Blood is seen on the floor of a mosque as Indian Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a holy procession.
Shi’a
Muslims all over the world pay their respects with the flowing of their
blood as they mourn the slaying and martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the
grandson of Prophet Mohammad.
He was killed by his political
rivals along with 72 companions in the seventh century battle of Kerbala
where some of the bodies of the dead were then mutilated.
The
Muslims were taking part in processions in Mumbai and Chennai. Ashura is
celebrated on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram.
The processions also involve walking on burning coals and carrying a ‘Tazia’ – replica of the coffin of Hussein.
Some
participants gather for ceremonial chest beating as a display of their
devotion in remembrance of his suffering and to preach that oppression
will not last.
In some Shi’a regions of Muslim countries such as
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Lebanon, and
Bahrain, the commemoration has become a national holiday.
Most ethnic and religious communities participate even in a predominantly Hindu majority.
The
bloody floor of a mosque in New Delhi, India, as Shiite Muslims
flagellate themselves today during a Muharram procession marking Ashura
which mourns the killing of the prophet Mohammad’s grandson.
Shiite
Muslims flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession. Muharram is
a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein,
the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
A Shiite Muslim whose face and torso is covered in blood, beats his chest
Mourning Iraqi Shiites at the Ashura ceremonies at the Kerbala mosque in Tehran, Iran.
A Shiite Muslim at the Mumbai procession mourning the slaying of Imam Hussein
A scarred Shiite Muslim watches another mourner flagellate himself in Mumbai
Bloodied devoted Shiite Muslims are watched by crowds during an Indian ceremony
Paramedics treat a Pakistani Shi’ite Muslim after he flagellated himself during an Ashura ceremony in
Rawalpind
Tribute:
Shiite Muslims carry a replica of the coffin of Imam Hussein during a
Muharram procession in the northern Indian city of Allahabad
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