najaf to Karbala mashi | Pakistan to Iraq by air travel | S03 EP.08 

najaf to Karbala mashi | Pakistan to Iraq by air travel | S03 EP.08
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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
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