VIDEO:
SHI'ITE MUSLIMS WORLDWIDE MARK ASHURA
BY SLICING THEIR HEADS OPEN, &
THOSE OF THEIR CHILDREN
BY ROBERT SPENCER
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
We have seen this in Britain, Atlanta, Toronto, and elsewhere in the West. If someone wants to cut his head and stalk down the street with the blood streaming down, that’s his business, I suppose. It isn’t illegal. But others are likewise free to find it unnerving, disgusting, and possibly a danger to the public health. And it is certainly a sign of an increased assertiveness on the part of Shi’ite Muslims in the West, and a manifestation of a value system that differs radically from that held by most in Western countries.“Every year, thousands of Shia worshippers take part in the ceremonies, performed to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.”Find out why that event is so important in The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS.“SHOW OF FAITH Ashura festival sees children left covered in blood as devout Muslims use knives to slice their heads open,” by Christy Cooney, The Sun, September 10, 2019:FASCINATING images show devout Muslims using knives to cut open their heads during a traditional show of faith.Every year, thousands of Shia worshippers take part in the ceremonies, performed to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.The commemorations take place on Ashura, the tenth day of the first month of the Islamic calendar.They mark Husayn’s death at the Battle of Karbala, fought between Husayn and Yazid I on October 10 680AD to determine who should succeed the prophet as the leader of Islam.Yazid is considered a tyrant by some Muslims, and Husayn’s death is considered by the Shia community to be a symbol of humanity’s struggle against injustice, tyranny, and oppression.The anniversary is a national holiday in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Pakistan, and typically involves public expressions of mourning….Other rituals carried on Ashura include mourning processions, recitations of mournful poetry, and services in which the history of the Battle of Karbala is retold.
