Arbaeen Walk Chakwal 2024 concludes as thousands of devotees gather at various points, culminating at the replica of Hazrat Abbas’s (AS) Shrine in Bukhari Kalan, Chakwal.
The Arbaeen Walk in Chakwal began from Imambargah Sarpak after Fajr prayers. People from various areas gathered at Sarpak and started their journey toward the destination.
People in the form of groups come from many different locations such as talagang, dhudial, Rawalpindi, and many different cities of Pakistan to participate in Alamati Arbaeen Walk Chakwal 2024.
There was a large number of participants who came to visit the Holy Shrine of Mola Ghazai Abbas (AS).
In Bukhari Kalan and the area that comes under the path, the locals made very big arrangments for Niyaz Mola Imam Hussain that include different food items and different types of cold drinks for the guests coming to their home.
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This year is marked as the 5th year of Arbaeen Walk Chakwal, and each year the number of participants doubles. However, there is not an exact figure of participants still but from sources more than 50,000 people take part in Arbaeen Walk Chakwal 2024.
The distance record from Srapak to Bukhari Kalan is 23.7 km almost. People cover this distance by walking and mostly do it barefooted as they believe in the Goddess of fate. People of every age including children, women, and old people are seen in this walk there are no age restrictions.
When participants reached their destination at Bukhari Kalan, they went to the Shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) offered their salam, and got ready for the Zue and Asr prayers.
What is Arbaeen Walk?
Every year, millions of Shia Muslims, along with people from other faiths, participate in a special pilgrimage, known as one of the largest public gatherings in the world.
Over about 20 days, pilgrims usually walk hundreds of kilometers from various cities in Iraq and Iran to the holy city of Karbala. Here, they remember the death of Imam Hussein in battle.
Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad and son of Imam Ali, was killed in 680 AD on the plains of Karbala in a battle against the forces of Caliph Yazid, whose rise to power was disputed.
To mark the 40th day of mourning for Hussein, the pilgrims arrive in Karbala to pay their respects at his shrine. On the final day of Arbaeen, millions gather around the shrine.
Along the way, volunteers set up stations to offer food, water, and shelter to the pilgrims. People from villages along the route also keep their doors open for anyone needing a place to rest.
Many pilgrims choose to walk 80 km (50 miles) from the nearby city of Najaf, where Imam Ali, Hussein’s father, is buried, to Karbala. Those traveling from farther cities, like Mashhad in Iran, which is 2,600 km (1,600 miles) away, usually drive.
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