Millions of Iraqi Shias are these days in holy Karbala to celebrate the birthday of Imam Mahdi (pbuh), which accounts for this year on August 7, which is 110 kilometers far from south of Baghdad.
According to Russian Newspaper, Shia population set out to holy Karbala to celebrate birthday of Imam Mahdi (a.s), so that the other cities of Iraq are empty of Shia inhabitants. Shops and workshops are closed and their owners have gone to holy Karbala.
Shias widely celebrate the anniversary birthday of 12th Imam (a.s), who is hidden from our looks and in an unknown day he will appear to vivify justice, to annihilate oppression and to lead mankind from darkness and ignorance to light and God.
Meanwhile, millions of pilgrims go to Karbala on foot, despite the heat, fatigue and surfing their danger.
In holy Karbala, 55 thousand Iraqi police officers and army soldiers protect pilgrims, in order to prevent possible terrorist attacks, regularly in the days of the festival.
The Iraqi Al-Qaeda has warned that they planned a major terrorist attacks against Shia pilgrims during the festivities. The local police said that some al-Qaida activists recently detained and during interrogation they confessed that the terrorists intend to hold a series of terrorist attacks. They said that their aim will be tens of thousands of Shia pilgrims traveling to Karbala.
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