 For those who ask, why did Shi'a beat their chests? The Wahhabis have come forward and said that the Shi'a beat their chests out of guilt because it was the Shi'a who killed Imam al-Hussain al-Salam. But this is nothing but a vicious lie. Yes, the people of Kufa did turn their backs on the Imam but the true Shi'a either escaped Kufa and fought with the Imam or were imprisoned or killed on the orders of ibn Ziyad and Yazid al-Anatullah alaih. The reason why we beat our chests is because this is the way of showing our intense grief over the tragedies of Ahl al-Bayt al-Salam. When something is painful or alarming for our human being, it is natural for them to be extremely emotional. In the Holy Qur'an, Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, says about Sara, the wife of Prophet Ibrahim al-Salam. And his wife approached with a cry and struck her face and said, a barren old woman. Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, did not reprimand Sara al-Salam here for showing this alarm and grief. And furthermore, even in the books of Ahl al-Sunnah, there are narrations which say that Aisha and the wives of the Holy Prophet, Salawatullah alaihi wa alaih, beat their chests and slapped their faces when they heard that the Holy Prophet had passed away. When the ladies of Ahl al-Bayt al-Salam saw one become of the mutilated body of Imam al-Hussain al-Salam, they could not hold back their grief and wailing. When we do latum, we remember this moment and we reflect on how the merciless army of Umar ibn Sa'ad al-Anatullah alaihi rode their horses over the chest of the Imam al-Hussain al-Salam, the chest to which the Holy Prophet, Salawatullah alaihi wa alaih, used to kiss on the chest that Zaynab al-Salam was inshukted by her mother, Fatima al-Zahra al-Salam to kiss before he went out to fight. May Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, soothe the broken heart of Lady Fatima al-Salam and help us to continue to teach the world about her son and his divine sacrifice.