From Mecca to Karbala

ARRIVAL TIME: Dhu al-Hjjjah 15th One of the meanings of Ghamarah is deep water and whirlpool making. SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS: The caravan had a short stoppage. After taking water, they left the station.

ARRIVAL TIME: Dhu al-Hjjjah 15th This land was named Uyun for the sake of its abundant springs. SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS: The meeting of Imam Husain (PBUH) with Abdullah ibn Muti’ Udwi; Asking the passengers about the atmosphere of Kufa by the Imam.

ARRIVAL TIME: Dhu al-Hjjjah 15th Ruhaymah means steady and soft rain. SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS: The meeting of Imam Husain (PBUH) with Abu Harirah or Aba Haram; The Imam’s explanation on receiving death threat from Bani Umayyah, inviting by the people, and the disreputable destiny of the renegers

TIME OF ARRIVAL: Dhu al-Hijjah, 14th or 13th Irq is the name of a mountain on the way to Mecca form which Iraqis enter Mecca.

TIME OF ARRIVAL: Dhu al-Hijjah, 10th Wadi (Valley) means a floodway or a deep land between mountains or hills and Aqiq is a wide and extended floodway.

TIME OF ARRIVAL: Dhu al-Hijjah, 18th The diminutive form of Khuzaymiyyah attributed to Khuzaymiyyah-t ibn Hazim SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS: Hearing a voice from the sky by Lady Zainab (PBUH)