10 20 20 10 111 Trumpet sounds, coming ford his bride, the march, the Cyclone in the phillipines, largest ever recorded, the inverted pyramid(kingdom come) the crash of the economy and the government shutdown still ripples kind of like waves in sand,
The sun burst forth?
not sure the order!
oh the glasses, today ordered my glasses, go figure, a seer who has trouble seeing.
Good Day, tough day. 2014 11 14 (1144) 711 ////////////////////////////////707, 1225, 1611
vision of the birth of a star!Shi’ite Muslims celebrated Ashura on Thursday, marking a day of pain, pilgrimage, and pageantry that is one of the holiest in their religion.
The word Ashura means 10, and the holiday is the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. For Shi’ite Muslims, those ten days are a period of mourning and remembrance, where they commemorate the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. One of the central figures in the Shi’ite denomination, Hussein was beheaded in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, and his martyrdom was a defining event in the split between Sunnis and Shi’ites.
Like all religious holidays, the rituals and ceremonies marking Ashura vary greatly. In some countries, men flagellate themselves; in acts of solidarity with Hussein and his family, they beat their backs with blades dangling from chains and slice their scalps with swords to allow their blood to run freely. Some Shi’ite leaders have condemned the practice, and instead organize blood donation drives as an alternative
Read more: Shi'ite Muslims Celebrate Ashura | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/11/14/shiite-muslims-celebrate-ashura/#ixzz2kgQNKaxL
The word Ashura means 10, and the holiday is the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. For Shi’ite Muslims, those ten days are a period of mourning and remembrance, where they commemorate the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. One of the central figures in the Shi’ite denomination, Hussein was beheaded in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, and his martyrdom was a defining event in the split between Sunnis and Shi’ites.
Like all religious holidays, the rituals and ceremonies marking Ashura vary greatly. In some countries, men flagellate themselves; in acts of solidarity with Hussein and his family, they beat their backs with blades dangling from chains and slice their scalps with swords to allow their blood to run freely. Some Shi’ite leaders have condemned the practice, and instead organize blood donation drives as an alternative
Read more: Shi'ite Muslims Celebrate Ashura | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/11/14/shiite-muslims-celebrate-ashura/#ixzz2kgQNKaxL
Read more: Shi'ite Muslims Celebrate Ashura | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/11/14/shiite-muslims-celebrate-ashura/#ixzz2kgQjvQ8A
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