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Pakistani pilgrims were headed from Iran to Iraq to mark the holy day of Arbaeen — one of the biggest ... and his companions ...

The pilgrims were traveling through Iran to reach Iraq's Karbala to partake in the Arbaeen rituals, observed mostly by Shias. Millions of believers converge each year for the Arbaeen, regarded as ...

A unique handwritten Quran, penned by Arbaeen pilgrims, is on display at the Abbasid Shrine booth at the 32nd Tehran ...