---
title: "[4] Shahada (Witness) - Every Day is Ashura and The Ambassador"
event: "Shahada (Witness) - Ashura 1448 (2026) Series"
session_number: 4
published_at: "2026-06-18"
canonical_url: "https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/4-shahada-witness-every-day-is-ashura-and-the-ambassador"
event_url: "https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/shahada-witness-ashura-1448-2026-series"
type: "event-session"
scripture_reference: "Quran, Surah Al-'Asr (The Declining Day), Chapter 103, Verse 3"
---

# [4] Shahada (Witness) - Every Day is Ashura and The Ambassador

*Session 4 of [Shahada (Witness) - Ashura 1448 (2026) Series](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/shahada-witness-ashura-1448-2026-series) — 18 June 2026*

"Every day is Ashura, and every land is Karbala." 

This timeless maxim is frequently quoted, but rarely understood. 

On Night 4 of our series, we explore the deep divide between bearing witness with the tongue versus bearing witness with one’s entire life. 

Shaykh Shabbir Hassanally analyses the famous Sermon of Mina, where Imam Husayn (peace and blessings be upon him) confronted the intellectual elite of his time for their complicity and silence in the face of tyranny. 

The tragic reality of this silence unfolds in the Maqtal segment, titled "The Ambassador," detailing the total isolation and profound martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil in the hostile streets of Kufa. 

The night features the moving congregational elegy (Nohe) "Husayni Mawlaya" and our poetic English rendering of Ziyarat Ashura. 

Essential viewing for those exploring the relationship between faith, intellectual responsibility, standing against systemic oppression, and historical courage.

## Scripture

> إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ
>
> Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience

— *Quran, Surah Al-'Asr (The Declining Day), Chapter 103, Verse 3*

## Programme

- [Watch the full session](https://youtu.be/4NyNowSfpz8)
- [Trailer (Official Anthem for Ashura/Arbaeen 1448/2026)](https://youtu.be/IGE5CQlLvkA)
- [Qur'an Recitation: Quranic Verses - Night 4](https://youtu.be/pE2O7fFIy7Y)
- [Couplets: Poetic Couplets - Night 4](https://youtu.be/z8PdZd7_-Rg)
- [Sermon: Every Day is Ashura](https://youtu.be/-Smhl-7jE40)
- [Maqtal: The Ambassador](https://youtu.be/Jd_YhrDM5Ac)
- [Nohe/Nasheed: Husayni Mawlaya](https://youtu.be/6K__CS_0wDM)
- [Ziyarah: Ziyarat Ashura - Poetic Translation](https://youtu.be/SxIXsJ_yMRI)

## Other sessions in this event

- [Session 11 — Ashura Day 1448/2026 - Special Program](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/ashura-day-14482026-special-program) — 25 June 2026
- [Session 10 — [10] Shahada (Witness) - Husayn, Heir of Adam and Peace Upon You, O Aba Abdillah](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/10-shahada-witness-husayn-heir-of-adam-and-peace-upon-you-o-aba-abdillah) — 24 June 2026
- [Session 9 — [9] Shahada (Witness) - The False Shahada (Witness) and the Silent Witness](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/9-shahada-witness-the-false-shahada-witness-and-the-silent-witness) — 23 June 2026
- [Session 8 — [8] Shahada (Witness) - To Die Like Falling Cherry Petals and The Lamps that Would Not Flicker](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/8-shahada-witness-to-die-like-falling-cherry-petals-and-the-lamps-that-would-not) — 22 June 2026
- [Session 7 — [7] Shahada (Witness) - Nothing More Precious Than Independence and The Hands at the Euphrates](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/7-shahada-witness-nothing-more-precious-than-independence-and-the-hands-at-the-e) — 21 June 2026
- [Session 6 — [6] Shahada (Witness) - The Wretched and the Witness and Cherry Blossoms at Dawn](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/6-shahada-witness-the-wretched-and-the-witness-and-cherry-blossoms-at-dawn) — 20 June 2026
- [Session 5 — [5] Shahada (Witness) - The Cross and the Witness and Two Who Crossed Over](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/5-shahada-witness-the-cross-and-the-witness-and-two-who-crossed-over) — 19 June 2026
- [Session 3 — [3] Shahada (Witness) - Five Kinds of Death and The Farewell of the Heart](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/3-shahada-witness-five-kinds-of-death-and-the-farewell-of-the-heart) — 17 June 2026
- [Session 2 — [2] Shahada (Witness) - The Oldest Covenant on Earth and The Inherited Tear](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/2-shahada-witness-the-oldest-covenant-on-earth-and-the-inherited-tear) — 16 June 2026
- [Session 1 — [1] Shahada (Witness) - Where Is Your Brother? and The First Martyr Abel (Habil)](https://www.truthpromoters.com/events/1-shahada-witness-where-is-your-brother-and-the-first-martyr-abel-habil) — 15 June 2026

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