Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains and blades during traditional procession to mark Ashura in Pakistan
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Photos taken on the streets of Peshawar, Pakistan show a group of Shiite Muslims completing self-flagellation
- For Shiite Muslims involved in the ritual, it is believed that self-flagellation washes away all of their sins
- The procession marked Ashura and commemorates the death of Hussein, grandson of Prophet Muhammad
Distressingly graphic photos at the link.
Posted by: trailing wife 2020-08-30 |