Ayatollah khamenei(Iran’s supreme leader):

"TATBIR (self-flagellation with knives or chains) is a fabricated tradition.

it is among the issues does NOT belong to the religion and undoubtedly God is NOT also pleased with such a practice...DO NOT PRACTICE IT! i do NOT approve of it."

 

Sadiq Shirazi Resident in England and Approved “Qama”(self harm)

Shia Muslim leaders does not accept him.

ayatollah khamenei(Iran’s supreme leader) :

I AM TRULY DISAPPOINTED

WITH ANYONE WHO PRACTICES TATBIR

 

Distorted vs Reality

Peace be on you, O Abaa Abdullah, and on those souls who came to your camp to put themselves at your disposal. So far I am alive and the days and nights follow each other I invoke Allah to send blessings on you for ever and ever. May Allah not make my this pledge of close association, physical as well as spiritual, with you the last fulfillment. Peace be on Hussein, and on Ali son of Hussein, and on the children of Hussein, and on the friends of Hussein.[Part of ziaarat ashura of Imam Hussein]

Assembly of Shia Women in Karbala, Ashura 2013

Once upon a time, in 61 AH, Imam Hussein, the third Imam of Shia, and his little followers were martyred in a brutally manner.

Hossein (as) is the grandson of the prophet Muhammad (pbuh). He was invited by about 18000 people of Kufa to establish his caliphate and dethrone the libertine leader, Yazid. But Ebne Ziad the new leader of Kufa (a city in Iraq under supervision of Yazid) scared people in a manner that almost all of them returned from their idea and leaved Hussein alone and even fight with him!

Karbala BeinolHaramein Aerial View

Finally happened what happened:

Hussein and 72 persons of his followers were against the enemy army of about 30,000 warriors. They all were martyr in a very brutally manner. Although they were in a place between two rivers but the enemy were closed the path to rivers and they were thirsty for about 3 days. There were some children over there; specially one infant child, Ali Asghar (as) which killed while he was on hands of his father Hossein (as) asking water for him!

Since then each year Shiites mourn for Hussein and his followers at Muharram and specially Ashura the 10th day of Muharram in which AbaAbdellah Al Hussein (as) martyred. Moreover, millions of pilgrims mourn in Karbala every year, yet it still remains a distant journey that each and every Shia longs to make.

A child mourning for Emam Hussein

Karbala The city of Sorrow 2013

We are waiting for Imam Mahdi (aj) to come and take avenge of Hussein, Insha’Allah.
Imam Mahdi (as): I will lament for you morning and evening and weep for you with tears of blood
If you are interested in life of Imam Hussein(as) and the battle of Karbala, I recommend you Read More About Imam Hussein (as): ya hussein and who is hussain

Inside the Imam Hussein’s (as) Tomb in Karbala

for more photos go to the source:

http://andishehonline.ir/1392/08/muharram-ashura-karbala/

shiite english vs true shias

  
Lets be imam hussain's ornament...

Which one is more wisely???

Imam Sajad (p.b.u.h): On Judgment Day, Abbas has such a degree in the sight of Allah that all martyrs will envy him

abbas(abbas ibn ali); imam ali's son and imam hussain's brother


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