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Vertente lembra morte de Hussein, neto de Maomé, em batalha no atual Iraque no século 7º

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Os muçulmanos começaram a celebrar nesta quinta-feira (20) a Ashura, que tem interpretações diferentes para as duas vertentes do islamismo.

Os sunitas interpretam a data como um jejum de agradecimento a Moisés pela libertação do povo de Israel, escravizado pelos egípcios —feito também celebrado pelo judaísmo e o cristianismo.

Já os xiitas lembram no feriado a morte de Hussein, neto de Maomé e a quem consideram sucessor legítimo do profeta. Ele foi assassinado em 680 durante batalha com o Exército de Cufa, em Karbala, no atual Iraque.

A cidade, sagrada para os xiitas, é um dos principais cenários da celebração do autoflagelo —em que homens usam facas e chicotes para se ferirem em sinal de luto pela morte de Hussein.

Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves as they mark Ashura, on September 20, 2018 in Lebanon's southern town of Nabatieh. - Ashura commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Muslim faith's prophet Mohammed, who was killed by the armies of his rival Yazid over the succession for the caliphate near Karbala in 680 AD. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP). AFP/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT

Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during the ten-day mourning period leading up to Ashura, on September 19, 2018 in Iraq's holy city of Najaf. - Ashura commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Muslim faith's prophet Mohammed, who was killed by the armies of his rival Yazid over the succession for the caliphate near Karbala in 680 AD. (Photo by Haidar HAMDANI / AFP) ORG XMIT: HH7. AFP/HAIDAR HAMDANI

Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during the ten-day mourning period leading up to Ashura, on September 19, 2018 in Iraq's holy city of Najaf. - Ashura commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Muslim faith's prophet Mohammed, who was killed by the armies of his rival Yazid over the succession for the caliphate near Karbala in 680 AD. (Photo by Haidar HAMDANI / AFP) ORG XMIT: HH6. AFP/HAIDAR HAMDANI

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims bleed after hitting their foreheads with swords and beating themselves during the religious festival of Ashura in Baghdad's Sadr City, Iraq September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani ORG XMIT: GGGBAG506. REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI

Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves as they mark Ashura, on September 20, 2018 in Iraq's southern city of Basra. - Ashura commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Muslim faith's prophet Mohammed, who was killed by the armies of his rival Yazid over the succession for the caliphate near Karbala in 680 AD. (Photo by Haidar MOHAMMED ALI / AFP). AFP/HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI

Iranian Shiite Muslims gather during the reenactment of the Battle of Karbala, in Tehran on September 20, 2018, during the annual Ashura commemorations marking the killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islam's Prophet Mohammed. - Ashura is commemorated by Shiite Muslims worldwide and marks the climax of mourning rituals in the Islamic month of Muharram for the slain Imam Hussein. (Photo by STR / AFP). AFP/STR

Thousands of Shiite muslims take part during the Ashura in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on September 20, 2018, which marks the peak of Ashura. Arabic on the flag reads:"Oh, Hussein." - Ashura marks the murder of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed killed in the year 680 while refusing the Caliph Yazid's right to rule the Islamic world. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) ORG XMIT: 11349. AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

Shiite Houthi militant stands guard at the site of a rally attended by fellows Houthis to mark the day of Ashura and the 4th anniversary of their takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah ORG XMIT: GGGKHA02. REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH

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