Why do Shias beat upon themselves on 9/10 muharram

[Nussairee]

Re: Why do Shias beat upon themselves on 9/10 muharram

@Nussairee

Psyah, wht u have said abt martyrdom and the lofty status that come with it is completely shared by us…that is why u do not see us mourning the 54 of our ppl lost in Kabul…nor the 19 lost in Baghdad…we r happy for them and it is our belief that they r in a better place…and Insha Allah their sacrifice will be accepted and rewarded for…I have personally lost 2 members of my family in Pakistan for their faith…and at that occasion too I remember very well my family mourning not the family members but Imam Hussein AS and other sacrifices of the family of the Prophet SAWW…and tht is because what Imam Hussein AS sacrificed in the way of religion in one day is the grandest sacrifice ever…u being well aware with the uloom related to theology do not need me going over the many narration I am sure…

And why Karbala is not celebrated but commemorated is because that is what we r commanded and shown to do by the Prophet and Imams of Ahlul Bayt…the narrations r documented in both Shia and Sunni books…Imam Sadiq famously during the hajj held majlis of Imam Hussein where hajjis were told of the event of Karbala…just to highlight the philosophy behind the ‘sadness’ that surrounds the tradgedy was explained by Imam Zainul Abideen when a companion of his asked him that why he continues to cry for Imam Hussein after so many years specially given when many ppl in his family including his father, uncle, grandfather, great uncle all were martyred in the way of Islam…and thus martyrdom was the hallmark of his family…so why reserve special mourning for his father imams Hussein only?

Imam replied…u have done injustice…indeed martyrdom is the hallmark of our family…but the womenfolk of out household being taken prisoner and paraded through markets and the cities and the courtyard is not what we deserved…he said that his father was slaughtered like a sheep while hungry and thirsty…

Therefore as long as the rememberence of Karbala is alive…the fight against the oppressors and injustice and for the principles of Islam will carry on…thus the great thinker Iqbal says…

Qatl-E Hussain Asl Men Marg-E Yazid Hai
Islam Zinda Hota Hai Har Karbala Ke Ba’d

there’s not much left to say…

listen to this mother of a martyr reiterate the message…