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Shiite Muslims Mark the End of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage in Photos

  • Arbaeen marks the 40th day after Ashura, commemorating Imam Hussain's martyrdom, with over 20 million pilgrims attending each year.
  • The journey involves walking approximately 80 kilometers from Najaf to Karbala, featuring various resting stops for the pilgrims along the route.
  • Many pilgrims feel a strong spiritual connection during the journey, often sensing the significance of the location and reflecting on their love for Imam Hussain despite physical hardships.
  • Love for Imam Hussain motivates pilgrims, turning their hardships into a meaningful experience throughout the pilgrimage.
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Shiite Muslims mark the end of the Arbaeen pilgrimage in photos

Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Iran commemorate the end of Arbaeen, the 40-day mourning period following Ashoura.

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Shafaq News- Karbala Shafaq News Agency's lens documented, on Thursday evening, the Arbaeen pilgrimage ceremony in the city of Karbala, amidst a crowd of mourners coming from inside and outside the country. The photos showed religious rituals being performed at the shrine of Imam Hussein by people of different nationalities and ages in an atmosphere of faith on the occasion of the fortieth day since the killing of Imam Hussein bin Ali, the grand…

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This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Getty Images Large numbers of Shiites visit the shrine of Imam Hussein every year. Arbaeen is one of the most important religious occasions for Shiites. They commemorate it by visiting the shrine of Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, the third Shiite Imam, in Karbala and the adjacent shrine of his brother Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas. How is the Karbal…

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PressTV broke the news in Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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