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FYI..................................Ashura
is a holy day for Muslims all over the world, celebrated on the 10th day of Muharram....
Muharram is the 2nd most important Islamic holiday, Ramadan being the most important.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/01/can-a-shiite-self-mut...
www.wsj.com/video/shiites-self-flagellate-for-ashura-fest...
For Shia Muslims, the commemoration of Ashura is not a festival but rather a sad event, while Sunni Muslims view it as a victory God gave to Moses.
For Shia Muslims, it is a period of intense grief and mourning. Mourners congregate at a mosque for sorrowful, poetic recitations in memory of the martyrdom of Husayn, lamenting and grieving to the tune of beating drums and chants of "Ya Hussain".
Also, Ulamas give sermons with themes of Husayn's personality and position in Islam, and the history of his uprising. The Sheikh of the mosque retells the Battle of Karbala to allow his listeners to relive the pain and sorrow endured by Husayn and his family and they read Maqtal Al-Husayn.
Certain traditional flagellation rituals such as Talwar zani (talwar ka matam or sometimes tatbir) use a sword. Other rituals such as zanjeer zani or zanjeer matam involve the use of a zanjeer (a chain with blades)
in honor of
Muharram
2021
( CLICK ON THE GIF BELOW )
New Delhi
Photography’s new conscience
INDIA10017-Ashura/Muharram.gif
FYI..................................Ashura
is a holy day for Muslims all over the world, celebrated on the 10th day of Muharram....
Muharram is the 2nd most important Islamic holiday, Ramadan being the most important.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/01/can-a-shiite-self-mut...
www.wsj.com/video/shiites-self-flagellate-for-ashura-fest...
For Shia Muslims, the commemoration of Ashura is not a festival but rather a sad event, while Sunni Muslims view it as a victory God gave to Moses.
For Shia Muslims, it is a period of intense grief and mourning. Mourners congregate at a mosque for sorrowful, poetic recitations in memory of the martyrdom of Husayn, lamenting and grieving to the tune of beating drums and chants of "Ya Hussain".
Also, Ulamas give sermons with themes of Husayn's personality and position in Islam, and the history of his uprising. The Sheikh of the mosque retells the Battle of Karbala to allow his listeners to relive the pain and sorrow endured by Husayn and his family and they read Maqtal Al-Husayn.
Certain traditional flagellation rituals such as Talwar zani (talwar ka matam or sometimes tatbir) use a sword. Other rituals such as zanjeer zani or zanjeer matam involve the use of a zanjeer (a chain with blades)
in honor of
Muharram
2021
( CLICK ON THE GIF BELOW )
New Delhi
Photography’s new conscience