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Millions of pilgrims gather in Karbala to mark Arba’een

Shia Muslim devotees reach to receive a blessing from the tomb of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, at the Imam's shrine in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala on September 6, 2023, during the Arbaeen Day.

Gisoo Misha ahmadi
Press TV, Karbala

Millions of Muslims from around the world have gathered in the city of Karbala to take part in the Arba’een mourning ceremony, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.. Our correspondent Gisoo Misha Ahmadi reports from the esplanade joining the two holy shrines of the city where pilgrims have converged: An area referred to as Bein al-Haramein.


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