The Most Important Ashura of Our Lives?

About this lecture

In this powerful Ashura lecture, Sheikh Omar Suleiman draws a profound connection between the timeless lessons of Ashura — the victories of Musa ﷺ, Asiya ﷺ, Nuh ﷺ, and al-Husayn رضي الله عنه — and the ongoing suffering of Muslims in Gaza, calling this perhaps the most significant Ashura of our lifetimes. He challenges listeners to rethink the meaning of victory beyond worldly outcomes, rooting it in the pleasure of Allah and the strength of faith. The lecture is both a moving reflection on divine justice and a reminder that Allah's promise of victory to the believers is certain — it is never a matter of if, only a matter of when and how.