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Tatbir in Bahrain , 2011 10th of Muharram , 19th-century painting by Fausto Zonaro Tatbir ( ), also known as Talwar zani and Qama Zani in Iran and South Asia , is a form of ritual bloodletting, practiced as an act of mourning by Shia Muslims (it is a forbidden act according to most Grand Ayatollahs) for the younger grandson of Muhammad , Husayn ibn Ali , who was killed along with his children, companions and near relatives at the Battle of Karbala by the Umayyad Caliph Yazid I . The practice was first introduced by the Qizilbash tribe who were instrumental in establishing the Safavid rule. Tatbir is a contested issue among Shia. Most clerics deem it to be self-harm and hence Haram . However, a small minority of Shia do perpetuate the practice in defiance.1
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Tatbeer , on the Indian subcontinent also known as Qama Zani , is an act of self flagellation by the Shiite Muslims in grief of younger grandson of Islamic Prophet Mohammad , Imam Al Husain ibn Ali who was martyred along with his children, companions and near relatives in the battle of Karbala by the Sunni ruler Yazid .
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Tatbir ( ), also known as Talwar zani and Qama Zani in South Asia , 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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Self-flagellation ritual practiced by some Shia Muslims Tatbir in Bahrain , 2011 10th of Muharram , 19th-century painting by Fausto Zonaro Tatbir ( ) is a hardcore form of self-flagellation rituals practiced by some Shia Muslims in commemoration of the killing of Husayn ibn Ali and his partisans in the Battle of Karbala by forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I ( r. 680–683 ).The ritual is practiced in the Islamic month of Muharram , usually on Ashura .Tatbir involves striking oneself with chains or swords.It has been considered haram ("forbidden") by Shia scholars , who cite it as self-harm.
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Self-flagellation ritual practiced by some Shia Muslims 10th of Muharram , 19th-century painting by Fausto Zonaro Tatbir ( Arabic : تطبير , romanized : Taṭbīr ) is a form of self-flagellation rituals practiced by some Shia Muslims in commemoration of the killing of Imam Husayn ibn Ali and his partisans in the Battle of Karbala by forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I ( r. 680–683 ). The ritual is practiced in the Islamic month of Muharram , usually on Ashura . Tatbir involves striking oneself with chains or swords. It has been considered haram ("forbidden") by some of the Shia clergy , who cite it as self-harm.
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act of mourning by some of shi'i muslims for the younger grandson of muhammad
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hardcore form of self-flagellation rituals practiced by some shia muslims in commemoration of the killing of hu
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