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A question about Muslim tradition.....?
I recently saw a picture of Muslims who were gathered to "pray on the death anniversary of Imam Ali, cousin and son-in-law of prophet Mohammed" and in one picture it shows them all with their right hand on their heads and in another, they all have the Qu'ran on their heads. Does anyone know the significance of these customs?
5 Answers
- InvestorLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
I'm sure the people you saw are Shiites Muslims. Most of them are from Iraq & Iran. They rever Imam Ali, who was assasinated when he was about to pray. As far as I know the Shiites today are divided among themselves, especially whent it comes to rituals.
- 1 decade ago
This is no Muslim tradition honey, those people are shi'ah, and that is considered to be an inovation to the religion.......meaning it' s not part of islam.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
its bid`a and they are shia ,most of them are not considered muslims ,they are diverted group
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Those are shiite "Shiia'a"
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