Tehran – Iranian Muslims along with millions of Muslims across the globe on Saturday marked the Arbaeen religious occasion.

Arbaeen, which is one of the most revered religious occasions in the Islamic calendar, is the 40th day after Ashura commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) grandson and the third infallible successor of Prophet Muhammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).

According to IRNA, black-clad mourners across Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and so forth, today honored the event by taking part in ceremonies where elegies were recited in memory of the Karbala martyrs.

Notably, in Iraq, about 16 millions of pilgrims from Iraq and above said countries have gathered in the holy city of Karbala, to mark the occasion.