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  • muhannadmf
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    1. muhannadmf Posted on Feb 22 '08 at 12:55 PM

    What those guys are doing is not Islam at all !

    what those extremist is doing is contradict with Quran and Prophet Muhammad's teaching and it's not from origional Islam and absolutely

    Allah will punish them for that and they stop doing that.



    AS per Muhammad's teaching Muslim should not be sad more than 3 days iwhen they lose lovely poeple.

    During these days they have the right only to drop tears and pray together for them .



    No black nothing else...

    This habbit of sadness comes from the religions in Persia before Islam.



    I thank my God very much to be a muslim and that is the better thing i did in my life and i pray for all poeple to convert, and

    I am sure that the day is coming when Islam becomes the most poular religion because its mentioned in the Quran.

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  • the_unbeliever
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    2. the_unbeliever Posted on Nov 12 '07 at 8:21 PM

    No wonder these guys become crazy and mostly turn into terrorist Shi'ites. Look at what they love doing to their own skulls during Ashoura. Good thing they don't develop brain tumors (or do they?). Hah.

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    3. ace_97 Posted on May 24 '07 at 5:36 PM

    this is absolutly rediculous. I am so glad i am a Christian. in realy islam they would cut off your head if u didnt convert. this religion is a wolf in sheeps clothing. islam is gonna take over the world and its sad.

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Posted: November 16, 2005
Description: The observance of Ashoura is one of the most important events in the Shia... (more)
Description: The observance of Ashoura is one of the most important events in the Shia calender. Ashoura marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Husayn, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, in what is now Kerbala, Iraq. The death of Husayn was the beginning of the Sunni/Shia split, which persists in Islam to this day.

In the past, many Shia men demonstrated their devotion to Husayn by letting their blood flow freely from self-inflicted wounds. Today, however, many governments have tried to ban this practice, with varying degrees of success. In Lebanon, the practice is permitted, and a bloody commemoration of Ashoura takes place in Nabatieh every year.

Most participants make a small cut on their head, and then beat the wound with their palm--or in this case a sword--to keep the wound open and bleeding. Participants then march in groups around the town, yelling chants to express their devotion to Husayn and the Prophet. (less)
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