Every year, in the month of Muharram, mourners beat their chests, chant soul-stirring elegies with heavy hearts, and shed tears over the tragic martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), his family and loyal companions. Filled with great sorrow, the mourners, most dressed in black, pour into streets in small and big …
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When we look at the lives of the Holy Prophet (S) and the Imams (A.S.), not only we do not see anything about mourning and lamentation but there are evidence and sayings prohibiting such acts. For...
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Shi‘i commemorations exemplify a peculiar phenomenon among world religions: in Shi‘i Islam, one of the most important annual religious holidays is not a joyful celebration but a...
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A Shia mosque in London has put a ban on practicing self-flagellating ritual known as Tatbir in Arabic
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