TEHRAN - The chief of the planning office of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has announced the start of registration of pilgrims participating in the Arbaeen Walk through the Samah system.

Mehran Farshid announced the registration statistics for the Arbaeen Walk, “From July 7th to 17th, 128,492 individuals have registered to take part in the Arbaeen ceremony via the Samah system, out of which 107,027 have confirmed their registration by paying the 1,000,000 Rials insurance fee. Among the registered pilgrims, approximately 52,000 have opted for buses, around 7,000 for airplanes, 6,000 for taxis, 4,000 for trains, and about 1,000 for minibuses for their departure to the border.”

According to information on the Samah website, the Mehran border is the most popular choice for pilgrims departing to Iraq, followed by Shalamcheh, Khosravi, and other borders.

The Arbaeen Walk is a religious ceremony and congregation carried out by Shiite Muslims along the paths leading to Karbala for pilgrimage and mourning on the fortieth day after the martyrdom of Hussein Ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shiites, in the battle of Karbala. Registration for this event in recent years has been facilitated through the Samah system and the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.