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While people around the world ring in 2009 with celebrations, Shi'a Muslims are observing several days of mourning leading up to the Day of 'Ashura. The New York Times reports that in Iraq, New Year's Eve parties were cancelled by order of the government out of respect for the observance. Why do Shi'a Muslims mourn at this time?
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January 6, 2009 at 7:36 am
(1) Rahil :

many years ago the grandson of our prophet Immam Hossein and his family and the people who supported them have been killed badly! that day is Ashura! and every year shia muslims mourn in this day because what had happen to Immam hossein and how innocently all of them have been killed!

January 6, 2009 at 8:53 pm
(2) ASHRAF :

PROPHET SAW SAYS NEVER MOURN AND HURT YOURSELF WHEN SOMEONE DIED(UMMAH)
ALLAH LOVES AND FORGIVES THEM IF YOU PERFORM PURE SUNNAT WAY OF LIFE.DO IT PEACEFUL WAY AND CALM.

January 6, 2009 at 10:54 pm
(3) Aliyat :

^ we shias dont mourn for “someone” who died. we mourn for the grandson of our holy Prophet SAW Imam Hussain AS who was martyred along with his family and friends to save Islam. we mourn every year to remind the the world about this great sacrifice and that the martyrs are still alive in our hearts. My dear friend we will continue to mourn in Moharam until the judgement day…Ameen

January 7, 2009 at 6:11 am
(4) khadeeja :

muslims have to follow the sunnah…day of ashura and the events related to it are not part of the sunnah..so how can a muslim perform such things?

January 7, 2009 at 6:05 pm
(5) Alhassan nma zakari :

Shias are not part of muslim because their words is complicating with the Quran and Hadith. Let us use the Quran and Hadith as our way. READ THE LAST SERMOUN OF PROPHET MUHAMMAM (S.A.W).

January 8, 2009 at 3:35 am
(6) A. Haider :

SAYINGS OF IMAM HUSSAIN (A.S)
1. We are the victorious party of God , we are the household of the Messenger of God. We are the dignified and chaste family of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) , we are one of the two great weights of which the Holy Prophet of God (SAW) has appointed us as the Second to the Book of God. (Bihar al- Anwar)

2. Those who are reduced to tears after hearing sufferings of my family , their tears will protect them from hell and God will place them up in Paradise. (Bihar al- Anwar)

SAYING OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH)
Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said “I am leaving two important things for you, one is the Holy Quran and the second is my Household”. (Sahih Bokhari)

But is it unfortunate that after him mostly muslims started following the sons of Kuffar instead of following his pure household.

January 8, 2009 at 6:40 pm
(7) Al-Muizz :

Well, talk about Rasoolullah (PBUH) sunna. Can you Sunnis please explain to me how this Taraveeh came about? You added an extra Imamat Salaat AFTER the 5 cumplosury Salaat prayers???Nauzubillah! Indeed, you have strayed from the Right Path, and served yourselves a slice of hell!

January 9, 2009 at 10:44 pm
(8) Ahmed Baig :

Enough is said about Shia Sunni divide. Please refrain from making comments on each other.
One has to respect the sacrifice of Imam Hussain whether Sunni or Shia. The way Shia observe this day is their own belief, and Sunnis should leave them alone.

There are so many sects in Islam, for God sake in this hour of crisis in the Muslim world, we being a Muslim (all sects) should unite and not divide ourselves further.

Ashura is a day that has to be respected by all sects. Even true sunnis respect this day.

January 14, 2009 at 6:19 am
(9) zanieb :

Muhammad (pbuh) descendents died in these very days and ur telling people not to mourn that almost shows to people wat ur worth..

May 14, 2009 at 7:57 pm
(10) s :

salaamu alaykum my brovas & sistas,da whole point of us being muslim is dat we worship allah alone & dat we follow muhammad saw,which is called his sunnah. WE AS MUSLIMS HAV 2 FOLLOW WOT HE DID & SAID WIT A STRONG DALIL,(PROOF)! SO, IF HE DID NOT TELL US 2 DO SUMMIT Y DO WE DO IT & WEN HE TELLS US 2 SUMMIT WE DNT ? LETS NOT FOLLOW OUR 4FATHERS & DER TRADITION, EXCEPT IT B DA WAY OF OUR RASOOL !

May 14, 2009 at 8:09 pm
(11) s :

also a true believer loves 4 da sake of allah & hates 4 da sake of allah ! pls 1 of my brovas or sistas tell me wher i can find a strong dalil 4 dis act dat da shia commit ! does any1 knw da punishment 4 da pple who invent lies & acts against allah & his religion ? pls stop blind following & dnt b scared 2 stop da lies against allahs perfect religion !

December 19, 2009 at 4:04 pm
(12) shadia :

is it haram to express ure luv with a tear obviously no!let us b we the believers so strongly and dearly luv the the prophet(saw)and his whole family ashura is a month of mourning 4us and if the others want to forget these days then umar b with u on the day of judgement it is no-ones buisness wot we do and who we LOVE!!!

December 19, 2009 at 4:20 pm
(13) al :

he who luvs me luvs my family and he who makes them cry makes me cry i am the city of knowledge and imam ali is its gate prophet muhamud said so plz explain where that hadith says umar or abu baker is the caliphate it is so apparent that the husband of our lady FATIMAH AL_ZAHARA is the chosen one by our prophet (saw)to lead the beilievers to follow in the prophets foot steps

December 19, 2009 at 5:13 pm
(14) the believer :

me as a scholar of sunni and a strong believer of our deen is the truth out there and we are blinded by injustice and lies y do we not see the truth of ahl-al-bayt and the torture and the slaughtering they went through there was an army that killed them in karbala and it was not the Jews it was the army of umar and yazid they did break down the door on our lady fatimah al zahra whilst 6months pregnant with mohsen and she miscarried! her son hossain had his head cut of and was shown to his mother his brother hassan died of thirst! now if that doesnt make u cry then i must say u r not a BELIEVER and u have no morals let the shia act rightously and mourn 4our loved ones the descendants of the prophet the most purified and most innocent and the residants of the heavens.ignore my people they r the blinded ones!

December 19, 2009 at 5:46 pm
(15) abu baker :

I as a sunni muslim do believe my fello brothers and sisters that we have been darkened and led to believe other than the truth, over my years of research that my beloved shia bros and sisters have been following there whole life i have just come to realise that we have been missing out on so much. ASHURA is not only for shia but for all muslims it is the 10days of muharam wen the army of OMAR EBEN SAAD la3anat allah ou 3alay were the enemies of ahlul bayt and slaughted them, i only would like to say to every1 that has any questions about ashura or any wrong thoughts toward it than we are questioning the wishes of allah and prophet muhammad PBU it is called common sence my bros and sisters would you wish death upo your family, and ask urself wat would u do if u knew the killers of your family??????

December 19, 2009 at 8:26 pm
(16) i must say :

heaven wants people and hell fire wants so pls brothers n sisters of this beautiful religon do not back bite for u only put ureself in danger let people do as they please and do not judge for only ALLAH judges 4 he is the most offt forgiving most merciful!!shia sunni and so forth recite the fatiha to all those who have been killed on this day and do not say AMEEN because it is not written in the holy book after this beautiful aya AMEEN!!

December 20, 2009 at 3:33 am
(17) saarah :

my brothers and sisters i am an english girl who reverted to islam i am a fellow shia muslim. please westher sunni or shia have respect for each other.allah said we should no the imam of our time and to love prophet muhammad (saw) and his progeny. how can this be denied Ya Ali(a.s) Ya Hussain(a.s) please fellow shias dont let nobody tell you differant we no the truth and only Allah can judge us. stay strong throughtout this difficult month and remember what a big sacrife was made for us all. and remember our tru khalifa.

December 20, 2009 at 4:16 pm
(18) angel :

thank you saarah i could not of said it beter myself and yes our kalifa is in the hearts and thoughts of every true believer whether ashura ramadan etc stay strong my shia sister

December 20, 2009 at 4:52 pm
(19) confused :

y r most people so ignorant y does the truth hurt and must i add y do so many so called muslims deny the fact that the chosen ones are not the prophets (saw)friends y do they turn away on this month y r so many in denial i really dont undersand isnt it said that in hadith al-k`esa the prophet(pbh)said to our imam ali “ya kaliifate wa enta min bai`dee” pls my brothers and sisters if u have time listen to hadith al-k’esa all your questins will b answered and inshalla u will b driven away from the wrong path it is so CLEAR that imam ali(pbh)is the kalifa come on r u 4 real i mean seriously its common sense

December 21, 2009 at 4:54 pm
(20) 4 u comment number 5 :

ya hassan nma zakari if thats ure comment on us then i strongly suggest u r ill and need help obviously ure not wise enough to know the truth dont u think comment number 19 said that 4 a reason and if u think were complicated take a second look at the way u stand during salat legs open toe 2 toe its like ure going to war wheres the respect there by all means u r praying to ure creator and if thats the way u stand then i dont know wot 2 say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

December 23, 2009 at 5:59 pm
(21) asaad allah el ghaleb ALI eben abou taleb :

This one is for ashraf comment 2 The holy prophet muhammed saw stated in a hadith to his daughter fatima el zahra (as ) when he informed her on how her 2 sons were to die she asked him will it be before my death or after? The prophet (saw) said it will be after your death. FATIMA (as) cried and said o father who will be there to morn over my sons? The prophet replied and said there shall be an ouma that will morn till the day of judgement!!!!! please do your research before you add to religion and to your knowledge….

January 3, 2010 at 3:01 pm
(22) Syed marghoob hussain :

My dear muslims,
Islam is deen e fitrat (it is according to nature and when you feel happy you will joy and if you feel sorrow you will cry in QURAN ALLAH subhana says qul la asalakum ajran illal mawaddatal fill qurba means God dont want anything that you love with aal e rasul which has no limit. when the uncle of hazrat Muhammad s.a.w.a hazrat Ameer hamza martyred in ohad battle and yazeed’s grand mother mahaviya mother and the biggest enemy of islam

January 3, 2010 at 3:08 pm
(23) Syed marghoob hussain :

My dear muslims,
Islam is deen e fitrat (it is according to nature and when you feel happy you will joy and if you feel sorrow you will cry in QURAN ALLAH subhana says qul la asalakum ajran illal mawaddatal fill qurba means God dont want anything that you love with aal e rasul which has no limit. when the uncle of hazrat Muhammad s.a.w.a hazrat Ameer hamza martyred in ohad battle and yazeed’s grand mother mahaviya mother and the biggest enemy of islam and abu su

February 14, 2010 at 1:51 pm
(24) shia :

this message is to ahlul sunni. BISMIALLAH ARAHMAN EL RAHIM. OUR BELOVED PROPHET MUHAMMAD USED TO KISS IMAM HUSSAIN ON HIS NECK AND CRIED.. PROPHET MUHAMMAD A.S.) ALSO KISSED IMAM HASAN A.S.) ON HIS LIPS AND CRIED.. OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD A.S.) SHED TEARS FOR THEM…FOR OUR IMAMS.. AND YET YOU SUNNIS SAY WE SHOULDNT MOURN?? WHY SHOULDNT WE MOURN? SO YOUR AGAINST THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD A.S.) SHEDING TEARS FOR HASAN AND HUSSAIN A.S.)? I AS A SHIA HAVE SUNNI FREINDS AND ALL OF THEM ADMIT TO ME THAT THEY HAVE NO FEELING FOR AHLUL BAYT??!! THATS A SICKNESS..THATS BECAUSE THE SUNNIS ARE MISSING SO MUCH OF THE TRUTH THAT THEY CANT SHED TEARS FOR THE PURIFIED AHLUL BAYT (THE PROPHETS BELOVED FAMILY) I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL.. IF SOMEONE KILLED YOUR MOTHER…YOUR CHILD…YOU BROTHER..YOUR SISTER… WOULD YOU REALLY HAVE NO FEELING?? YOU WOULDN’T MOURN?? THE ANWSER IS.. YES YOU WILL MOURN .. YOU WILL CRY.. FORVER THEY WILL BE IN YOUR HEARTS! YOU KNOW WHY?? BECAUSE YOU HAD LOVE FOR THEM! NOW ASK YOUR SELF .. WHY CANT US “” SUNNI”" CRY ON OSHURA?? BECAUSE YOU WERE TAUGHT WRONG.. AND YOU HAVE NO LOVE.. NO FEELINGS WHAT SO EVER FOR AHLUL BAYT.. AND THAT RIGHT THERE IS NOT THE SUNNI OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD.. A.S.) ONE MORE THING ALLAH MENTIONED THE WORD SHIA “” ( SHIATT IBRAHIM A.S.) I DONT BLAME YOU I BLAME THE SUNNI SCHOLARS FOR NOT TEACHING YOU THE TRUTH… THE TRUTH OF PROPHET MUHAMMADS RELEGION A.S.) ASK ALLAH TO PLACE LOVE IN YOUR HEARTS FOR AHLUL BAYT.. BELIEVE ME .. ASK FOR THIS AND YOU WILL SEE….IMAM HUSSAIN A.S.) IS NOT ONLY FOR SHIAAS .. OUR IMAM IS FOR ALL MUSLIMS.. BUT THOSE WHO WANT HIM.. WANT TO BELIEVE IN HIM AND RESPECT HIM AND LOVE HIM.. WILL MOURN FOR HIM AND REMEBER HIM AND HIS FAMILY.. I HONESTLY THINK ITS EITHER A SICKNESS THAT YOU DONT HAVE FEELINGS FOR AHLUL BAYT (PROPHETS FAMILY A.S.) OR YOUR JUST IN DENIAL AND YOU JUST DONT CARE AND DONT WANT TO BELIEVE.. SALAMAAT

May 23, 2010 at 4:56 am
(25) GoldSalebol :

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September 9, 2010 at 5:57 am
(26) azam :

shia’s are performing kufr.
Allah Tabarak va tala once asked to all the ruhs/ souls in which we were also there.
1) ALLAH asked Who is the one who sabr’s if i drown his son. NOOH AS replied I am there (main haazir hoon).
2) ALLAH asked Who is the one who sabr’s if he has to sacrifice his son for me. IBRAHIM AS replied I am there.
3) ALLAH asked asked Who is the one who sabr’s if his father will run the knife on his neck for me . ISMAEL As replied i am there.
4) ALLAH asked who is the one who will be stoned to bleed and gibrael As will go and seek his permision to take all the conspirators to the height of sky and drop them but still he sabr’s and say no to gibrael and still he prays to forgive them and say rabehublim ummati. PROPHET MUHAMMAD SAW says i am there.
5) Allah asked who is there who will die for islam in karbobala and sabr’s when innocent Ali Asgar is killed for Islam . Imam Hussain Replied I am there.
There were many more things which Allah TABARAK WA TALA asked .
it’s for shia’s that they should know that even Imam Hussain knew that he was to shaheed for islam. for he had promised Allah and that’s why he allowed himself to be killed otherwise if he would have fought back then our belief says that none of the eneies would have survived.It was Imam Hussain keeping his words .
And for Abu Bakr RA after he acquired khilafat he gave 500 dirhams to Hazrat Ali’s Son and only 300 Dirhams to his son whereas he could have given more to his son. and when MAdina Manovara was being build The very first brick was laid by ProphET MUHAMMAD SAW then ABU BAKR RA then HAZRAT ALI then USMAN E GHANI and other caliphs and said Even in Heaven They WIll FOllow the same line and still Abu BAkr Is with Prophet MUHAMMAD SAW in his very place of Tomb ( MAZAR ).
Shia’s are speaking bad about Rasool and Abu BAkr and else and even changing the AZAAN . SO they are sinners and they will be punished in judgement day as Allah himself said that I am Rahim for those who follow my beloved Rasool and those who do not follow him and disgrace him for them i am JAbbar and Kahar.

September 9, 2010 at 10:16 am
(27) azam :

Shia’s always say good about our beloved Rasool only in front of sunnis but behind they have very bad feelings for him for they say that Rasool Allah knew about Imam Hussain and HAssan Yet they let them die , So according to my earlier blog they must know that it Imam’s who were keeping their promises .
Shia’s spit in their relatives food and water which is a punishable offence under islamic law.
Shia’s changed the azaan which is also punishable offence under islamic law. and many other punishable offence.
not all the shia’s are same.
some shia’s only mourn but yet in very wrong way . Our beloved MUHAMMAD also used to cry for their grand children but never used to do matam or cut himself, even we have saddness in our heart but we never do matam we only pray on that day and remember his sacrifise for islam , but we never beat drums and perform matam or a dark night in our masjid. So be aware we are ummati’s of our PROPHET Mohammad and only follow his footmark. and if you do not follow him and disgrace him then it means you are fighting him and if you are fighting with RASOOL SAW then you are fighting ALLAH TABARAK WA TALA. SO be aware you are being listed in Dozak as Bora muslims are going to their imams and buying places in jannat with money.

September 25, 2010 at 2:45 pm
(28) junaid chennai :

I am a sunni muslim , and to sunni brothers and sisters 1st of all i want to say that saying some one(Shia’s) is in kufr or they are doing wrong will put us in kufr. During the days of Prophet mohammed Salallahu alaihi vasallam , there were some Munafiq’s who were physically sunnati but non beliver’s from there heart. But Prophet mohammed Salallahu alaihi vasallam, or sahabas, didnt do any harm to them. It was led to Allah(SBT) who knows every thing. We are not allowed to judje anyone . And for Shia brothers and sisters i want to tell one thing in a hadith ALLAH(SBT) says that harming ourselves is haram, under this comes sucide,cutting or beating ourselves and even smoking too. And when Prophet mohammed Salallahu alaihi vasallam’s son died Then prophet (S.A.A.W) just shed tears silently and didn’t do matam. and we are also have been ordered to do the same when our family members or relatives die. But shia’s in the name of matam and mourning they raise their voices loud, perform drums, music and harm themselves with knives and blades.

September 25, 2010 at 3:45 pm
(29) junaid chennai :

contd from my last comment
Even shia sisters come along the parade and also go to places where matam is performed. Even small childrens are let in this parade. Whereas music is haram for muslims, the parade moves with drums and singings. ALLAH has written the day of death to all the people. Everyone has to face his death. all the 124000 prohets including our beloved Prophet mohammed Salallahu alaihi vasallam, and 124000 sahabas, all the caliph’s and all the Imam’s have faced it. But it varies from the way ALLAH has choosen for them. By performing matam or mourning we cant satisfy them or satisfy ALLAH . Only if we follow the way of Prophet mohammed Salallahu alaihi vasallam, or any of the sahaba(R.A) including ALI(R.A),HUSAIN(R.A),HUSEIN(R.A), we can reach jannah or who else denies it will be up ALLAH subhanatalah.

December 1, 2010 at 10:19 am
(30) humzii :

hi i think that ur right- arguing and hatred for each others beliefs wont solve anything

yes yazid is cursed for wat he did- but u guys stop letting the shataan make u argue bout it!!!

mourn all u like shia’s- its just da waaii dat u mourn dat is wrong.no offence 2 ane1, but i agree wid comment 27- azam about it being haraam 2 harm urself.

comment 24- ur so sad, while i read ur comment abt ahlulbayts suffering i did actually cry-and im sunni!!

December 12, 2010 at 1:15 am
(31) asqa :

asalamualaikum brothers and sisters
u guyz are fighting over thz topic for no reason, for now i am sayinthiz for Haq, our Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) says that the person who harms his body, on the day of judgement their body parts will talk and tell Allah Tallah how much you have hurt them, and you will be punished. , and people who hurt theirselves like that arwe goin in hell. The only time you can doit is when doin something in Allah Tallah’s will. I don’t believ tht Allah Tallah ever commanded us to do it, wao people are makind their own rules now, Makin Iblees happi eh . Lahaulwalakuwata illa billa hil allayul azeem. may Allah Tallah be with my words And forgive if i have said anything wrong.

December 12, 2010 at 1:21 am
(32) aisha :

i thnk Allah Tallah Knoes best, i belive in Allah tallah and his prophet Harat Muhammad S.A.W and i believ tht hurtin urself is bad, itz onli right to do if ur doin it for Allahs will , jihad, otherwise u will be punished. this iz not an arguememnt just an opinion and may Allah Tallah forgive if i have said anithng wrng :)

December 12, 2010 at 1:33 am
(33) aqsa :

maybe this will put some khawf of Allah Tallah in u :) wat u guyz want to do, harm yoursellf, it doesnt say anithn like that in the quran, or hadith…

Hadith: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Whoever purposely throws himself from a mountain and kills himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire falling down into it and abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever drinks poison and kills himself with it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever; and whoever kills himself with an iron weapon, will be carrying that weapon in his hand and stabbing his abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever.” [Bukhari Vol 7 Book 71, Hadith 670]

November 28, 2011 at 7:13 pm
(34) Angel Maria :

Wow so much from either sides I am Muslim Shia (follower of alhulbayt ) (as). As a revert an very opinionated will say that Allah will judge between all faiths and all religions!! Best thing is to advise the other not to keep silent in certain situations whereas not to sit quiet so u r enjoining with one another and silence shows agreement but to JUST SAY and have voice from both sides to JUST SAY and leave it! Allah will judge! If u will discuss and not JUST SAY this going to cause chaos and Allah does not like one who cause chaos!! As a matter of fact I see on both sides if u want to divide good and I see bad on both sides I agree from both certain things nchallah Allah will guide us all to the right of those who want to seek truth and r sincere FOLLOWING believers! He guides whom he wills and I think it would be more favorable if u was following! As good saying from alhulbayt (as) if I am wrong may Allah forgive me and if you r wrong may Allah forgive u where is the humbleness that we should have?? Come on people what’s wrong to much ignorance these days!!!!! Ya Allah

November 28, 2011 at 7:26 pm
(35) Angel :

If people want to do this tradition it is up to them I can advise they have no hold on me or I on them! I love latmat for this is really bring the tradgedy sadness!!! When they hit their chest light or soft as one wow so sad!! Now as a revert it is an encridable experience now I can share the mournful with ones who are mournful as me! Why just pray at home read Quran thing like this is good ok but feeling is lost thru generations when why wouldn’t the people want together for mournful time if u lost loved one how u feel on that day ur close one died family beloved u sit at home pray read Quran ok but we r talking about our religion sacrifices these people made and what they suffered! It such a sad time they faced why people do against love for them to not gather and remember they r not just ordinary people, family of the prophet Mohammad (saws)! Wow wow wow

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