Hawzah News Agency- We are approaching Arbaeen Days, the fortieth day after martyrdom of the leader of the martyrs Hazrat Aba Abdullah al-Hussein (PBUH) and the Arbaeen procession. Arbaeen is actually considered the soft power of Shi’ism, and considering that the longest and largest walk and gathering of Muslims in the world takes place during these days, the whole world is watching it. One of the most important features of Arbaeen Walk is the presence of people from different countries and five continents of the world in this ceremony, which has added to its importance.
In this regard, the international service of the Hawzah News had an interview with Dr. Talal Atrisi, an analyst of Middle East issues and head of the Political Studies Center of the Lebanese University. The English translation of the interview is as follows:
Hawzah News: What is the message of Arbaeen procession for the enemies of the Islamic world, especially in the field of Islamic unity?
The establishment of the Arbaeen procession is a plan against controversial western seditions, which in recent years also witnessed the emergence of takfiri groups with the aim of separatism in the Islamic world. The message of Arbaeen Walk is unity around the goal of helping the oppressed and threatening the oppressor.
Hawzah News: How can the followers of Imam Hussain (PBUH) take inspiration from his school to fight against the tyrants in the present age?
The importance of taking inspiration from the school of Imam Hussain (PBUH) in Ashura and Arbaeen processions means that Imam's uprising was not only limited to fighting Yazid, but Yazid is a symbol of a thought and movement, and the Zionist Regime and The U.S. are the Yazids of our time. This is the contemporary relationship between history and the present age, and it is necessary to establish a relationship between the past and the present that has an impact on the future of arrogant systems.
Hawzah News: What is the reason for the silence of the western media regarding the huge Arbaeen Procession?
The Arbaeen Procession is exceptional and unique in contemporary history, when millions of people move towards a single goal without any government support or commercial purpose. This occasion is held every year and it brings about annual development and growth. Not surprisingly, the western world is worried about this huge walk because different people with different nationalities are moving towards a united goal which is Imam Hussein (PBUH) and they are chanting slogans against the Zionist Regime. Different sects of the Islamic world are gathering around the ongoing cause of Imam Hussain (PBUH).
Hawzah News: Is it possible to form an Islamic army for the liberation of Quds and Occupied Palestine from the Zionist Regime centered on Imam Hussain (PBUH)?
The formation of the Islamic army to liberate Occupied Palestine was Iran's idea, and now there is resistance in some Islamic countries. In my opinion, the Palestinian resistance will liberate this country, and the Zionist Regime has failed against such resistance and is in a state of weakness, retreat and instability.