Canadian Pilgrim Says She Saw Humanity at Its Greatest in Arbaeen
“From the time in Najaf to the walk to Karbala I have seen humanity at its greatest,” she said in an interview, adding, “I’ve never seen people who have been so loving and so giving that it’s been so overwhelming amount of love that we felt here.”
Here is her interview:
Arbaeen, which is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (AS).
Each year, a huge crowd of Shias from Iraq and other countries flock to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rites.
The Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) in a statement on Tuesday said that more than 16,327,000 pilgrims had entered Karbala from different directions by Tuesday.
The statement added that Karbala has been hosting the pilgrims of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS) for 13 centuries and its people and the custodians of the holy mausoleums consider serving the pilgrims as a source of honor.
