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Karbala, Iraq – 8 July 2024
1. Shiite Muslims walking toward the shrine of Imam Hussein during the Muslim month of Muharram, dome and minarets in background
2. Shrine of Imam Hussein with golden dome
3. Various of pilgrims gathering inside Imam Hussein’s shrine
4. Various of people praying
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Al Sahil, volunteer during Muharram:
“We serve the visitors of Imam Hussein shrine during the month of Muharram from the first day to the tenth day. Ten days only.”
6. Various of free meals and tea being prepared by and distributed to pilgrims
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdul Ameer Al-Tharawie, pilgrim:
“Thank God, security is good, services are excellent, and service departments are working properly. We hope that no one will interfere in the work of the Husseins (volunteers) and the processions currently serving in Karbala, because they are at the service (of the visitors) of Imam Hussein.”
8. Various of pilgrims gathered near Imam Hussein shrine, golden dome visible in background
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched toward the holy shrine of Imam Hussein in central Iraq on Monday as they marked the start of the Muslim month of Muharram in the city of Karbala.
Muharram is among the holiest months for Shiite Muslims and marks the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein, and his companions in the battle of Karbala in the seventh century.
Pilgrims at Karbala arrived from Baghdad, Basra and many other Iraqi provinces.
The event also attracts pilgrims from countries with Shiite populations such as Iran, Lebanon, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Bahrain.
Volunteers set up camps along the route to the Imam Hussein shrine to provide free food and refreshments to visitors.
Imam Hussein is one of Shia Islam’s most important figures and was seen by his followers as the rightful heir of the prophet’s legacy.
When he refused to pledge allegiance to the Umayyad caliphate, he was killed in the battle, cementing a schism that led to the split between the Sunni and Shia sects of Islam.
The mourning reaches its peak on Ashura, the 10th day of the month in the Islamic lunar calendar, when pilgrims perform ceremonial chest-beating and flagellating themselves with chains to inflict pain on themselves in a symbolic expression of sharing the pain their Imam went through on the day he died.
AP video shot by Salman Ameen
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