Sunday, November 1, 2015

Young boys in Baghdad mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson | Daily Mail Online

Warning::  if you choose to read the complete article, some of the photos attached are quite graphic.  The Ashura ritual as depicted shows the absurdity of blind devotion.  Case in point, this child,,,

Young boys also took part in the Shi'ite ceremony in Manchester, a much tamer version of the ritual in Baghdad

Shocking images show young Muslim boys beating themselves with sharp blades as part of the holy Day of Ashura.
Every year, Muslims all over the world take part in these bloody self-flagellation ceremonies to mark the tenth day of the Islamic calendar and to mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Husayn, at the Battle of Karbala.
Sunni Muslims celebrate it the date - which they refer to as the Day of Atonement - as the day Israelites were freed from the Pharaoh of Egypt.
Young boys in Baghdad mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson | Daily Mail Online

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