Uploaded June 2015 | Updated September 2026, 44 minutes ago
A raw road-diary through Iraq’s holy cities — Kadhimayn, Samarra, Najaf, and Karbala. American and Australian Shia youth speak about fear, hope, and the pull of Ahlulbayt. We see the shrines of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (as) and Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as), the basement of occultation in Samarra, Wadi al-Salam, and the walk to the shrines of Imam Hussain (as) and Abul Fadl al-Abbas (as).
This film is about making faith real — touching the zarih, hearing Dua Kumayl, and standing where history happened. It asks why the West stays away while diaspora youth cross borders to be present — even when it’s risky. It’s not abstract. It’s lived Shia faith.
Watch if you care about identity, ziyarah, and what connects a teenager in New Jersey or Sydney to Najaf and Karbala. Comment with your own ziyarah moments. Share it with someone who thinks the Imam is only an idea.
Chapters you’ll feel: the first sight of the haram, Samarra’s quiet, Najaf before Fajr, the path between the two shrines, lessons from Kumayl ibn Ziyad, and why remembering the righteous matters — infallible or not.
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A raw road-diary through Iraq’s holy cities — Kadhimayn, Samarra, Najaf, and Karbala. American and Australian Shia youth speak about fear, hope, and the pull of Ahlulbayt. We see the shrines of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (as) and Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as), the basement of occultation in Samarra, Wadi al-Salam, and the walk to the shrines of Imam Hussain (as) and Abul Fadl al-Abbas (as).
This film is about making faith real — touching the zarih, hearing Dua Kumayl, and standing where history happened. It asks why the West stays away while diaspora youth cross borders to be present — even when it’s risky. It’s not abstract. It’s lived Shia faith.
Watch if you care about identity, ziyarah, and what connects a teenager in New Jersey or Sydney to Najaf and Karbala. Comment with your own ziyarah moments. Share it with someone who thinks the Imam is only an idea.
Chapters you’ll feel: the first sight of the haram, Samarra’s quiet, Najaf before Fajr, the path between the two shrines, lessons from Kumayl ibn Ziyad, and why remembering the righteous matters — infallible or not.
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youtube.com/c/BarrPictures
🌐Website:
barrpictures.co.uk
© BARR Pictures Media
