I am He whom I love,
and He whom I love is I:
We are two spirits
dwelling in one body.
If thou seest me,
thou seest Him,
And if thou seest Him,
thou seest us both.

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I am He whom I love,
and He whom I love is I:
We are two spirits
dwelling in one body.
If thou seest me,
thou seest Him,
And if thou seest Him,
thou seest us both.


I am He whom I love,
and He whom I love is I:
We are two spirits
dwelling in one body.
If thou seest me,
thou seest Him,
And if thou seest Him,
thou seest us both.

Husayn Ibn Mansur al-Hallaj-known as al-Hallaj-( the wool-carder), he was put to death in Baghdad for having uttered ana 'l haqq (I am the Truth)

This clip shows Shi'a Muslims on the day of Ashura (عاشوراء) overcome with emotion and crying and beating themselves in protest and remembrance of a horrible tragedy - the murder of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, and his family at the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (AD 680). The imam has just finished reading about the tragedy and he is deeply moved. He and the others inflict pain on themselves to remind themselves of the pain that Husayn and his family suffered. Husayn's martyrdom is seen by Shi'a as a symbol of the struggle against injustice, tyranny, and oppression. Saddam Hussein, himself a cruel, unjust and tyranical leader, banned Shi'a Muslims from publicly commemorating Ashura. This is a very important and sad day for Shi'a Muslims and one which I personally don't think should be trivially mocked by those who know nothing about it.

I'm not against good religious satire - this just isn't any good!