Arbaeen pilgrimage
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The Arbaeen pilgrimage is one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, in which millions of Shia Muslims travel on foot to Karbala, Iraq, to commemorate the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arbaeen pilgrimage canonical | 11 |
| Arbaeen commemorations | 2 |
| Arbaeen (visitation route) | 1 |
| Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala | 1 |
| Najaf–Karbala walking pilgrimage | 1 |
| Ziyarat Arbaeen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3068399 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arbaeen pilgrimage Context triple: [Karbala, eventLocation, Arbaeen pilgrimage]
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A.
Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
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B.
Hajj al-Qiran
Hajj al-Qiran is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim combines both Hajj and Umrah in a single continuous state of ihram during the pilgrimage season.
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C.
Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
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D.
Hajj al-tamattu’
Hajj al-tamattu’ is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim performs Umrah first during the Hajj season, then exits ihram and later re-enters ihram to perform Hajj in the same year.
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E.
Hajj al-Ifrad
Hajj al-Ifrad is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim performs only the rites of Hajj without combining them with Umrah in the same journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arbaeen pilgrimage Target entity description: The Arbaeen pilgrimage is one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, in which millions of Shia Muslims travel on foot to Karbala, Iraq, to commemorate the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn.
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A.
Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
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B.
Hajj al-Qiran
Hajj al-Qiran is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim combines both Hajj and Umrah in a single continuous state of ihram during the pilgrimage season.
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C.
Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
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D.
Hajj al-tamattu’
Hajj al-tamattu’ is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim performs Umrah first during the Hajj season, then exits ihram and later re-enters ihram to perform Hajj in the same year.
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E.
Hajj al-Ifrad
Hajj al-Ifrad is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim performs only the rites of Hajj without combining them with Umrah in the same journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious gathering
ⓘ
Shia Muslim religious observance ⓘ religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashura
ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ mourning of Muharram and Safar ⓘ |
| calendar | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| centeredInCity | Karbala ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Karbala
ⓘ
Imam Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
linked to:
Imam Husayn
martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Shia identity
ⓘ
symbol of solidarity with Imam Husayn ⓘ |
| destination |
Imam Husayn Shrine
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Karbala ⓘ Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ |
| estimatedAttendance |
millions of pilgrims
ⓘ
over 10 million pilgrims in some years ⓘ over 20 million pilgrims in some years ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasSecurityConcerns | risk of terrorist attacks ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | forty ⓘ |
| month | Safar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arbaeen ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Iraq
ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ |
| occasion |
fortieth day after Ashura
ⓘ
fortieth day after martyrdom of Imam Husayn ⓘ |
| participants |
Shia Muslims
ⓘ
linked to:
Shia Islam
Sunni Muslims ⓘ
linked to:
Sunni Islam
non-Muslim visitors ⓘ other Muslims ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| rituals |
charitable food distribution
ⓘ
public mourning ceremonies ⓘ recitation of elegies for Imam Husayn ⓘ visitation (ziyarah) of Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
linked to:
Ziyarat
walking long distances to Karbala ⓘ |
| startingPoint |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Basra ⓘ Iran ⓘ Najaf ⓘ other countries ⓘ various Iraqi cities ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Iraqi authorities
ⓘ
local volunteers ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | 20 Safar ⓘ |
| travelMode |
by road
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on foot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arbaeen pilgrimage Description of subject: The Arbaeen pilgrimage is one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, in which millions of Shia Muslims travel on foot to Karbala, Iraq, to commemorate the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Arbaeen pilgrimage
linked to: Arbaeen pilgrimage
subject linked to:
Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds)
linked to: Arbaeen pilgrimage
linked to: Arbaeen pilgrimage
linked to: Arbaeen pilgrimage
linked to: Arbaeen pilgrimage
subject linked to:
ziyarat of Imam Husayn