{"id":1593,"date":"2015-09-23T15:53:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T15:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/1593-holy-karbala-overcrowded-with-pilgrims-to-perform-arafat-rituals\/"},"modified":"2015-09-23T15:53:39","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T15:53:39","slug":"holy-karbala-overcrowded-with-pilgrims-to-perform-arafat-rituals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/1593-holy-karbala-overcrowded-with-pilgrims-to-perform-arafat-rituals\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Karbala overcrowded with pilgrims to perform Arafat rituals"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;\">Millions of pilgrims gathered in the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother al-Abbas<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>The holy city of Karbala has witnessed the flock of increasing numbers of pilgrims from Iraq and other countries to perform the rituals of Arafat Day.<\/h4>\n<h4>Millions of pilgrims gathered in the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother al-Abbas, peace be upon them, to offer prayers and recite the famous Duaa of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, related to this blessed day.<\/h4>\n<h4>Annually, Shia Muslims from various Iraqi cities, Iran and Gulf countries travel to the holy city of Karbala before Eid al-Adha to offer the rites of visitation and perform the religious rituals of the Eid.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of pilgrims gathered in the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother al-Abbas \u00a0 The holy city of Karbala has witnessed the flock of increasing numbers of pilgrims from Iraq and other countries to perform the rituals of Arafat Day. 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