- - Shiite Muslims mark the end of the Arbaeen pilgrimage in photos

ANMAR KHALIL, VAHID SALEMI and HADI MIZBAN August 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM

1 / 13APTOPIX Iran ArbaeenShiite Muslim women pray at the shrine of Saint Abdulazim in Shahr-e-Ray, south of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, during a ceremony to observe the Arbaeen, which marks the anniversary of the 40th day of mourning following the 7th century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein, who was killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Iran commemorate the end of Arbaeen, the 40-day mourning period following Ashoura.

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