On the occasion of the Arba’een pilgrimage to imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him), a new plan has been laid by the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine to help the pilgrims reach the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine.

The Religious Information Division of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has assigned students of religion along the roads coming from the neighboring cities into Kerbala city in order to educate the pilgrims about Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him) and the significance of the Arba’een pilgrimage.

Director and member of the managing board of Nane Razavi Company said, "Arbaeen pilgrims will be served at Mehran International Crossing".

In cooperation with other departments, the External Services Department of Imam Ali Holy Shrine continues works to complete all the preparations for Sayed al-Shuhadaa Accommodation Site to receive the visitors of Arbaeen.

The Secretary General of Imam Ali Holy Shrine, Sayyed Nizar Hashim Habl al-Mateen continues his field tour to view firsthand the accommodation locations for the visitors of Arbaeen in the Courtyard of Fatima (peace be upon her) and the rest of the major locations prepared for this purpose.

Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said recent terrorist attacks in Samarra, Iraq, failed to discourage Iranians from registering to go to the Arab country on pilgrimage for Arbaeen.

Husseinic Fortieth servants caravan, with elegy reading of Haji Sadiq Ahangaran, headed to Karbala from the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.).

The Imam Ali Holy Shrine continues to mobilize all of its employees in order to receive millions of visitors of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) from inside and outside Iraq.

In preparation for organizing a national workshop for Warning of Dangers of Drugs and the adopted strategies to stop spreading them, the head of the Family and Social Guidance, Sheikh Saad al-Abedi visited a number of provinces within an official tour to meet the local officials in the provinces. The delegation was accompanied by representatives from the Departments of Relations and Media in the Imam Ali Holy Shrine.

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) says it has received information that the Nigerian army plans to attack processions scheduled for the mourning rituals of Arba’een.

On the eve of the Arba’in pilgrimage, Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi stressed that participants in the pilgrimage to the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the fortieth day after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn must respected their Sunni Muslim co-religionists and non-Muslims who will also participate in the walk.

Astan Quds Razavi's assistant for endowments and legal affairs said, "Ladies have ever dedicated over eighty endowment documents including 65 properties to Astan Quds Razavi".

Cultural Exhibition entitled “Labbayk”, in the center of Exhibitions and Conferences of Astan Quds Razavi with the efforts of the Department of Public Relations and Media Affairs of Astan Quds Razavi has been set up, which offers cultural and artistic products and accessories for the Fortieth walk.

Staffs of Services Affairs and external Services Departments are going on in their work to prepare services and overnight stay for the visitors of Arbaeen Pilgrimage in all sites and in particular in Sahan (Courtyard) Fatima (Peace be upon her), where it is expected that the courtyard will receive about 150 thousand visitors a day.

During its visit to Baghdad, the Quran House, which belongs to Religious Affairs Department of Imam Ali Holy Shrine, viewed firsthand the Quranic programs and activities in the mosque of the Great Prophet in the Shaab district in preparation for choosing it as a branch of the Quran House in Baghdad.

To commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Al-Hassan Al-Mojtaba (peace be upon him) the servants of the holy shrines of Imam Al-Hussayn and Al-Abbas (peace be upon both of them) has organized a unified condolence procession to commemorate this tragedy that is painful to the hearts of the followers and lovers of Ahl Al-Bayt (peace be upon them) led by a number of its officials and heads of its departments.

Swiss ambassador in Islamic Republic of Iran, attended the Razavi Holy Shrine and visited the museums of Astan Quds Razavi.

“Labbaik” (here am I) fair was welcomed largely by pilgrims and neighbors of the Razavi Holy Shrine at the very first days of inauguration.

American filmmaker Kathryn Ann Bigelow is going to produce a film on the event with a $200 million budget, as reported by Al-Alam News Network, and translated by IFP.

Iranian pilgrims are forbidden from traveling to the Iraqi city of Samarra until further notice in the wake of a Sunday terrorist attack that killed and wounded scores of Iranian pilgrims in the holy city, an official announced.