(16 Jul 2024)
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Karbala – 16 July 2024
1. Aerial of Imam Hussein and his brother Imam Abbas shrines, golden domes, and minarets in Karbala ++MUTE++
2. Various of security personnel searching pilgrims entering Imam Hussein shrine
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salman Jabar, pilgrim:
“I came to visit my Lord Imam Hussein during this atmosphere of faith on Ashura, and all services to the visitors of Imam Hussein and Abbas shrines are available everywhere.”
4. Various of people performing ceremonial back-beating with chains in accordance with Ashura tradition
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abbas al-Timmemi, pilgrim:
“Everyone here serves the visitors of Imam Hussein by providing all kinds of food and drinks, and the security services are deployed everywhere.”
6. Various of free meals being prepared and served to pilgrims
7. Various of pilgrims praying inside Imam Hussein shrine, some waving big white flag
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims marked Tuesday the holy day of Ashoura in the Iraqi city pf Karbala.
The annual commemoration mourns the 7th century death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to the Shiite faith.
Over 1,340 years after Hussein’s death, thousands of faithful traveled to Karbala, where Hussein is entombed in a gold-domed shrine, to mourn there.
At the procession, some beat their backs with chains in a symbolic expression of regret for not being helping Imam Hussein before his death.
Volunteers also set up camps along the route to the shrine to provide free food and refreshments to all visitors. Iraqi security forces deployed thousands of troops to safeguard pilgrims against possible attacks.
For Shiite Muslims, the remembrance of Imam Hussein is an emotional event that sees many believers grieve over his killing.
Shiites represent over 10% of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims and view Hussein as the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad.
Hussein’s death in battle at the hands of Sunnis at Karbala, south of Baghdad, in 680 AD ingrained a deep rift in Islam and continues to this day to play a key role in shaping Shiite identity.
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