A look at the statistics of Iranians participating in the Arbaeen pilgrimage ceremony
The Arbaeen pilgrimage, as an ancient Shia ritual, found renewed vitality with the end of the dictatorship era in Iraq and very soon made a place for itself among Iranians as well. The spread of this pilgrimage in Iran can be dated to the year 89; because before that there are no statistics of Iranians present at this ceremony.
The figures in this chart have been extracted from the statements of officials associated with this pilgrimage and indicate that the trend of Iranians' participation in the Arbaeen pilgrimage over 14 years has been sharply upward. The establishment of the mawkeb-holding ritual and hospitality by the people of Iraq, the legal support of the governments of Iran and Iraq to facilitate leaving the country, the establishment of security and the removal of the dangers of terrorist groups until the end of the 90s, and comprehensive groundwork by governments for holding this ceremony as magnificently as possible are among the factors that, alongside people's fervor and enthusiasm for the school of Imam Hussein (AS), have helped this upward growth.
It should be noted that Iranian pilgrims in 1399 (2020/21) and 1400 (2021/22), because of the COVID-19 pandemic, were not permitted to leave the borders and participate in the Arbaeen pilgrimage.
It should also be noted that these statistics are official and are usually somewhat lower than the actual figure for leaving the country for the purpose of the Arbaeen pilgrimage. Forecasts indicate that the figure for Iranian Arbaeen pilgrims this year will reach 5 million people.
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian