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Mourners in Tehran for 40th Day of Martyrdom Imam Hossein (AS)

 

In Tehran, Arbaeen March started from Imam Hossein (AS) Square and ended in Shah Abdol Azim Holy Shrine. Imam Hossein (AS), the grandchild of the prophet of Islam Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), was the third Imam of Shiite Muslims who was martyred in the Battle of Karbala with his 72 disciples on October 10, 680 AD, the day known as Ashura, in Karbala city of Iraq.

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