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According to the Abbasid Shrine statistics, the number of pilgrims participating in the Arbaeen walk from 1395 to 1403 SH ranged between 11 and 22 million people.(30)*
According to the Abbasid Shrine statistics, the number of pilgrims participating in the Arbaeen walk from 1395 to 1403 SH ranged between 11 and 22 million people.(30)*
==Pilgrimage Sites of Karbala==
==Pilgrimage Sites of Karbala==
The Shrine and Zarih of Imam Hussain (AS)
===The Shrine and Zarih of Imam Hussain(a)===
The Holy Threshold of Imam Hussain (AS)
{{Main|The Holy Threshold of Imam Hussain(a)}}
The tomb of Imam Hussain (AS) is a structure built over the burial site of the Imam.The two lower sides of the Zarih of Imam Hussain (AS) are dedicated to Hazrat Ali Akbar and the martyrs of Banu Hashim.<ref>Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33/34.</ref>
The tomb of Imam Hussain (AS) is a structure built over the burial site of the Imam.The two lower sides of the Zarih of Imam Hussain(a) are dedicated to [[Hazrat Ali Akbar]] and the martyrs of Banu Hashim.<ref>Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33/34.</ref>
A dome covered with gold has been built over the Zarih.<ref>Khalīlī, "Mawsūʿah al-ʿAtabāt al-Muqaddasa",vol. 8,p. 181.</ref>
A dome covered with gold has been built over the Zarih.<ref>Khalīlī, "Mawsūʿah al-ʿAtabāt al-Muqaddasa",vol. 8,p. 181.</ref>
Within the shrine complex, there are other places and sections:
Within the shrine complex, there are other places and sections:
The Zarih of the Martyrs of Karbala: They are buried a few meters away from the foot of the Imam.
*'''[[The Zarih of the Martyrs of Karbala]]''': They are buried a few meters away from the foot of the Imam.
Their grave is inside a room with a silver window, above which the names of the martyrs are inscribed on a plaque.<ref>Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33.</ref>
Their grave is inside a room with a silver window, above which the names of the martyrs are inscribed on a plaque.<ref>Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33.</ref>
The Zarih of Habib ibn Muzahir: Habib ibn Muzahir was one of the companions of Imam Ali (AS), Imam Hasan (AS), and Imam Hussain (AS).<ref>Tafreshī,  "Naqd al-Rijāl",vol. 1,p. 339.</ref>
*'''[[The Zarih of Habib ibn Muzahir]]''': Habib ibn Muzahir was one of the companions of Imam Ali (AS), Imam Hasan (AS), and Imam Hussain (AS).<ref>Tafreshī,  "Naqd al-Rijāl",vol. 1,p. 339.</ref>
He was the standard-bearer on the left flank of the Imam's army.<ref>al-Ṭabarī , "Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī"  ,vol. 5,p. 422.</ref>
He was the standard-bearer on the left flank of the Imam's army.<ref>al-Ṭabarī , "Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī"  ,vol. 5,p. 422.</ref>
His grave is now in a silver-colored Zarih in the southern corridor facing the Qibla.
His grave is now in a silver-colored Zarih in the southern corridor facing the Qibla.
•Qatl-gah: The Qatl-gah is the place where the head of Imam Hussain (AS) was severed from his body.  
*'''[[Qatligah]]''': The Qatl-gah is the place where the head of Imam Hussain (AS) was severed from his body.  
This site is located in a special chamber in the southern part of the courtyard (Golden Iwan).(36) Hasht Behesht: Vīzheh-Nāmah Zāʾirān-i Dāneshgāhī ʿAtabāt", p. 161. ,,, Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33.
This site is located in a special chamber in the southern part of the courtyard (Golden Iwan).(36) Hasht Behesht: Vīzheh-Nāmah Zāʾirān-i Dāneshgāhī ʿAtabāt", p. 161. ,,, Shamīm Yār. Vīzheh Zāʾirān-i ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt.,p. 33.
Other sections within the shrine include:
Other sections within the shrine include:{{ستون-شروع|۲}}
•The tomb of Ibrahim Mujab
*[[The tomb of Ibrahim Mujab]]
•The four corridors
*[[The Four Porticos]]
•Abd Minaret
*[[Abd Minaret]]
•The Maqam of Maryam’s Palm Tree (Karbala)
*[[The Maqam of Maryam’s Palm Tree (Karbala)]]
•The gates of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (AS)
*[[The gates of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain(a)]]
•The museum and library of the shrine.<ref>Amīn ʿĀmilī, "Aʿyān al-Shīʿah",vol. 2, p. 224/230; Ḥabīb Ābādī, "Makārim al-Āthār fī Aḥwāl Rijāl Dawr-i Qājār",vol. 2, p. 610; Āl Ṭuʿmah., "Al-Mawāqiʿ al-Athariyya wa al-Siyāḥiyya fī Karbalā", p. 60-64; Shaykh Ṭūsī, "Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām", vol. 6, p. 73; Ḥurr ʿĀmilī, " Wasāʾil al-Shīʿah",vol. 14, p. 517; ʿAzd al-Mulk , "Safarnāmah ʿAzd al-Mulk ilā al-ʿAtabāt", p. 161.</ref>
*[[The museum and library of the shrine]].<ref>Amīn ʿĀmilī, "Aʿyān al-Shīʿah",vol. 2, p. 224/230; Ḥabīb Ābādī, "Makārim al-Āthār fī Aḥwāl Rijāl Dawr-i Qājār",vol. 2, p. 610; Āl Ṭuʿmah., "Al-Mawāqiʿ al-Athariyya wa al-Siyāḥiyya fī Karbalā", p. 60-64; Shaykh Ṭūsī, "Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām", vol. 6, p. 73; Ḥurr ʿĀmilī, " Wasāʾil al-Shīʿah",vol. 14, p. 517; ʿAzd al-Mulk , "Safarnāmah ʿAzd al-Mulk ilā al-ʿAtabāt", p. 161.</ref>
 
{{end}}[[file:کربلا - ابن فهد.jpg|Thumbnail|The grave of Ibn Fahd al-Hilli in Karbala.]]
===Other Pilgrimage Sites===
===Other Pilgrimage Sites===
There are numerous pilgrimage sites around the shrine of Imam Hussain (AS), which are as follows:
There are numerous pilgrimage sites around the shrine of Imam Hussain (AS), which are as follows:{{ستون-شروع|۲}}
•The Shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS)
•The Shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS)
•Husseini Tent Area (Khaymegah)
•Husseini Tent Area (Khaymegah)
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Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS): Abu Talib Khan, the famous traveler, in the early 13th century AH (1217 AH), referred to the Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS) or the Khaymegah, on which Asaf al-Dawla's wife had constructed a building.
Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS): Abu Talib Khan, the famous traveler, in the early 13th century AH (1217 AH), referred to the Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS) or the Khaymegah, on which Asaf al-Dawla's wife had constructed a building.
This Maqam was apparently next to the present-day Imam Hussain Hospital, and some consider it to be at the original site of the Khaymegah.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 158.</ref>
This Maqam was apparently next to the present-day Imam Hussain Hospital, and some consider it to be at the original site of the Khaymegah.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 158.</ref>
==Notes==
==Notes==
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