Turbah Karbala
Turbah Karbala, or Khāk-e Shifā, or "Turbah of Imam Hussain" is the soil taken from Al [Husayn Mosque|Hussain ibn Ali's grave] in the city of Karbala. Shia Muslims use it to make turbah and misbaha.
Background
According to Islamic narrations, "Turbah Karbala" has diverse effects, and prostrating on it is considered as a Mustahab practice during the time of prayer. The sixth Imam of Shia Islam, Ja'far al-Sadiq named this soil as affairs trouble-shooter.Turbah which means soil, grave, tomb, etc., is regarded as every soil around each holy grave among the Islamic prophet Muhammad, The Twelve Imams and Imamzadehs; but exclusively it is attributed to the soil of Hussain ibn Ali's grave, and the phrases "Tin-al-Qabr" or "al-Tin" are considered as it according to the hadiths of Shia Imams.
"Turbah Karbala" has various influences, amongst:
- reward for the reciter of Dhikr
- High spiritual effects on human
- Safety against calamities, and every fear
- Safety for children
- Healing