The Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine announces the number of visitors participating in the commemoration of Arbaeen for the year 1448 AH

The General Secretariat of the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine announced today, Tuesday (20 Safar 1448 AH) corresponding to (August 4, 2026), the participation of (19,999,870) visitors in commemorating the Ziyarat Arbaeen of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him).

The Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine relied on an accurate electronic counting system powered by artificial intelligence to tally the visitors to the holy city of Karbala, through the routes taken by the visitors and the gates of the holy shrine.

The statement from the holy shrine is as follows:

We extend our heartfelt condolences to our Imam of the time, Al-Hujjah bin Al-Hasan (peace be upon him), the great religious authorities, the entire Islamic world, especially the land of the prophets, the successors, and the saints, on the occasion of the Arbaeen of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him). We ask the Almighty Allah to protect the lands of Muslims from all evil and to return the visitors of Aba Abdillah Al-Hussayn (peace be upon him) to their cities and homelands safe and sound, accepted in their deeds and acts of worship.

As it has been for over 13 centuries, the holy city of Karbala was honored to host the guests and visitors of the Master of Martyrs, Imam al-Hussayn, and his brother Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon them) during the blessed Ziyarat Arbaeen season of this year 1448 AH. The service of the holy shrines had the great honor of receiving and providing various services to the esteemed visitors. These services included a number of medical, service, and mourning activities, such as the documentation of visitor numbers through the electronic counting system for those arriving at the main entrances of the holy city of Karbala, provided by the Communications Department of the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine, for the tenth consecutive year, and the analytical statistical documentation of other services in the holy city of Karbala by the Al-Kafeel Center for Information and Statistical Studies.

The number of visitors received by the holy city of Karbala from the period of 1st Safar until 6:00 PM on 20th Safar, according to the electronic counting system operating with artificial intelligence technology and through five main entrances: (Baghdad - Karbala), (Baghdad - Al-Jamaleya), (Najaf - Karbala), (Babylon - Karbala), (Husseiniya - Karbala), this year is approximately 19,999,870 visitors.

Below is a document that includes a table showing a comparison with previous years.