karbala [People Starting their walk from Mosque of Kufa]: You can start walking towards Masjid-e-Sehla. There is a route from back of Masjid-e-Sehla, This road runs parallel to the Najaf-Karbala Highway, most people walk on. This route is usually cooler during hot days, as it runs alongside the River Furaat. This route is longer and is about 98.1 km from Kufa to Karbala via Hindiyah. This route was more popular during the Saddam (LA) era, when the walk was restricted by the regime of Saddam Hussein (LA), as this route runs through the villages and isn't a proper route to be caught on and persecuted.

Landmarks (Poles) - Pole Numbers are mentioned along the road from Najaf to Karbala on every Pole:

Karbala Poles Starts After

9-10 km approx.

Pole # 1

Ministry Office on Left side of the Road

Pole # 345

Concrete Walls - Temporary Checkpost

Pole # 578

City of Haidariya - Haidariya Hospital

Pole # 647

Proper Permanent Washrooms

Pole # 960

Large Checkposts

Pole # 1183

Checkpost

Pole # 1237

Al Ameed University (Formerly Imam Ali (A.S) City)

Pole # 1399

Moukkab by Our Turkish Brothers

Pole # 1252

Ministry of Import/Export - Office

Pole # 1285

Checking Checkpost - Entrance of Karbala

Pole # 1294

[Optional Shortcut] Turn Right - The same pole numbers will continue on this route as well - After about 4.5 kms, original pole numbers will again start from 1407

Pole # 1407

First Sight to Roza-e-Hazrat Abbas (A.S) - People who Have Turn Right at 1294 will Join here (Note: Remove your Shoes in Respect to Haram)

Pole # 1378

Al-Kafeel Hospital [Managed by Administration of Haram e Hazrat Abbas (A.S)]

Pole # 1451

Medical Camp in Karbala by Haram-e-Hazrat Abbas(A.S) & Our Pakistani Brothers

Pole # 1452

End of Poles // Poles 1432 to 1452 has been temporarily removed due to the expansion of the road. So, the last pole number you'll currently see is 1432 and the haram is 500 meters from here, as these poles were closer to each other (25 meters distance between them)

25 Meters

Bab-e-Qibla - Roza-e-Hazrat Abbas (A.S)

Landmarks/Re-Grouping Stops:

Pole # 72

Moukkab Aal-e Abi-Talib (A.S.)/Moukkab Abil Fazlil Abbas (AS) (Pakistani)

Pole # 327, 413, 448, 709, 777 & 820, 974, 1005

Various Moukkabs By Our Indian Brothers

Pole # 470

Moukkab Zahra Trust (U.K.)

Pole # 596

Moukkab by our brothers from Thailand

Pole # 602

Moukkab Aal-e-Fakhruddin

Pole # 510, 648, 650, 799, 991, 1045, 1071, 1195

Various Moukkabs by our Lebanese Brothers

Pole # 72, 95, 172, 313, 364, 464, 477, 594, 892, 1086, 1397, 1451

Various Moukkabs By Our Pakistani Brothers (Preventing Blisters | Blisters Treatement | Blisters Guide)

Pole # 822

Moukkab for Repairing of Wheelchair/Stroller, Shoes, Bags, Glasses & Mobile Phones

Pole # 892

Hussainiya Fatima - Under the supervision of Grand Ayatullah Saeed Al-Hakim

#mishi#arbaeenwaIk#NajaftoKarbala#