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  • Arba'een procession held in Tehran

    Sep 06, 2023 04:41

    A huge crowd of people in the Iranian capital took part in a procession on Wednesday morning in commemoration of Arba'een, marking forty days after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shias' Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH).

  • Muslims mark Arba’een as annual pilgrimage to Karbala attracts millions

    Muslims mark Arba’een as annual pilgrimage to Karbala attracts millions

    Sep 06, 2023 04:31

    Muslims commemorate Arba’een as millions flock to Iraq to participate in the Arba’een march, the largest annual public gathering in the world.

  • Millions of pilgrims flock to Iraq's Karbala on Arba'een Day

    Millions of pilgrims flock to Iraq's Karbala on Arba'een Day

    Sep 06, 2023 03:28

    Nearly four million Iranian pilgrims, along with millions of pilgrims from Iraq and other countries, have flocked to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala on Arba’een to mark the occasion, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias’ Imam, after undertaking an 80-km walk between Najaf and Karbala.

  • Arbaeen march; showing love and affection to Imam Hussein (PBUH)

    Arbaeen march; showing love and affection to Imam Hussein (PBUH)

    Sep 06, 2023 03:21

    Pilgrims' march from Iraq’s holy city of Najaf to Karbala shows love and affection for Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias’ Imam, and his 72 martyred companions.

  • Iranian Red Crescent Society offers medical services in Iraq

    Iranian Red Crescent Society offers medical services in Iraq

    Sep 06, 2023 02:51

    The Iranian Red Crescent Society is providing medical services in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala, which is hosting millions of pilgrims during the Arba'een season.

  • Millions of pilgrims march to Karbala to pay homage to Imam Hussein (PBUH)

    Millions of pilgrims march to Karbala to pay homage to Imam Hussein (PBUH)

    Sep 06, 2023 02:43

    Arba'een is marked every year 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam. Millions of Muslims from around the world are making their way to the Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the occasion at Imam Hussein’s holy shrine.

  • Islamic Movement in Nigeria commemorates Arba'een

    Islamic Movement in Nigeria commemorates Arba'een

    Sep 06, 2023 02:25

    Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have joined millions of other Muslims in the world in the Arba’een march to commemorate the event.

  • Arba'een pilgrims on route to Karbala

    Arba'een pilgrims on route to Karbala

    Sep 05, 2023 06:34

    Many pilgrims traveling to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala during the Arba'een season prefer to trek at nighttime to avoid sunshine and heat wave.

  • Arba'een pilgrims flocking to Karbala

    Arba'een pilgrims flocking to Karbala

    Sep 05, 2023 06:00

    As the Arba'een season is gaining momentum, huge crowds of pilgrims make a journey from Iraq’s holy city of Najaf to Karbala to pay tribute to Imam Hussein (PBUH) and mark the 40th day after the anniversary of the martyrdom of the highly-revered Imam.

  • Pilgrims visit Imam Ali (PBUH) holy shrine in Najaf ahead of Arba'een

    Pilgrims visit Imam Ali (PBUH) holy shrine in Najaf ahead of Arba'een

    Sep 05, 2023 05:51

    Huge crowds of Shia Muslims start their journey to mark Arba'een, the 40th day after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam, from the holy city of Najaf in Iraq, where the holy shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) is located.