Excuse me kindly...where have i said i am not shia? Or that I am?
I have no problem with any faith remembering their departed (if not dead) people. To the contrary, I am all for it. The talks they give during the muharram days are very inspiring....but what follows is off-putting.
And as for haj...yes pushing and pounding is unbearable...why is it like that...have we not then lost the meaning of visiting God's house?
BTW this happens in many pilgrimages nt simply in Islam...so not bashing any religious beliefs here...just the fervour!