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Slashing: bloodied Shi’ite Muslims flagellate themselves to mark the death of the Prophet’s grandson
Daily Mail ^ | 14 November 2013

Posted on 11/16/2013 4:36:21 AM PST by george76

Imam Hussein was killed by armies of the Yazid near Karbala in 680 AD. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan have day as national holiday. Blood-covered young men swarm into the streets as part of a religious procession in Pakistan.

Children also take part in the gory ritual self-flagellation which is held ahead of Ashura on the ninth day of Muharram in Peshawar. 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.

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KEYWORDS: afghanistan; ashura; azerbaijan; hussein; imam; imamhussein; iran; iraq; karbala; mohammad; muharram; muslims; shia; shiamuslims; sunnis; turkey; yazid
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Slashing themselves with chained blades, bloodied Shi’ite Muslims including young boys flagellate themselves to mark the death of the Prophet’s grandson

1 posted on 11/16/2013 4:36:21 AM PST by george76
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ah yes...when their beloved prophets grandsons needed forces to fight the Sunnis hordes...all the Shi’ites stood by in the Karbala and Najaf area and allowed Hussein and Ali to be murdered....going off that old Arabic saying, “Not my problem.” So - now, they walk the streets of Karabala on a pilgrimage once again cutting themselves to show that they were cowards for not coming to their self-appointed prophet’s grandsons hour of need...says alot about Islam - doesn’t it?


3 posted on 11/16/2013 4:45:46 AM PST by BCW (Salva reipublicae)
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To: george76

Couldn’t they just shoot themselves in the head? I mean . . .


4 posted on 11/16/2013 5:01:47 AM PST by laweeks
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This is the way to do it well. Christians in the Philippines

5 posted on 11/16/2013 5:07:10 AM PST by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: george76

Kinda hard not to notice they’re backward bearded savages, eh?


6 posted on 11/16/2013 5:08:14 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: george76

They should not mock the prophet by these half measures. Go all the way


7 posted on 11/16/2013 5:08:38 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: george76

Armies of satan


8 posted on 11/16/2013 5:20:43 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: george76

I thought it would be about events in London. Maybe next year.


10 posted on 11/16/2013 5:32:50 AM PST by expat1000
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This is the way to do it well. Christians in the Philippines

Blech...it's astonishing (to me, anyway) that this sort of bloody ritual is popular ritual with any religion, be it Christian, Muslim, whatever. What is it about self-mutilation that can be appealing to anyone with an ounce of sanity?

11 posted on 11/16/2013 6:12:15 AM PST by Kip Russell (Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: bert

I think God frowns on purposeful disfigurement.


12 posted on 11/16/2013 6:13:42 AM PST by onedoug
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I think God frowns on purposeful disfigurement.

God, yes, but not their deity.


13 posted on 11/16/2013 6:17:28 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: george76

The Muslims are picking up bad habits from the Catholic church.


14 posted on 11/16/2013 6:55:58 AM PST by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
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To: george76

If they’re not bleeding TO DEATH, then who cares?


15 posted on 11/16/2013 6:57:22 AM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: george76
[cue Devo--“Whip It”]
16 posted on 11/16/2013 7:27:34 AM PST by RichInOC ("In the name of Allah, The Inexorable, The IrresistibleÂ…")
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To: george76

I’ll whip me again, whip me again,
Harder, harder!
I’ll whip me again, whip me again,
Harder, harder!
I’ll whip me again, whip me again,
Harder, harder!

Old muzzlem cheer!


17 posted on 11/16/2013 8:07:13 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (What happened to my tagline??)
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To: george76

http://www.amilimani.com/islam-is-a-belief-of-blood/#more-1952


18 posted on 11/16/2013 8:55:27 AM PST by 353FMG
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Nice article, as bloody as that cult is I’m amazed at the fawning of the propagandist lies it’s a religion of peace, but again, in the latter days a strong delusion( not quite yet but appears to be a preview) will be upon all men and there will come a prince that ushers in false peace...you know the rest


19 posted on 11/22/2013 9:56:39 AM PST by Karliner ( Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28- 8:38"...this is the end of the beginning."WC)
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