Iranians Hold Massive Countrywide Arbaeen March (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Massive rallies were held Tuesday across Iran with participation of the people who were ‘left behind’ from the great march of Arbaeen in Iraq in commemoration of forty days after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shiite Imam, Imam Hussein (AS).
Since a couple of years ago, Iranian people, calling themselves those “left behind” (for not having had the opportunity to take part in the annual Arbaeen march in Iraq), walk long distances from different parts of their cities to Rey on Arbaeen.
Arbaeen is a national holiday in Iran. It marks the 40th day after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), in 680 AD.
The Iraqi city of Karbala, which hosts the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), has attracted millions of pilgrims, even non-Muslims, who create the world’s hugest human gathering in modern history.