For Muharram, Why Muslims cut their chest with blades?

[Ganesh Ujwal]

For Muharram, Why Muslims cut their chest with blades?

i saw the incident in the tv, even small children are also participate in it. why they do?

[Ganesh Ujwal]

could someone answer this question, please.

[Arete]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatbir

[Ganesh Ujwal]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatbir

i already read this wiki article, still i have a doubt.

[Arete]

i already read this wiki article, still i have a doubt.

 

Which is what, precisely?

[Ganesh Ujwal]

so you also don't know the answer to my question.

[Arete]

so you also don't know the answer to my question.

 

Your question is ambiguous. Please clarify.

[Ganesh Ujwal]

It is an act of mourning. Muslims have evidence from hadith to show that the companions of the prophet would mourn by inflicting damage on themselves.

is this correct answer?

[Arete]

"Tatbir (Arabic: تطبير‎), also known as Talwar zani and Qama Zani in South Asia,[1] is an act of mourning by some of Shi'i Muslims for the younger grandson of Muhammad, Imam Husayn ibn Ali, who was martyred along with his children, companions and near relatives at the Battle of Karbala by the Umayyad Caliph Yazid I.

 

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The practice of Tatbir includes striking oneself with a form of a talwar "sword" on the head, causing blood to flow in remembrance of the innocent blood of Imam Husayn. Some Twelvers also hit their back and/or chest with blades attached to chains."

 

Directly from the wiki article. If you need further clarification, you'll need to refine your question.

[jajrussel]

"Tatbir (Arabic: تطبير‎), also known as Talwar zani and Qama Zani in South Asia,[1] is an act of mourning by some of Shi'i Muslims for the younger grandson of Muhammad, Imam Husayn ibn Ali, who was martyred along with his children, companions and near relatives at the Battle of Karbala by the Umayyad Caliph Yazid I.

 

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The practice of Tatbir includes striking oneself with a form of a talwar "sword" on the head, causing blood to flow in remembrance of the innocent blood of Imam Husayn. Some Twelvers also hit their back and/or chest with blades attached to chains."

 

Directly from the wiki article. If you need further clarification, you'll need to refine your question.

So in the beginning it was an act of mourning, and then it became an act of remembrance?

[yahya515]

For Muharram, Why Muslims cut their chest with blades?

i saw the incident in the tv, even small children are also participate in it. why they do?

it is a tradition called Tatbir of a an Islamic group called Shia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatbir