The Disappointment of Self Flagellation in Islam

Every year we re enact the tragedy of the martyrdom of imam hosein and his family. It's one of the most seminal events in the shia calendar. The act of drawing blood and flagellation, along with rumeni and isbala has defined shi islam for the public. No ascholar on earth, would claim that self flagellating is a tenant of faith. In fact, many patois have been issued to warn against and even band these practices. But it doesn't resonate with you in the way that it does for ad o.