ZARIA, Nigeria - Arbaeen Commemoration in Zaria took place on Satruday 13,12,2014 the (20th of safar 1436) beside the field adjacent to Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah Zaria, the meeting point of Hundreds of thousands of people who trekked distances ranging from 100- 160 km from different directions.
Prior to completion of flocking of the people to Husainiyyah to listen to the lecture of the Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, there were songs of various tones and themes on the tragedy of Karabala by Shura’a group.
One can only see sea of heads with flags of various colours and inscriptions- mainly ‘Ya Husain’ and his brother Abulfadl Abbas.
The episode of Karbala was also dramatized by the drama group for few minutes as they dressed like Yazid’s armies when they dragged the families of Imam Husain (A), barefooted, to Damascus. in the drama, what transpired between Yazid and families of Imam Husain was shown including the sermon of Sayyidah Zainab in local Hausa language amid tears by audience. Also, the sermon of Imam Zainul Abdin (A) was delivered in Hausa language.
After normal salutation Sheikh Zakzaky started his lecture by expressing today as day of commemoration of Imam Husain A) who was killed 61 AH- the commemoration which continued yearly to date.
Funeral prayers for 4 children were conducted who died of illness along the way.
