The event marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, was killed by the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I at Karbala.
Expression of grief with thumping of the chest by Shia Muslims is known as Arabic-Persian countries. In India and Pakistan it is called Matam or Matam-Dari/Sina Zannee (chest beating)....!!!! ....matam using one's hands only, that is, sineh-zani or breast-beating
....matam with implements like chains, knives, swords and blades, that is, zanjeer-zani, qama-zani, etc. we are uploading the video of all types of mataam and jashan's etc......!!!!!!!!
