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title: "10 bizarre rituals of Muslims"  
description: "This topic explores some of the unusual practices and traditions followed by Muslims worldwide, which may seem strange or unusual to outsiders."  
author: "Babita Soni"  
published: 2023-03-31  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2128/10-bizarre-rituals-of-muslims  
category: "religion"  
tags: ["rituals of Muslims"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# 10 bizarre rituals of Muslims

![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/0ae9f719-f520-4a75-9ea6-3ccf27656bcf.jpeg) ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/4ff075d0-1a5a-4235-8995-91df8f15b86d.jpeg) Self-flagellation during Muharram in some sects of Shia Islam. ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/c0213d40-a162-4f19-a1ba-c6bb1267e4be.jpeg) Walking barefoot on burning coals during Urs festival in Sufi Islam. ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/96ac4975-25d3-451a-ba5f-ce795fedefc9.jpeg) Piercing the skin, tongue, and cheeks with skewers during Ashura in some regions of the Middle East. ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/23324953-d882-4415-b2f6-e34fb1faa6a2.jpeg) Circumambulating the Kaaba seven times in Mecca during the Hajj pilgrimage. ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/1cb57e16-2e64-46b3-bbe0-342847b6a6f8.jpeg) Animal sacrifice during Eid al-Adha to commemorate the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim. ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/4b1c8129-0c05-4038-b509-aa01a5e5a749.jpeg) Observing a 30-day fast during Ramadan from dawn to sunset. ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/56588afe-61d6-4ee2-871f-c1e4fd159920.jpeg) The stoning of the devil ritual, which takes place in Mina, Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage. ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/ee522047-4f29-4178-8b61-51bc3d255b0a.jpeg) Sufi whirling dance to achieve spiritual ecstasy. ![10 bizarre rituals of Muslims](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1cb7bea2-68a2-4d9d-ad01-2b47fc3d3d50/images/d0ce549a-6bc1-42a8-b306-1ef0f68965e0.jpeg) Wudu is the ritual of cleansing the body parts before prayer.

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