Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims take Tariq-ul Ulima route, near the Euphrates River in Iraq, for the grand march of Arbaeen ahead of the major procession that marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Participants in this spiritual journey walk all the way from the holy city ...

Hopefully, the walk from Najaf to Karbala will draw attention to that. It is hard to make a pilgrimage to Karbala and yet see the suffering of people who have often sacrificed the men in their family in the fight against Daesh.

At pillar number 833 on route to the holy city of Karbala, Shia and Sunni participants of the great march of Arba'een pray together in another instance of solidarity.

Muslims heading for the holy city of Karbala march through Kufa.

On the eve of Arba’een procession, people from Basra, Nasiriyah and Samawah have set off for the great march towards the holy city of Karbala.

This year's Arbaeen is on 26 Shahrivar 1401(in Iranian calendar), and Iranian pilgrims are greatly eager to participate in the Arbaeen march this year due to the reopening of land borders for the first time after the Covid-19 lockdowns.