Iran Press/ Iran news: The day before Ashura is called Tasua which is the 9th day of Muharram. Shia Muslims and other people from different religions, try to commemorate this day more than the first eight days of Muharram as Tasua is attributed to mourning for Imam Hussain’s brother, Abbas (AS), although he was martyred on the day of Ashura like the other Imam Hussain’s companions.
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Thousands of Iranian people in Tehran got together in Imamzadeh Ali Akbar(Chizar) and remembered the great sacrifice of Imam Hussain(AS) and his 72 companions who were martyred in the Battle of Karbala in Iraq, over 1,300 years ago.
People of Tehran, like other parts of Iran, also congregate at the Hazrat Abdol Azim Hassani(AS), grieve to the tune of beating drums and chants of "Ya Hussain." Also, scholars gave sermons on the themes of Hussein's personality and position in Islam and the history of his uprising.
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