Ashura. The tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calender. This date is important to Shi’a Muslims because of the anniversary of the death of Husain, the grandson of Muhammad. During the self-flagellation ceremony, men beat themselves, hit their backs with chained knives and cut their heads with swords as they mourn.
Far more terrible is parents make their children bleed.
Imam Husain fought with Yazid ibn Muawiya in 680 CE for power. Husain was killed in the battle. But people still mourn for Husain. They physically torture themselves for the sake of their faith. The madness continues.
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left0ver1under
November 27, 2012 at 12:41 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
If those idiots were doing it solely to themselves, like the Filipinos at “easter”, I’d just sit and laugh at them. It makes me wonder if communicable diseases get passed around with all that blood, causing their own problems to get worse.
But abusing children as part of the “ritual” is beyond revolting. Those kids need to be rescued and taken away from such people.
nedchamplain
November 27, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
yep, they’re stupid
bernardhurley
November 27, 2012 at 1:42 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Einstein once said “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the one.”
Ganesh
November 27, 2012 at 10:17 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Taslima you are really best in speaking truth………….
Amardeep
November 27, 2012 at 1:19 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Yes they try to cut themselves to mourn for the one who is dead long ago . .i think that’s really stupid . . apart from the religious views or aspect they invite different type of the infections and other diseases while coming in direct contact with the BLOOD . . .
Hunt
November 27, 2012 at 6:43 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Don’t these people ever think about HIV or Hepatitis infection?
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