Re: Too much Matam ?
I totally agree to what u have mentioned about the mourning / remembering Ahlul Bayt during specific days of the year. But let me give u an example, we as muslims pray 5 times a day... during these times we dedicate ourselves completely to Allah forgetting about all worldly affairs. Once we are finished, we go back to our usual routines whatever they maybe whether you are a moderate muslim or a religious muslim. Isn't this similar to what you have described above? We cannot spend our whole lives slashing ourselves, yes our Imams are always in our hearts and minds and as the statement goes "Every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala" but when it is the appropriate time of year we will carry out our matams and mourning for our Imams who fought against the enemies of Islam to keep it alive for ppl like us today.
You know I think we are on same wave length but cant seem to see it. Please carry on with matam...I have absolutely no problem with that. What I have a problem with is that this act of carrying out your tradition was done by causing disrespect to someone. If you want to slash yourself...its ok with me but dont slash others. A better act would be to perhaps donate blood. When u slash yourself blood is wasted.