Why should we go to Karbala on Arbaeen?

We’re conveying a message to the world on Arbaeen.

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Imam Husayn’s uprising, martyrdom, and Ashura were of a kind that were for propagating and getting the message to others. Imam Husayn’s uprising didn’t make any practical, immediate changes in the Islamic nation.
An example is that during the time of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as), the biggest gatherings for drinking, dancing and women singing were held in Medina. So Imam Husayn’s (as) martyrdom didn’t lead to the safeguarding of morals and to an actual reform in morals in the society of Medina. The oppressors, what they were doing, the corruption and the depravity weren’t actually eliminated. And no oppressed person actually got his right.
When we say there was no immediate result, what we mean is that what is important about Aba Abdillah al-Husayn’s (as) uprising is his message. Imam Husayn’s (as) uprising was of a kind that was for propagating the message. Why was Imam Husayn (as) martyred? So that this message would be spread. Why has God put this heat in our hearts (for the Imam)? So that we will burn within and express our excitement publicly. Why did he take his children with him? So that they’d help in propagating the message. Right? So whatever we can do for propagating this message is in the direction of Imam Husayn’s goal. God and Imam Husayn made it such that when someone mourns for Husayn (as), he himself is actually participating in and is a part of Imam Husayn’s uprising.
My dears, when you mourn for Imam Husayn, your mourning isn’t separate from the Ashura uprising. You’re a part of Karbala [events]! You’re a part of the Ashura story since you are spreading the message to others. My dear, will your spreading of this message be more effective when you each cry alone in your homes or when you come to the streets on Ashura? Everyone who holds a mourning ceremony or puts up a black flag over his door, whoever wears black on Muharram wherever he/she is, will be a part of Imam Husayn’s uprising. Now will this spreading of the message be more effective when tens of millions of you gather around Husayn (as), or is it more effective when you come visit his shrine in small groups without much commotion?
Can coming for Arbaeen be compared to coming at any other time of the year? If you were told, “Don’t go for Arbaeen,” say, “Excuse me, so why was Imam Husayn martyred? Wasn’t he martyred to convey a message? If I don’t go for Arbaeen and don’t make a commotion by bringing the number of pilgrims to 20 million, the world won’t find out. So what about Lady Zaynab being beaten? Should this be forgotten and neglected?!” O Husayn, we’re zealous about Arbaeen!
It’s time to introduce Imam Husayn (as) to the world. Imam Husayn (as) is not only for the people who cry for him. Imam Husayn (as) has given us an opportunity to help him. What are we doing on Arbaeen? We’re conveying a message to the world. If ten times more people than those who come on Arbaeen come gradually at other times during the year, even neighbouring countries or cities won’t find out. You may come ten times a year. You take selfies, tolerate hunger on the way and are bothered. These trips will be rewarded. But will this be more effective or if you come one time a year on Arbaeen when everyone comes? In this way, everyone in the world will ask, “What’s going on?!”
Shortly after Ashura, thousands of people were martyred during the “Tawwabin Uprising” that was led by Sulayman bin Surad and others. They were martyred too and won’t go to Hell. They’ll go to Heaven, thousands of people. But compare this with if they had been in Karbala. My dear, you can only appreciate Husayn (as) and his sister, Zaynab, with Arbaeen. The situation is right now too. What about all that has happened so far? It was an introduction for this. They were all an introduction to bring us to this point!
Is it valuable to hold mourning ceremonies in the home? Yes, they have helped to train you so that if you want to participate in the 20 million Arbaeen walk, you will know that you must put all your effort for it. Holding mourning ceremonies in the home is necessary. Your mothers have trained you in these ceremonies and helped you to reach this point. Your mothers trained you in those ceremonies in the home and in those trips when you went to Karbala alone. They trained you so that if one day Husayn (as) asked you for help, you wouldn’t leave him alone!
I swear this is my belief that Imam Husayn (as) asks for his mourners’ help on Arbaeen! When Imam Husayn was going toward Karbala, he knocked on everyone’s door and asked them to come. He asked them to come. Many rejected. O Husayn (as), now we have come too. Similarly, Husayn (as) put this in our hearts and got us to come! What are we doing on Arbaeen? We’re conveying a message to the world.