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Arbaeen, The Walk: A Conversation with Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli

Arbaeen, The Walk: A Conversation with Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli

FromFreedom Loves Company


Arbaeen, The Walk: A Conversation with Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli

FromFreedom Loves Company

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli discusses Arbaeen: The Walk, the first book in English about the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Imam Husayn
15 - 20 million people participate in the annual pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq to visit the shrine of 7th century martyr, Imam Husayn. Yet few in the West know about it. Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli has written the first book about Arbaeen in English. It is called Arbaeen: The Walk. It is a guide for participants and a helpful reference for English speakers to learn about the phenomenon of Arbaeen.Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli (Facebook, Twitter) is an Islamic scholar and speaker who has visited and presented lectures in many parts of the world. He has an MA in Islamic Studies at Middlesex University in the UK. For over ten years, Sheikh Al-Hilli studied Hawza (Islamic Seminary Education) in London and Najaf. He is a teacher for Hawza studies for the Islamic College in London. He is currently head of the Islamic Education Department at Noor Trust in the UK, conducting Quranic commentary programs, marriage workshops as well as youth activities. 
Sheikh Al-Hilli has taken part in the Najaf to Karbala Arbaeen walk annually since 2012 with the Spiritual Journeys Ziyarah group. 
Released:
Oct 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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