Today is February 9, 2006 and you know what that means. It’s time to commemorate the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (AD 680). This tradition is better known as Ashura and is very popular amongst Shia Muslims. Many choose to spend the day performing mourning rituals or passion plays re-enacting the martyrdom. While most people march through the streets beating their chest, others emulate the suffering of Husayn by flagellating themselves with chains or cutting their foreheads until blood streams from their bodies.

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During Ashura, we Muslims just march on streets, sing religious songs and tap on our chest using our palm. and/or praying in mosques.
but THIS.. Hitting yourself with a dagger, is absolutely prohibited by religious leaders. We all disagree that this is just violence. No where in Islam said such a thing also prohibited every soul to avoid hurting themselves or others in any shape and form.
But sadly some minority Arab/Pakistani muslims do it.
If anyone wants to see the true face of Ashura, better search it in Iran.
Praying and Crying in Mosques on Ashura:
http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/523842
Street march on Ashura:
http://www.travel-images.com/photo-iran144.html
http://www.travel-images.com/photo-iran149.html
This is the true form of Ashura which majority do.
By majority I mean if five hundreds do that violence, over thirty millions do the true form…
ofcoure these photos do not tell us truth obout islam.these people are from small group of muslims that do not know real islam.muslims are not allowed to hurt themselves or anybody by enything even by eating harmfull foods because body is a Gift from God.ashura is a day for muslims to think about Human values and Commemoration.
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