{"id":5713,"date":"2026-06-24T00:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/?p=5713"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:37:34","slug":"ashura-an-enduring-call-to-justice-and-resistance-against-tyranny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/ashura-an-enduring-call-to-justice-and-resistance-against-tyranny\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashura: An enduring call to justice and resistance against tyranny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each year, with the sighting of the crescent moon of Muharram, Muslims across the world enter one of the most sacred months of the Islamic calendar, a month made especially significant by Ashura, writes Neelam Rahim.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Observed on the 10th of Muharram, Ashura is far more than a historical commemoration. It is a timeless call to justice, gratitude and moral courage, and a reminder that faith is never passive, justice is never optional, and tyranny can never be allowed to shape humanity\u2019s destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashura commemorates one of the greatest moments of divine liberation recorded in the Qur\u2019an. It was on this day that Allah (SWT) saved the Children of Israel, Bani Israel, led by Prophet Musa (AS), from the tyranny of Pharaoh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trapped between the Red Sea and an advancing army, their situation appeared hopeless. Yet while those around him saw only impossibility, Musa (AS) saw the promise of Allah. By Allah\u2019s command, he struck the sea with his staff, the waters parted, and a path to safety emerged where none had existed before. Pharaoh, who had ruled with arrogance, oppression and brutality, was ultimately destroyed by the very sea he believed would secure his victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides being one of the greatest miracles ever, it is a declaration that no tyrant, however powerful, lies beyond the reach of divine justice. Oppression may dominate for a time, but it can never prevail indefinitely. The downfall of Pharaoh remains one of history\u2019s clearest reminders that arrogance is temporary, while truth endures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was in gratitude for this divine deliverance that Musa (AS) fasted on the day of Ashura. When the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) arrived in Madinah and found the Jews fasting in remembrance of this event, he said: \u201cWe have more right to Musa than they do,\u201d and encouraged Muslims to fast on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prophet (SAW) further recommended fasting on the ninth and tenth of Muharram, or the tenth and eleventh, thereby distinguishing the Muslim practice from the Jewish practice. Fasting on Ashura carries the glad tidings of expiating the minor sins of the previous year, insha\u2019Allah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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