AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): More than 13,000 Mawkibs have been set up in Iraq to serve the pilgrims taking part in the annual Arbaeen march.
The Mawkibs are in Karbala and other governorates of the Arab country, according to Al-Sabah website.
Mawkibs are resting places with special facilities and services for pilgrims set up on roads leading to Karbala and elsewhere during the pilgrimage.
According to the governor of Karbala, all of the Mawkibs are ready to serve the pilgrims.
He added that an app has been prepared to help the pilgrims locate hotels, roads, restaurants, religious centers and places where medical teams are stationed.
He also more than 4,000 dustmen and waste collectors have been mobilized in the city.
Meanwhile, Fallah Muhammad Ridha, head of the Red Crescent Society of Karbala, said 2,000 emergency personnel are ready to help the pilgrims.
Arbaeen is a religious event that is observed by Shia Muslims on the fortieth day after the Day of Ashura. It 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 falls on August 25.
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