The Valiasr Square in Tehran played host to the Ta'zieh performance of Ashura, known as the Battle of Karbala, on 9 September, the battle in which Imam Hossein (AS), who was the grandchild of the prophet of Islam Muhammad (SAWA) and his 72 disciples were martyred. Ta'zieh, Condolence Theater or Passion Play, is a traditional Persian theater, in which actors convey the dramatic events through music and songs.
