Shiite Moslems Finally Free to Flagellate
Violence is used in celebration just as it is used in most aspects of the Islamic Culture. For almost 30 years, the Shiite minority in Iraq were prohibited by the Sunni regime of Saddam Hussein from performing some traditional Shia Rituals. One of these rituals is the ceremonial self-flagellation during the “Day of Ashura,” which commemorates when the grandson of Mohommad, Hussein, foolishly rode to his doom in the battle of Karbala.
Now that the US has deposed Saddam, Shiites are free to celebrate again. Christians and Jews celebrate their holy days without needing a blood transfusion. Not the Moslems- they cut themselves and beat themselves with clubs to remind them that they are bound to a religion by BLOOD. Behold a celebration by followers of the Religion of Peace.
From the Stars and Stripes Here:
UMM QASR, Iraq The chanting began well after dark and grew gradually. Then under the glow of Umm Qasr’s newly restored streetlights, the men came into sight dancing down the dusty street, leaping and striking themselves on the back and forehead with sticks.
“We will never forget Hussein,” the men chanted.
They had come to praise not Saddam Hussein but another Hussein whose name had not been celebrated in such a fashion for decades.
“This is the first day of Shiite freedom,” said Ali, one of several awed townspeople gathered on the dark roadside to watch the unusual ritual. “This is the first time anyone is confident enough to do this.”
For the first time in what residents said was nearly 30 years, the majority Shiite Muslims of southern Iraq commemorated Ashura in Umm Qasr. The Shiite self-flagellation ritual commemorates the killing in A.D. 680 of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and a man venerated as a martyr.
Practice of the religious ritual, long discouraged by Saddam’s minority Sunni regime, has been punishable by death, residents said.
Why would anyone want to be a member of a religion that required you to enact the final scene in the movie Carrie?
1…If the writer don’t know why this happens then he should not write anything without any knowledge.
2…Writer said Islam is a religion of sacrificing animals. The question to the writer is Do u and ur fellows eat pork without sacrificing pigs????
3…The last but not least. Islam doesn’t allow any bloodshed. This picture is not representing Islam. If u want to argue about Islam then 1st u should read about the rules n regulation given by Islam for animals, women and for all living being.
Oozma,
1. I know why muslims cut themselves and it doesn’t make it acceptible nor right. Its barbaric just like the rest of the stupid religion
2. Your religion sacrifices animals on Eid. Just like your people used to do when they were sitll worshipping idols about 900 years ago. We slaughter animals for food, not sacrifice them to a false god.
3. Islam is all about bloodshed stupid. Especially the part where you blow up other people. And you abuse your women and are allowed to beat them according to the koran, which should be burned.
An unfair genralization/sterotype.
This is the Husain about whom Mahatma Gandhi said:
“I learned from Hussain how to be wronged and be a winner, I learnt from Hussain how to attain victory while being oppressed”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Source: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/27008
There must be something that the Mahatma understood and we don’t!
Please think!
IA:
Ghandi didn’t know how to swallow food. I shant be taking any advice from him.
WHAT IS THIS..??? THIS IS NOT ISLAM..!! THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT MUSLIM..!!! REAL MUSLIM DONT DO THINGS LIKE THIS..!! REAL MUSLIM ONLY BELIVE ALLAH IS THE ONLY GOD & MUHAMMAD IS THE REAL PROPHET, THESE SYIAH PEOPLE STILL CALLED THEMSELVES A MUSLIM???? YOU WILL NEVER SEE THESE PEOPLE AT MECCA…..
Iskandar, You Fool, first go and learn the history of Islam, The Shias are the only true Muslims and Hizb of Allah and this Islam is only in existence only due to sacrifice of Imam Hussain (A.S) and we mourn the sacrifice made by Imam Hussain A.S. first go and learn the basics of Islam, Mecca is not the property of the fools like you and the stupid Arab Rulers who are only puppets of the west.
But Orthodox Muslim is more Violent , Radical and worse than Shiites
In the name of The Almighty Allah
Asslalomo Alaykom
According to the Islam Religion(Sonni or Shia) hurting your self is a deadly sin that the god Do not accept us .
And According to the history (the real) Imam Hussein (Alayh e salam) is the grand son of the holy prophet Mohammad(sallallahoalayh) and is one of the real muslems in the world of Islam.
Shia believes that imam Hussein after Imam Hassan (allayhoma salam) is the leader of true type Islam.
Now do you Believe that these are Muslims ?
Absolutely no because Muslim people really do their religious affairs correctly and pay attention to them carefully these are not Muslim Not Shia .these are some people who are jahil .it means they don’t now their Islam their culture their task to develop Islam bel hekmat and mo-i-zat. So I ask you “do you know your Islam or no? if no there is no difference between we and them.!!!
lets think ….
its a blood cult pure and simple, i have seen sunnis getting their little kids to cut sheep thoats in the middle of the street. they cut chunks out of women to destroy their womenhood. in nigeria they cut christians up with macheties. and you’ll always get some moslime like the ones who have posted, saying we arent like that. but you are, your all sick in the head.
This is not Islam. Shia is not Islam.. Shia brings fitna to Islam. Please people. Islam doesn’t teach their followers to be obsessive toward creatures and hurting ownselves in Islam is haraam and sinful.