🎙️ 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. 📩 Thoughts or reflections? Email us: rashidmediaproductions@gmail.com 🎧 Subscribe to Faith Found: A Journey in Islam for future episodes exploring the history, spirituality, and living faith of Muslims across time and place. Theme Music: Ramadan Islamic Arabic Music, Music by Mikhail Smusev from Pixabay, SigmaMusicArt Desert Echoes, Music by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay
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.
📩 Thoughts or reflections?
Email us: rashidmediaproductions@gmail.com
🎧 Subscribe to Faith Found: A Journey in Islam for future episodes exploring the history, spirituality, and living faith of Muslims across time and place.
Theme Music: Ramadan Islamic Arabic Music, Music by Mikhail Smusev from Pixabay, SigmaMusicArt
Desert Echoes, Music by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay