[[{"content_id":319716,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Karbala hosting more than 15 million Arba’een pilgrims","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"The deputy governor of Iraq’s Karbala Province said more than 15 million pilgrims have arrived in the province for the Arba’een mourning ceremony.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"According to Qods News Agency, Iraqi sources quoted the&nbsp;Deputy Governor of Karbala, Ali al-Mayali, as saying that more than 15 million pilgrims have traveled to the province over the past days to attend the Arba&rsquo;een mourning rituals.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to al-Mayali, more than 1.7 million pilgrims have gone to Karbala from other countries through land border crossings or the holy city of Najaf&rsquo;s airport.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, Iraqi officials said 30,000 airline passengers have arrived in the Arab country over the past five days for the Arba&rsquo;een pilgrimage.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nArba&rsquo;een, which is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias&rsquo; Imam and Grandson of Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach year, a huge crowd of Shias flock to the holy city of Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) is located, to perform mourning rites.\r\n\r\nThis year&rsquo;s Arba&rsquo;een falls on October 30.","content_html":"<p>According to Qods News Agency, Iraqi sources quoted the&nbsp;Deputy Governor of Karbala, Ali al-Mayali, as saying that more than 15 million pilgrims have traveled to the province over the past days to attend the Arba&rsquo;een mourning rituals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to al-Mayali, more than 1.7 million pilgrims have gone to Karbala from other countries through land border crossings or the holy city of Najaf&rsquo;s airport.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Meanwhile, Iraqi officials said 30,000 airline passengers have arrived in the Arab country over the past five days for the Arba&rsquo;een pilgrimage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Arba&rsquo;een, which is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias&rsquo; Imam and Grandson of Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Each year, a huge crowd of Shias flock to the holy city of Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) is located, to perform mourning rites.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This year&rsquo;s Arba&rsquo;een falls on October 30.<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2018-10-30 12:34:19","content_date_event":"2018-10-30 12:34:19","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2018-10-30 12:37:24","content_date_register":"2018-10-30 12:37:24","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":49802,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":24,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Karbala hosting more than 15 million Arba’een pilgrims\n 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201810\/436843_3528713228_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201810\/436843_3528713228_300_169.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201810\/436843_3528713228_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201810\/436843_3528713228_600_338.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201810\/436843_3528713228_800_450.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201810\/436843_3528713228_800_450.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":3528713228,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/201810\/436843_3528713228.jpg","width":800,"height":450,"size":0}}}]}]]