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Karbala at dusk during Arbaeen 2026: the two shrines and the crowds between them, seen from a rooftop.

Safar e Hur

We take care of the way.The journey is yours.

Our purpose

A journey beyond the destination.

Safar e Hur facilitates Ziyarah to the sacred cities of Iraq, chiefly Najaf and Karbala.

We are a small, not-for-profit team from the United Kingdom. We arrange the flights, accommodation, transport and the many details in between, carefully and transparently, so that each pilgrim can give their attention to what they came for.

Our story

Map of Iraq showing Samarra in the north, Kadhimiya in Baghdad, and Karbala and Najaf in the southIRAQSamarraKadhimiyaKarbalaNajaf

Forthcoming journeys

Two members of the Safar e Hur team hold the Safar e Hur flag before the shrine in Kadhimiya at night. The flag reads: a Ziyarah group from London, Safar e Hur, and the words of Imam Husayn to al-Hurr.
The two golden domes of the shrine in Kadhimiya against the evening sky, with a string of lights between them.
A golden dome and minarets lit in red at dawn on the morning of Arbaeen in Karbala.
The gate of the shrine of Imam Husayn at night, its banners lit red, with pilgrims and flags before it, seen from behind.
The mirror-work dome and golden screen of a shrine interior, glittering under the lights.

Previous journeys · Arbaeen 2026 / 1448 AH

Our first journey

In Arbaeen 2026, Safar e Hur accompanied its first group of pilgrims to Iraq, to Kadhimiya, Najaf and Karbala.

Read the trip report

The name

الحُرّ

In Arabic, hurr means free.

Our name recalls al-Hurr ibn Yazid al-Riyahi, who chose, at Karbala, to stand with Imam Husayn (peace be upon him). His was a turning of conscience, freely made. It reminds us that every journey of Ziyarah is personal, and that ours is only to make room for it.

About the name

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