Iran Press/ Middle East: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram. In 61 AH (October 10, 680 CE), Imam Hussain (AS) and his true companions were martyred in the battle against the army of then-time tyrant Yazid I, led by 'Umar b. Sa'd.
A day after Asura, on such a day, the Yazid I's troops take Imam Hussain's (AS) family captive, including his sister Lady Zaynab (SA) and his son Sajjad (AS), the fourth Imam of the Shia.
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