Publish Date: 4 September 2023 - 14:50

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Arbaeen pilgrims are visiting the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in Iraq's Najaf before heading to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) 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.