In Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 24, three explosions kill one person and injure 80 in an Ashura procession.
In a purely political move, Saddam Hussein bans the religious observence honoring Ashura commemorations.
The battle takes place between Husayn ibn Ali, his supporters, and the Yazid forces. Husayn and his supporters are beheaded. Islam remembers them as martyrs and the battle has great significance for Shi'a Muslims.
After Hijrah, when the Prophet Muhammad flees persecution by traveling from Mecca to Medina, Muhammad designates Ashura as a day of fasting from sunset to sunset. Later Ashura becomes a voluntary observance.
