Iraq’s Najaf Swarms with Arbaeen Pilgrims

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – With only days before Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), huge crowds of Muslims make pilgrimage to the holy shrine of the first Shiite imam, Imam Ali (AS), in Iraq’s city of Najaf, before heading to Karbala for the religious congregation.

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