Srinagar, Sept. 18 -- The Arba'een is a significant religious gathering amongst Shiite Muslims at the end of the 40-day mourning period of Hussain Ibn Ali. Millions of foreign and domestic pilgrims have gathered in Karbala to commemorate Imam Hussain, marking the largest Islamic pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic.

People from all over the world in contingents walk towards Karbala, the majority of them starting from Najaf, to mark Arba'een. More than 65 million have gathered in Karbala, Iraq to commemorate Imam Hussain on Arba'een.What makes Arba'een historically significant is that this day marks the return of the Household of the Prophet Muhammad to Karbala after their release from captivity. After Hussain ibn Ali, his family mem...