(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The holy city of Karbala has witnessed the influx of over a million pilgrims from all across the world to perform the special pilgrimage on Arafa Day.
Security has been tightened around Karbala’s entrances and checkpoints to provide the optimal protection for the beloved pilgrims of Imam Hussein.
This special day surely has an abundance of merits including the ziyarah that is recited, the prayer and ghusl.
Arafa Day falls on the ninth of Thi al-Hijja, corresponding to September 11, 2016.
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