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Arbaeen 2013 London #36345458
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Arba'een or Chehelom (Persian: Ãâ Ãâ¡ÃâÃâ¦Ã¢â¬Å½, Urdu: Ãâ ÃÂÃâÃâ¦Ã¢â¬Å½, the fortieth [day]), is a Shia Muslim religious observance that occurs 40 days after the Day of Ashura. It commemorates the martyrdom of Hussein bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad which falls on the 20th day of the month of Safar. Imam Husayn and 72 companions were martyred in the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (680