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Shafaq News
26-01-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
14M pilgrims participate in Al-Kadhimiyah commemoration
Shafaq News/ The Al-Kadhimiyah Shrine announced on Sunday that millions of pilgrims participated in the Rajabiya Pilgrimage, as Baghdad Operations Command confirmed the success of the security plan. The Shrine's Secretary-General Haidar Hassan Al-Shammari announced that the number of visitors to the shrine commemorating Imam Al-Kadhim's martyrdom has exceeded 14 million." Lieutenant General Walid Khalifa Al-Tamimi, Commander of Baghdad Operations, said that the security forces, supported by intelligence efforts 'successfully secured the massive crowds visiting Al-Kadhimiyah and the routes taken by pilgrims across Baghdad." The Al-Kadhimiyah Municipality also reported the successful implementation of its pilgrimage plan, noting the removal of 4,000 tons of waste from the city during the event. Imam Musa Al-Kadhim, the seventh Imam of Shia Islam, died on the 25th of Rajab in 183 AH in a prison during the reign of Abbasid Caliph Harun Al-Rashid in Baghdad, spending much of his later years in incarceration. The annual pilgrimage to his shrine is one of the most significant religious events in Iraq, attracting millions of Shia Muslims from around the world to honor his memory.
Iraqi News
26-01-2025
- Iraqi News
The Holy Shrine of Al-Kadhimiya announces the participation of more than 14 million Pilgrims in the Rajab pilgrimage
Baghdad-INA The Holy Shrine of Al-Kadhimiya announced today, Sunday, the participation of more than 14 million Pilgrims in the Rajabiya pilgrimage. The shrine said in a press conference held today, attended by the correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The number of Pilgrims to Imam Al-Kadhim (peace be upon him) reached more than 14 million Pilgrims." It thanked "everyone who contributed to the success of the visit from Husseini processions and security forces that participated in various categories in securing the pilgrimage," noting that "there is high awareness among Pilgrims." The Baghdad Operations Command announced earlier today the success of the security plan drawn up to secure the millions of people who commemorate Rajabiya pilgrimage. The Ministry of Interior stated that the Rajab pilgrimage plan is the least in terms of traffic accidents, fires and rumors. The Ministry of Transport also confirmed that the reverse delegation operations continue until the last Pilgrims in the holy Kadhimiya with the participation of 350 buses and 11 trains.
