Holy city of Karbala on threshold of birth anniversary of Imam Javad (AS)

People visit the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), third Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his half-brother Hazrat Abolfazl (AS) in the holy city of Karbala concurrent with the birth anniversary of Imam Javad (AS), ninth Shia Imam.The holy shrines are crowded with pilgrims at any time round the clock.