According to the Islamic calendar, there are ten days during the first month of the year, the Muharram, which are dedicated to the remembrance and to the wailing for the martyrdom of Ali, but above all for his son Hussein. The author presents a contribution to read this event after his personal participation in Isfahan (in 2002).
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