On the eve of the Arbaeen, thousands of mourners of Imam Hussain (AS) travel to the Iraqi city of Najaf to visit the holy shrine of His beloved father Imam Ali (AS). The photo album depicts pilgrims at the shrine ahead of the ceremony. (IRNA photos/Adel Bakhoda)
Each year, millions of pilgrims from Iraq and other countries participate in the Arbaeen March to mark the fortieth day of the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam.
Arbaeen is a mourning ritual observed by Shia Muslims worldwide to mark the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), which falls on September 6 this year.
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