Some Shiites believe cutting children honors a 7th-century Muslim - TopicsExpress



          

Some Shiites believe cutting children honors a 7th-century Muslim leader • Kids as young as a monthold and men as old as 100 are slashed • Ashura marks the decapitation of their most revered Saint Imam Hussein • Rite continues despite being banned in Lebanon Young Iraqi Shiite boys have their foreheads slashed to honor the Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram when Imam Hussein was killed in the Battle of Karbala in the year 680.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 02:08:17 +0000

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