Millions of Shia Muslims across Iran gathered to observe Tasu’a, the ninth day of the lunar calendar month of Muharram 1446 AH.
Millions of Iranians, including those in the northwestern city of Zanjan, held mourning processions, beating their chests and chanting along with eulogists hailing the sacrifices of the Imam and his companions.
It is pertinent to mention here that Tasu’a precedes Ashura, the day of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the third Shia Imam, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD by Umayyad soldiers under the rule of caliph Yazid ibn Muawiya.