🎙️ The Tenth Day: Ashura, Memory, and the Mourning of an Ummah

🎙️ Episode Summary

Title: The Tenth Day: Ashura, Memory, and the Mourning of an Ummah
Podcast: Faith Found: A Journey in Islam
Hosted by: Dr. Susan Rashid

On the 10th of Muharram—known as Ashura—time does not simply pass. It gathers.

In this powerful episode of Faith Found: A Journey in Islam, Dr. Susan Rashid guides listeners through the layered history and sacred resonance of Ashura, a day revered across the Islamic world for its spiritual gravity and prophetic echoes.

From the forgiveness granted to Prophet Ādam (عليه السلام), to the resting of Prophet Nūḥ (نُوح عليه السلام)’s Ark on Mount Jūdī, to the parting of the sea for Prophet Mūsā (موسى عليه السلام), and finally, to the martyrdom of Imām Ḥusayn (رضي الله عنه) on the plains of Karbala—ʿĀshūrāʾ is not one event, but a tapestry of trials, redemption, and resistance.

This episode explores:

The theological significance of Ashura across Sunni and Shia traditions

The interwoven stories of prophetic deliverance and divine mercy

The ethical and spiritual legacy of Karbala in both religious and global consciousness

Why Ashura remains a moral compass in a fractured world

With poetic narration, Qur’anic reflection, and scholarly context, Dr. Rashid invites you to consider Ashura not only as a day of remembrance—but as a call to moral clarity, justice, and faith.

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