Imam Ali Khamenei:”Ashura was not a bare historical event, but a culture, an ongoing stream and an everlasting model for the Islamic Ummah”

Ashura was not a bare historical event, but a culture, an ongoing stream and an everlasting model for the Islamic Ummah. With this movement, Imam Hussein (PBUH) wrought an example for the Islamic Ummah [to emulate]. This example is not even about martyrdom; it has a complex, sophisticated and a very deep nature. Imam Hussein’s campaign is characterized by three elements: “logic and wisdom”, “valor and honor,” and a “noble sentiment.”
The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, January 1,2006