On Ashura, we're called to resist promises of false freedom

On Ashura, we're called to resist promises of false freedom

(RNS) — Ashura, the 10th day of the first month in the Islamic calendar, falls this year on Saturday (July 5). A sacred day in the Islamic tradition, it is revered by Muslims as the day Allah saved the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) and the oppressed Israelites from the tyranny of Pharaoh by parting the Red Sea. It is also the day in 680 that saw the martyrdom of Hussain (may Allah be pleased with him), the beloved grandson of the Prophet Muh…