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Turbah Karbala (Arabic: تربة کربلاء, lit. 'Soil of Karbala'), [1] [2] [3] or Khāk-e Shifā (Lisan al-Dawat, Persian, and Urdu: خاکِ شِفاء, lit. 'Medicinal Soil'), [4] [5] [6] or "Turbah of Imam Hussain" [7] [8] is the soil taken from Hussain ibn Ali's grave in the city of Karbala. Shia Muslims use it to make turbah and ...
A Turbah Karbala, made from soil around Husayn ibn Ali's grave. Karbala is especially important to Shi’a Muslims because the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali is considered one of the major dividing lines between Muslims of the time. Husayn is important because of his relationship with Muhammad, and so the dust from Karbala is considered sacred.
The word is derived from the Arabic تُرْبَة turbah (meaning "soil/ground/earth"), which can also mean a mausoleum, but more often a funerary complex, or a plot in a cemetery. [ 1 ] Famous türbes
Islam requires its adherents to pray five times a day (known as salat), which involves kneeling on a prayer mat and touching the ground (or a raised piece of clay called turbah by the Shia) with one's forehead. When done firmly for extended periods of time, a callus – the "prayer bump" – can develop on the forehead which may be considered ...
Karbala [a] is a city in central Iraq, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. [6] [7] Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 691,100 people (2024).
In Karbala alone, seven thousand of such hospitality units (mawakib, sg. mawkib) were set up in 2014. [31] Indeed, this generosity and hospitality are said to characterize the Arba'in pilgrimage. When the pilgrims finally reach the shrine of Husayn in Karbala, they recite the ziyara of Arba'in , a supplication for this occasion.
Karbala Restaurant - This was the first and most popular restaurant in the area. It was at the beginning of Ali al-Akbar Street and owned by Muhammad-Taqi Salar. The restaurant used to close on Ashura, and used to distribute food to the pilgrims, free of charge. The restaurant had a basement, with a small shrine, associated with the event of a ...
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