​​Imam’s horse didn’t move there, Imam (AS) asked: asked: What is the name of this land? They said: “Ghazryh". Imam (AS) asked the other name of land, they said: “Shaty Forat” . then Imam asked, Does this land have another name? They said: “it is also called Karbala". Imam (AS) sighed heavily and began to cry and said: “Annie Allhm Avz Alkrb and Albla’ my back.” By God, this is the land of Karbala, our men will be killed here, by God, our women and children are captive here, by God, our respect is demolished here. He said: ” javānmardān, come down. Our graves are here.
Imam Hussain (AS) letter to the people of Kufa.

On this day, Imam Hussain (AS) wrote a letter to elders of Kufa wrote and gave it to Qays ibn Ms·hr Saidawi to send it to Kufa. Officers arrested Qays on the way and after he spoke too much against Yazid, killed him.

When Imam Hussain (AS) heard the news of the martyrdom of Qays, he cried and said: “Allhm Ajl Lena and Lshytna Ndk Mnzla Kryma, and Ajm Bynna and Fi-based Bynhm I Rhmtk Nk Qadir Ali object.”

Source: Shiite Calendar Book.

What is Ashura ?Ashura (transliteration: ‘Āshūrā’, Ashura, Ashura, and other spellings) It is on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram but not the Islamic month. It is also called Yaumu-l ‘Ashura, or simply Ashura meaning, ‘the tenth day’. It is well-known because of historical significance and mourning for the martyrdom of Husain ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (AD 680). It is a day of speeches, public processions, and great grief. Men and women chant and weep, mourning Husain, his family, and his followers. Speeches emphasize the importance of the values for which Husain sacrificed himself, his family, and his followers.

While imam Hussain (as) was asking the enemy for water to nourish his thirsty 6 month-old infant , the enemy struck the baby’s throat , such barbaric creatures had risen in animosity against the grandson of the prophet.Ayatollah Khamenei