‘Health in Arbaeen’ Int’l Congress Slated for July 3
The Iran University of Medical Sciences will host the event on July 3-5, the university’s president, Abdol Reza Pazouki said at a press conference on Monday.
He said the Arbaeen march marks one of the largest gatherings of people in the world.
Last year, more than 3 million people took part in the Arbaeen pilgrimage and the number is predicted to reach 5 million this year, he said.
Pazouki added that ensuring the health of so many pilgrims is of great importance.
The 4th international congress on ‘health in Arbaeen’ will be held at the Razi Hall of the Iran University of Medical Sciences, with speakers discussing 17 topics related to the theme of the congress, he noted.
The topics to be discussed include nutrition, health, treatment, medicine and medical equipment, role of nurses, and role of AI in health and treatment, he stated.
Fatemeh Rezvani Madani, the deputy secretary of the congress, said at Monday’s press conference that the international event is aimed at ensuring the health of Arbaeen pilgrims.
She said an international health exhibition will also be organized during the congress.
The expo, among other things, will offer health products that could help pilgrims during the Arbaeen march, she went on to say.
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Arbaeen commemorates the 40th day of martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the third Shia imam, who was killed by the army of Yazid I in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
Arbaeen is also known as the Ziyarat of Arbaeen, which means the visitation of Imam Hussein’s (AS) shrine in Karbala, Iraq, where his body is buried. Ziyarat is an act of pilgrimage and devotion in Shia Islam.
Arbaeen is one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world, with millions of Shia Muslims from different countries walking to Karbala from various cities in Iraq and neighboring countries. The distance can range from 80 km to 500 km or more, depending on the starting point.
This year’s Arbaeen is expected to fall on August 25, depending on the moonsighting.
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