“Every year on the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram, the first on the Islamic lunar calendar, Shia Muslims show a distinctive face of Islam, one that sees spirituality in passion and rituals rather than in law and the familiar practices that punctuate Muslim lives. Open spaces and narrow alleys in cities, towns and villages take over from the mosques and seminaries as Shias individually and collectively make a show of their piety and their identity. No observer of this day, the festival of Ashura, will remain unaffected by the Shias’ display of fealty to their faith. None will fail to see the uniqueness of Shia Islam or the values and spirituality that define it.” — Vali Nasr, The Shia Reviva
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 11:21:24 +0000
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