Arbaeen March in Tehran
TEHRAN (IQNA) – While more than 2 million Iranians have participated in the annual Arbaeen march toward the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, those in Tehran who couldn’t make the trip to the neighboring country marched toward Abdul Azim Hassani (AS) mausoleum south of the city to mark Arbaeen.
Each year, a huge crowd of Shias march toward Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rites marking Arbaeen, which is the 40th day after Ashura, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his faithful companions in the 680AD Battle of Karbala.
