Publish Date: 29 August 2023 - 13:00

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – The shrine of Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) in Iraq's Samarra these days hosts Arbaeen pilgrims who are heading to Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine in Karbala.

Arbaeen is a Shia religious observance that occurs forty days after the Day of Ashura. It commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who was martyred on the 10th day of the month of Muharram.