Investigating the Effects of Zainab's 40-Day Jihad on Civilization

ʿĀshūrā and its aftermath, the Arbaʿīn, is one of the most important and influential events in the history of Islam and Shia history, in such a way that the Islamic civilization, which will almost certainly become the most powerful opponent of the Western civilization, was influenced by these two events and rather its roots. It has deep implications in the history of these Islamic and Shiite developments. In this research, we will discuss the 40-day explanatory jihad of the family of Aba Abdullah (as), especially Ḥaḍrat Zainab (as), after the incident of Karbala, which marked a significant trend in the history of mankind. In this 40-day Jihad, Zainab (as) explained the nature of history, which is indeed suffering for the helpers of the truth, and introduced them to the world by raising the issue of the guardianship of the Ahl al-Bayt (as). The present study collects data in a library manner and describes and analyzes the data and concludes that the greatness of Islamic civilization is due to the activism of Zainab (as) and his 40-day jihad after the Karbala event.