The shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf is being adorned with banners, flags, floral displays, and expanded Quranic and cultural programming ahead of Eid al-Ghadir on June 4, 2026. Officials expect massive crowds of pilgrims at the burial site of Islam’s fourth caliph and the first Shia Imam, a day that commemorates the Prophet Muhammad’s designation of Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor at Ghadir Khumm.