The significance of Imam Hussain’s (AS) uprising against the corrupt Umayyad regime goes beyond a mere historical event and symbolizes the struggle for justice, truth, and standing against tyranny, says a UK-based commentator

To millions of people across the world, the day of Ashura Day and the battle of Karbala carries a lesson on how spirituality can be a strong driver for people to stand in the face of injustice and tyranny.

This episode of the program is an exploration of the relevance of Imam Hussain's victory on the lands of Karbala over 1400 years ago.

Every year, in the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar called Muharram, Muslims and liberated humans from around the world, commemorate the jihad and martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his companions, in Karbala.

Addressing hundreds of Ashura mourners in Beirut, Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah outlined main stances of the resistance movement.

As Shia Muslims rally worldwide to commemorate Ashura, local Muslims in Austria came out in large numbers to add their voices of grief to the millions of mourners across the globe.

Chest-beating to the sound of drums is a familiar sound early each Muharram.

The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has called his group the frontrunner of battle against Israel.

Masses of Muslims across Britain have held ceremonies across the nation mourning the slaying of Prophet Muhammed grandson Imam Hussein more than a millennia ago

Shia Muslim in Nigeria have commemorated Ashura with processions and other mourning rituals.