Chehlum

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Chehlum is a significant Shia Muslim religious observance marking the 40th day of mourning for Imam Husayn ibn Ali and the martyrs of Karbala.

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Chehlum canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic mourning ritual ⓘ
Shia Muslim observance ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
associatedWith Imam Abbas Shrine ⓘ
linked to: al-Abbas Shrine

Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ
calendar Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ
category Islamic holy days ⓘ
Shia days of mourning ⓘ
chronologicalRelation 40 days after Ashura ⓘ
commemorates Imam Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
linked to: Imam Husayn

martyrs of Karbala ⓘ
commemoratesEvent Battle of Karbala ⓘ
dayCountFromEvent 40 ⓘ
featuresPractice charity and food distribution ⓘ
latmiyah (chest-beating) ⓘ
majlis (mourning gatherings) ⓘ
mourning processions ⓘ
recitation of elegies ⓘ
ziyarat (visitation of shrines) ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Arbaeen ⓘ
Chehlum of Imam Husayn ⓘ
Chehlum-e-Imam Husayn ⓘ
honors Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
companions of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
linguisticOriginOfName Persian ⓘ
mourningPeriodLengthDays 40 ⓘ
nameMeaning fortieth ⓘ
observedBy Shia communities worldwide ⓘ
Twelver Shia Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Twelver Shia
observedIn Afghanistan ⓘ
Azerbaijan ⓘ
Bahrain ⓘ
India ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
diaspora Shia communities ⓘ
occursAfter Day of Ashura ⓘ
linked to: Ashura
occursOn 20th of Safar ⓘ
pilgrimageType Arbaeen pilgrimage ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ
theologicalTheme justice ⓘ
loyalty to Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ

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