Followers of Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) today Tuesday 6th October, 2020 (19th Safar, 1442) came out to mark the annual Arbaeen Symbolic trek in its different locational axis in Nigeria that include Kano zone, Katsina zone at Malumfashi, Pambeguwa zone, Bauchi-Gombe, Adamawa and Jos zone etc.

In this year’s Arbaeen Symbolic trek of Kano Zone it took off at five locational points from Kano to Zaria through Kano-Zaria road which is about 140km passing cities and villages from Kano city, Kura, Kwanan Dangora, Ruma, and Zabi to Zaria city. The trek took off at around 7am from the different spots with participants mostly wearing black attires and holding flags and banners, airing Ashura poems and songs expressing their grieve and sorrow over the massacre and killings of the Son of our Noble Prophet (S) and the leader of Youth in Paradise Imam Husain (AS) and 72 of the Families of our Noble Prophet (S) in Karbala on 10th Muharram 61AH i.e. 1381 years ago. Till to date, Muslims and sympathizers all over the world visit Imam Husain (AS) and his followers at Karbala on the fortieth day i.e. 20th Safar annually with followers of Shaikh Zakzaky here in Nigeria doing the symbolic trek where on the Arbaeen Day its leader Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) making a closing speech with many getting to know more lessons from this episode and calling on all to stay on this noble path establishing justice and following the dictates of Allah over the earth. However since December 12th, 2015 the unjust government of Nigeria ruled by Buhari (Gen rtd) has held Shaikh Zakzaky and his wife Malama Zeenatudden Ibraheem unjustly since 2015 Zaria massacre killing about 1000 of his followers and has been held and not given appropriate medication and denied access to appropriate medication. The Arbaeen trekkers also voice out their demand for the unconditional release of Shaikh Zakzaky and his wife.

Sympathizers along the route of the Symbolic trek had aired prayers to Shaikh Zakzaky and those on the symbolic trekkers on this faithful obligation and expressing their allegiance to Imam Husain (AS), were some were expressing their happiness for getting to know more of Ahlul Bait (AS).

Mal Bashir Sabon titi at the first junction of the Arbaeen Symbolic trek made a closing remark thanking Allah (T) for making us remaining steadfast along His noble path in which today we have aired and show our mourning to our Noble Prophet (S) over this tragedy, who himself has asked us show our grieve and sorrow which we have. He also reminded us of various lessons over the Karbala massacre in which Imam Husain (AS) and his followers have stood firm and have never owed their allegiance to yazid bin mu’awuya that has derailed over the noble path of Allah (T). No amount of tyranny or oppression shall make us give up being obedient to Allah (T). We also have on this trek envisage a little bit of the pains endured walking on plain Sahara without shoes, bundle in chains, camels and horses without seats, with little water and food etc in which we shall never be with oppressors. He also stated our call for the unconditional release of Shaikh Zakzaky and his wife who till today has been denied access to his appropriate doctors with proper facilities for his medication, stating we shall stay firm in calling for and seeing to his release.

The symbolic trek shall also be held at Abuja axis from tomorrow Wednesday 7th October, 2020 and also on Thursday 8th October 6, 2020 the Arbaeen Day shall also be held at Kano joining the world in marking “Yaumul Arbaeen”, the world largest gathering.

This year's symbolic trek was conducted without the presence of security personnel armed to stop and attack the symbolic trekkers. It has ended peacefully without molestations nor killings that further reveals to everyone that followers of Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) are never amongst those that cause or result in neither molestation nor killings but are known to exercise their religious obligations and human rights. The Kano police and security operatives has been documented to have attacked the annual Arbaeen Trekkers killing more than twenty in 2016 including Baoul a 2 year old child and four in 2017.

Mal Aliy Rimin Gado gave a closing prayer after today's symbolic trek.

Muhammad Isa Ahmad.