Re: Why do Sunnis have a problem with Matam?
I’ve never heard any shia claim that either, however I have heard some shias claim stuff that clearly puts them outside the fold of Islam. A few years ago I saw the shia mushaira type thing (or majlis, whatever) on tv in Muharram, it was about Hazrat Ali, and the guy said something along the lines of “Nabi kis ne banna tha aur kaun ban gaya”. I could hardly believe my ears, it was so shocking. In Pakistan, you also see countless examples of shirk in the form of “Ya Ali madad” and “Ya Hussein” slogans. The matam thing is not a really a problem, it pales in comparison to these bigger, much more serious problems that exist with some extreme shias (not the mainstream shias).