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Millions gather in Iraq city to mark Arbaeen
On November 21, 2016, millions of Shia Muslims gathered in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to mark the religious day of Arbaeen.
Updated on: Nov 21, 2016 1:59 PM IST
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On November 21, 2016, millions of Shia Muslims gathered in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to mark the religious day of Arbaeen.
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Arbaeen, which means ‘forty’, marks the end of the 40-day mourning period for the killing of Imam Hossein, Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. (Alaa Al-Marjani/REUTERS)
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Arbaeen is one of the world’s largest religious events attracting millions of devotees from around the world. (Alaa Al-Marjani/REUTERS)
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Over 20 million of Muslims from across the world, including Iran, attended the 100-km Arbaeen walk, while hundreds of thousands more joined them on the way to Karbala. (Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)
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The rally starts from the holy shrine of Imam Ali - the first Shia Imam - and ends up in the holy shrine of Imam Hossein. (Vahid Salemi/AP photo)
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Imam Hossein was martyred in the 680 A.D. in a battle fought on the plains outside Karbala, a city in modern Iraq that is also home to the Imam’s holy shrine. (Alaa Al-Marjani/REUTERS)
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In the battle, Imam Hossein was decapitated and his army of 72 family members was beheaded by Yazid’s army of 30,000 men in the desert of Karbala. (Alaa Al-Marjani/REUTERS)
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