Abstract
Abstract: This paper main objective is to explain the nature and dynamics of solidarity and kindness that being shown in arbain walk, an annual Shi`i pilgrimage where noticeable presence of non-Muslims are observed. Coming from different religious and ethnic backgrounds, these lovers of Imam Husain are united by Imam Husain`s barakah in one hand and epic hospitality of Iraqi people for Imam Husain`s millions of devotee in other hand. The paper argues that this is an elaborated form of liminality, as emerge and envelope the pilgrims in their shrine-related religious activity, cordially affected by its shrine centered pilgrimage, namely Imam Husain`s shrine, in which shrine`s materiality and its multilayered intellectual and spiritual narrativity determines the form and intensity of pilgrim`s comradeship that being sensed. Reverse centrifugal movement is a dynamics through which Imam Husain`s shrinescape shapes the form and intensity of mutual friendship that emerge during this bigger than hajj annual rite.
Highlights
There is no other event that had played a significant role for Shi’i Muslim community in shaping their identity and collectivity more than the tragic event of Karbala
Reverse centrifugal movement, as coinage in this study, refers to the dynamics found in Imam Husain’s shrinescape. It is a description for emblematic feature of liminality that being present among, enveloping, arbain walk participants
Imam Husain’s barakah, Iraqi genuine act of hospitality and materiality and narrativity of Imam Husain’s shrine, all are comprised of this shrinescape, that meaningfully provide, facilitate and channel an anchored sense of solidarity, comradeship, togetherness that embraced by arbain walk pilgrims
Summary
There is no other event that had played a significant role for Shi’i Muslim community in shaping their identity and collectivity more than the tragic event of Karbala. This division becomes the solid foundation for further consolidation, both in discourse and performativity.[1]. The beloved grandson of Prophet Muhammad along with his 72 male companion and his family slain by 70.000 Yazid bin Muawwiyah’s soldier in the desert after being left without water and food supply for 3 days He was beheaded and his head, which was always being kissed by his grandfather, The God’s Prophet, carried upon a lance, marched from Karbala to Yazid Bin Muawwiyah’s court in Damascus, along with Imam Husain’ female family members and friends, including his survived son, Imam Ali bin Husain.[2]
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