As part of its Arbaeen activities and with a special focus on the younger generation, the International Ashura Foundation has placed the preparation and publication of children’s books in multiple languages on its agenda.

According to the foundation’s Public Relations Office, various programs have been launched for children and adolescents in connection with the Arbaeen pilgrimage. In this context, and on the occasion of the 2024 Arbaeen commemoration, the foundation has published a children’s book entitled The Arbaeen Doves in both Arabic and Persian.

Book Details:

Title: (The Arbaeen Doves – inspired by the story The Doves of the Shrine by Zia al-Idani)

Compiled by: International Ashura Foundation

In collaboration with: The International Foundation for the Culture and Knowledge of AhlulBayt (a.s.) and the International Institute of Specialized Languages and Education

Author: Sayed Alireza Hosseini (Aref)

Editors: Mohammad Saadi, Hossein Sorour

Illustrator: Mansoureh Sahraei Sarmi

Designer: Davoud Dadour

Publication Date: Arbaeen of Imam Husayn (a.s.), 1446 AH / 2024 AD

Official Website: ashura-i-f.com

Book Theme:

This children’s story and coloring book tells the tale of a “little dove” who, during the crowded days of the Arbaeen pilgrimage, struggles to find a place to rest in the sacred space of Bayn al-Haramayn in Karbala.