In pictures: Believers celebrate the day of Arafah at the two holy shrines of Karbala

Hundreds of thousands of believers at the shrines of Imam al-Hussayn and his brother Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon them) celebrated the special Ziyarat rituals of the blessed day of Arafah.

The visitors came from inside and outside the country to perform the Ziyarat rituals on this blessed day at the two holy shrines, amid a security, service and health alert to serve the Masses of the believers.

Hundreds of thousands of men and women performed Ziyarat rituals, prayers and special prayers on this blessed day under the rays of the sun, as the square between the Two Holy Shrines and the areas surrounding the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine was crowded with visitors who sat on the floor to perform the Ziyarat rituals.

It is worth mentioning that the believers go to the province of Karbala on the ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah to commemorate this Ziyarat at the two holy shrines of Imam al-Hussayn and his brother Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon them), while the departments of the holy shrine mobilize all their efforts to provide various services to the believers.