Muharram is one of the most sacred months in the Islamic calendar because of the sacrifices that were made by the family of Prophet Muhammad to establish the message of humanity. The first ten days of the month hold the most significance during which the battle took place. Millions of Muslims around the world mark Tasu'a and Ashura, the 9th and 10th day of the Muslim month of Muharram, a day of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam. As one of the most important days in the Islamic calendar, Tasu'a is the day of loyalty and resistance epitomized by Abbas' sacrifices in the battle of Karbala. The day of Ashura is the culmination of a 10 day annual mourning period in the lunar calendar month of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid. The ten day mourning is itself symbolic to the continuous embracing of the stance of truth against evil, and about humanity’s win over brutality the stance which Imam Hussein (AS) held till his last breath and because of which he was martyred.