Thousands of Ahl al-Bayt lovers participate in self-flagellation Husseini processions

Thousands of Ahl al-Bayt lovers have taken part in the Zanjeel self-flagellation ritual, in which chains with knives are hit on one’s back, on the Eighth of Muharram.

Thousands of Ahl al-Bayt lovers have taken part in the Zanjeel self-flagellation ritual, in which chains with knives are hit on one’s back, on the Eighth of Muharram.

The lovers of Ahl al-Bayt came from all over the world to participate in these Husseini processions, amid an atmosphere of sadness over the calamity of Ashura.

The holy city of Karbala witnesses, every year, the participation of thousands of Shia in the self-flagellation rituals of Zanjeel and Tatbir.