Campaign presence during Arbaeen 1446

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Campaign Information

Campaign Location

Iraq، Najaf

Campaign Date

September 15, 2024

Campaign Topic

Arbaeen procession

On August 12, we arrived in Iraq in the heat of the largest global gathering. The central pavilion had to be set up in the shortest possible time. Right there at the beginning of Souq al-Kabir Street on Al-Sadiq Street, tents and structures were set up. We were supposed to stay for 10 days; for 10 days, we would interact with a crowd whose exact number no media outlet has yet been able to estimate. More than 20 million pilgrims!
This pavilion was the main pavilion with the most important focal points and responsibilities. The ultimate goal was clear to all members:
“To properly recognize Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) and to properly introduce him to the world.”
A team of 100 people stationed in 15 bases with ideals spanning the entire world had to work hand in hand to highlight this goal.
From Najaf, which was our central and main base, we were attentive to all the expedition teams in the far corners of Iraq, including Samarra, Karbala, and the Amouds. We wanted to familiarize the pilgrims of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) with the true teachings of Arbaeen to the best of our ability. That is why our main responsibility in the central campaign was based on interaction and presenting pure content on Imam Mahdi.
We had gone to familiarize all classes and nations with the new Islamic civilization from the context of Arbaeen. We spoke about the characteristics of a world full of peace with people and in their own language. We spoke about their companionship and role in creating a peaceful future, and at the same time, we presented the trilingual website who is imam mahdi. Our productions in the artistic and social sectors were enough to have a product to present according to the taste of every audience.
10 days of round-the-clock effort by the team resulted in the voluntary membership of our audience in the campaign; there were few who did not request the registration form. When we told them about the post-resurrection world and linked the Arbaeen model to its global perspective, they became more thirsty for the advent of the Savior, and this was just the beginning for us.
We also had to pave the way for them to reach the advent. That is why we addressed the process of destroying the arrogant and creating the ground for the establishment of the righteous government, and we said that in order to defend the oppressed of the world, especially the oppressed people of Palestine, join the global uprising in support of Palestine, which is the key to the secret of salvation.
The road from Najaf to Karbala was packed with people, and with the efforts of the campaign members, we introduced the successor of God on earth to the best of our ability by distributing tracts and brochures and other interactions.
And we returned! The first of September

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Your Stories

In this section, you can read about our audience’s experiences with our booths and team members.

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A black woman and her husband passed me, and I couldn't help but stare at her and smile. They hadn't gone a few steps before she took her husband's hand and together they came to the counter. • They were from Trinidad and Tobago, a small country far away, on the outskirts of Venezuela. We talked about the campaign and she listened eagerly to what I had to say; now it was my turn to listen. She talked and talked, taking me moment by moment into the depths of the campaign, how the Imam brings together the hearts of believers from all over the world and how well-engineered, calculated, and precise this process is... She said that her country's acquaintance with Imam Hussein goes back 200 years and they have been holding various ceremonies for years. She said that on Arbaeen, on the one hand, I am happy that it is getting more prosperous every year, but... • I am uncomfortable that 21 million people come to Arbaeen and in the end there is one person who is still left alone; it is important that we do our duty. I confirmed what he said and said that it is our duty, just as Hazrat Zaynab introduced the Imam of her time to everyone, to introduce him to the whole world with the correct understanding of our Imam of our time so that we can join hands and seek him through prayer.

The boy came towards us crying. I realized he was lost. I asked his name and said, “Do you have a number for your parents that we can call?” He took the numbers out of a cloth bag hanging around his neck and held out his hand to me with teary eyes. I started calling. After several attempts, I was finally able to talk to his father and gave him the number of Amud so that he could come. When the father arrived, he hugged the boy to calm him down. A little later, we had an interesting conversation with the father. He asked about our work and I explained to him the story of the campaign and its content. He said he was from Mashhad and he himself is a Mahdist activist. They have a teahouse in Mashhad called Sadra al-Muntahi. The reason he explained for choosing this name seemed to sum up the entire content of the site. Sadra al-Muntahi Street in Karbala connects the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to the mosque of Imam Zaman (AS), and this means that the path of Hussein ends with the path of Mahdi. To reach Mahdi, you have to be a Husseini. The Mahdi (peace be upon him) is the Hussein of our time, and mourning for Hussein is true mourning when it makes us impatient for the Hussein of our time.

When I saw the crowd, I thought to myself, this is a good opportunity to go and start a conversation. His green, salty face and his unobtrusive eyes drew me towards him. I went forward and greeted him. I realized he was from Pakistan. I asked him why he participated in the Arbaeen procession? He said for the emergence...! And I was amazed at how meticulously you arrange everything and how impatient people are for your arrival. I seized the opportunity and told him about the Who Is Imam Mahdi campaign. About how we can get to know you properly and introduce you properly to others so that the whole world will forever be colored and smelled like Arbaeen... About how the path to reaching you begins with ourselves. I gave him the poster I had and told him about the call to prayer for our helplessness in not having you, and I taught him the call to prayer prayer, and then we said goodbye. I was thinking to myself that the day you come, the pain of all the people in the world will end with you and we will become the happiest people in history...

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