سْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْم
Today is the 10th of Muharram in the Muslim calendar and is called the Asyura Day. Asyura comes from the Arabic word, asyara which means ten. It is one of the significant days in the Muslim calendar as there are many stories involving prophets. Amongst them are, on the 10th of Muharram;
- Allah created the universe
- Allah gave His blessings
- Allah created ‘Arasy
- Allah created Jibrail, the angel
- Allah created Adam, the first human
- The day Allah pardoned Adam a.s. after years of repent for disobeying God
- Nuh a.s. and his faithful followers saved from the big flood which happened for six months. Nuh’s ark landed on the summit of a mountain.
- Ibrahim a.s. was born
- Yusuf a.s. freed after seven years in prison
- Yaakub a.s. was cured of his blindness the day his son, Yusuf a.s. returned
- Ayub a.s. was cured from his illness
- Musa a.s. was saved from the Firaun army, the day when the Red Sea opened up for him
- The holy Taurat was given to Musa a.s.
- Yunus a.s. came out safely from the mouth of a great whale after being inside the fish for 40 days
- Daud a.s. was forgiven by Allah
- Sulaiman a.s. was given a very big empire by Allah
- Isa a.s. was lifted to heaven when the Romans were chasing him to crucify him
- Saidina Hussein ibni Ali, Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.’s grandson was killed at Karbala (as in Karbala now in Iran).
WHAT CAN WE DO on the day of Asyura?
recite this (at least 70 times) as much as possible:
حَسْبُنَااللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيْرُ
Hasbunallahu wani'mal wakiilu ni'mal maulaa wani'man nashiir
Solat:
Two rakaat sunnat prayer, two times (meaning 4 rakaat with two salam)… reciting Al-Fatihah and 11 times of Al-Ikhlas all four rakaat. 
Then dua:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَالْمِيْزَانِ وَمُنْتَهَى الْعِلْمِ
وَمَبْلَغ الرِّضَاوَزِنَةَالْعَرْشِ
لاَمَلْجَأَ وَلاَمَنْجَأَ مِنَ اللَّهِ اِلاَّ اِلَيْهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوِتْرِ
وَعَدَدَكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ كُلِّهَانَسْأَلُكَ السَّلاَمَةَ
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَااَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
وَلاَحَوْلَ وَلاَقُوَّةَاِلاَّبِاللَّهِ الْعَلِىِّ الْعَظِيْمِ
وَهُوَحَسْبُنَ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيْرُ
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Subhanallahi mil-al miizaani wa muntahal 'ilmi
wa mablaghar ridhaa wazinatal 'arsyi
Laa malja-a walaa manja-a minallahi illa ilaihi subhaanallahi 'adadasy syaf'ir wal witri
Wa 'adada kalimaatillahittaammaati kulliha nas-alukas salaamata
birahmatika yaa arhamar raahimina
Walaa haula walaa quwwata illa billahil 'aliyyil 'azhiimi
Wa huwa hasbuna wa ni'mal wakiilu ni'mal maulaa wa ni'man nashiiru
Wa shallalahu 'alaa sayyidina muhammadin wa 'alaa aalihi washahbihii wasallam
Come morning, try to fast on 10th Muharram + 11th Muharram…
Some cook 
porridge…
وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ يَقُوْلُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَ قِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Wa minhum-many-yaquulu Rabbanaaa ‘aatinaa fiddunyaa hasanatanw-wa fil-‘Aakhirati hasanatanw-wa qinaa ‘azaaban-Naar. (al-Baqarah:201)
And there are men who say: “Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter. And save us from the torment of the Fire!”
References:
Panduan Lengkap Sembahyang Sunat – Mohd Yusoff Haji Ismail (cetakan BIN HALABI PRESS) (2008)
BaAlawi.com : Asyura - 10th Muharram (Supplication)
Hari Asyura 10 Muharram Antara Sunnah Dan Bid'ah
Puasa Sunnah di Bulan Muharram (Puasa Asyura)
Empat belas perkara sunat dilakukan pada hari Asyura
Hadis rekaan tentang Hari Asyura
