> Arba'een marks a "pivotal event in history" in which the pilgrims make their journey to Karbala on foot, where Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia, and his army were killed and beheaded by the army of Yazid I. -- Wikipedia The hajj pilgramage can be complicated by lack of mahram (see https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33135/17163) and the laws in Saudi Arabia ([How to independently visit Saudi Arabia?](https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/17438)) . It seems Arba'een Pilgrimage may be an alternative for a woman who is unable to perform hajj pilgramage for this reason. **Question**: Can a Muslim woman go on Arba'een Pilgrimage without a mahram? Of course, Karbala is in Iraq , which is having a war at the moment, and my country's travel advice says "Do not travel. We strongly advise you not to travel to Iraq because of the extremely volatile and dangerous security situation." But let's put that aside for this question. ---- *Update*: I was unaware of a Shia/Sunni split on the matter before asking. I personally am non-denominational, but answers should be of lasting value (not just for me personally). I originally (mistakenly) accepted a proposed edit to add the "shiism" tag. This has been corrected. I would also like to point out that I'm aware that it is not a kind of "hajj replacement". My motivation is that I cannot perform hajj due to lack of mahram, and I'm considering it as an alternative to doing nothing. I am simply thinking about it.

As it is considered as a famous Islamic epic event (especially for Shias), in those days of Mohram, Imam Hussein (a.s.) and his soldiers martyred in the battle of Karbala… and the tenth day of Moharam is called Ashura… see this tadabbor.org article. I was wondering if there was any Iranian person (s) during that even. (I mean as a soldier(s) of Imam Hussein)? *Note: please, present your claim by reference.*

As possibly many of you know, at the time of Imam Hussain (a.s.) there was a tragedy event which was and is famous as Battle-of-Karbala. For more info. you can read the following link: www.al-islam.org/the-tragedy-of-karbala I was wondering regarding its women numbers. In other word, I wonder how many women were with Imam Hussain at the event of Battle-of-Karbala? Is there any statistics concerning that? **Note:** As much as possible, I’m looking for the Shia view (references). Although Sunni’s views would be appreciated as well.

The Wikipedia page for Arba'een Pilgrimage claims that "some Sunnis" make the pilgramage. It cites the following reference: > 20 million Shia Muslims - as well as some Sunnis, Christians, Yazidi and other faiths - are on their way to Karbala, Iraq to participate in the world's largest annual gathering of people, the religious pilgrimage of Arbaeen. -- Mark Piggott, IBTimes.co.uk It doesn't seem to be the most reliable reference; the comments indicate the author mistakenly wrote "Sunni pilgrimage of Hajj". **Question**: Which Sunnis go on Arba'een Pilgrimage?