This is by far the funniest thing I have seen on Youtube…


…I’m not really sure what all the head slapping is about. This mullah has totally lost his marbles it seems.

UPDATE:

The head slapping, I have learned… is a form of mourning that Shi’ite muslims perform either at funerals, or on the anniversary of a particular imam’s death.

But according to this bit of info from the Fatwa Bank (link) … this practice is looked down on by modern Islamic scholarship:

Nothing in the Shari`ah prohibits sadness for the death of dear people; it is an innate feeling. However, one should demonstrate such sadness without violating the rules of Islam. For example, slapping the face, tearing clothes, slashing the back and hitting the head with swords are all forbidden acts. If one does so, then he is harming himself, and in Islam one is not allowed to even expose himself to harm or ruin.

…However, most contemporary Shiite scholars prohibit such acts and practices and consider them a type of backwardness.

So, if I read the fatwa right… this knucklehead and his followers are breaking the rules. And I still find this video insanely hilarious.