Ashura

The Imam flatly refused to give allegiance to the oppressive Umayyad caliph, Yazid.
His martyrdom took place on the tenth of the Muslim month of Muharram, known as Ashoura, in 680 AD.
He was martyred along with 72 of his loyal companions in the tragic massacre at Karbala.
The battle of Hussein is commemorated during an aual 10-day period held every Muharram by the Shi'ah as well as many Suis or even other religions culminating on its tenth day, Ashura.

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