Dushanbe (IP) - The people in Tajikistan in a gathering to mark Ashura observed mourning rituals for Imam Hussain (AS) and his martyrs' companions of Karbala. Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram. In 61 AH (October 10, 680 CE), Imam Hussein (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.