Battle of Karbala

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Martyrdom . Al-Abbas ibn Ali . Ali al-Akbar b. al-Husayn . Battle of Karbala

When did Ali Akbar (AS), Ali Asgar (AS), and Moula Abbas Ghazi get martyred?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 months ago

According to famous narrations, the first martyr from Ahlul Bayt (AS) in Karbala was Ali Akbar (AS). Maula Abbas (AS) was martyred when he went to bring water for the children of Imam Husain (AS) .Ali Asghar (AS) was martyred later on.

Wassalam.

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Battle of Karbala . Sahaba (Companions) . Sunni-Shi'a

Did the companions of Imam Hussain who participated in the Battle of Karbala adhere to the beliefs and practices of Ahlul Sunnah?

Many of them were,previously following other than Ahlul Bayt (AS) like Zuhair Ibn Al-Qayn who was a supporter of Othman ibn Affan, but when they joined Imam Hussain (AS), they became sincere followers of Ahlul Bayt (AS) and they got the great honor of martyrdom on the live of Ahlul Bayt (AS).

Followers of Ahlul Bayt (AS) are in fact the real followers of the Sunnah of the Proohet (SAWA).

Wassalam.

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Battle of Karbala . Artist . Imambargah . Palestinian

Is it allowed to stage a dramatic performance on the events of Karbala or Palestine in a Imambada or Husayniyya and invite TikTok artists for this purpose?

Dramatic performance showing people the tragedies of Ahlul Bayt (AS) and their followers is good as far it is done within the frame of Shariah. Doing ion Imambara or zHusainiyyah depends on the situation of the place and what the trustees or Mutawalli sees suitable.

'Wassalam.

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Rajab . Battle of Karbala . Mu'awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan . Imam Husayn

Is there a one-year gap between Muawiya's death and the event of Karbala, or did Imam Husain leave Madina within 6-7 days of Yazeed's rule since both events took place in 680 AD?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 8 months ago

Based on historical sources, there is about a 6-month gap between when Yazid took power, and when Imam Husayn (A) left Mecca. There was also some time gap between when Mu'awiyah died and the news reached Medina (I don't know how long it took for messages to travel then).

Here is a timeline based on what is related:

Rajab 680 - Mu'awiyah dies
28 Rajab 680 - Imam Husayn (A) leaves Medina
3 Sha'ban 680 - Imam Husayn (A) enters Mecca
Dhu al-Hijjah - Imam Husayn (A) leaves Mecca for Iraq

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Woman . Elegies . Mourning . Battle of Karbala . Social Media

Can a woman recite elegies with the purpose and intention of mourning and narrating Karbala and post them on social media?

Mateen Charbonneau, Sheikh Mateen Joshua Charbonneau achieved a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies. He undertook Howza classes under esteemed scholars since 2013 and has been teaching at Imam Mahdi... Answered 10 months ago

Not publicly in places men can access the videos but in womens only groups it is fine

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Prophets . Battles . Battle of Karbala . Imamah

Could you recommend any exceptional books that are translated into English about the Battle of Karbala, the biographies of the 12 imams, or the previous Prophets?

Zeinab Donati, Zeinab Donati has been studying books about various Islamic subjects for more than 19 years. She is deeply interested in history and politics as well as social issues in particular those pertaining... Answered 1 year ago

As mentioned already, al-Islam.org has an extensive library concerning all kinds of topics related to Islamic matters, so browse the library to find answers to your questions.

In particular, I suggest you to check the sections below.

Battle of Karbala:

https://www.al-islam.org/tags/karbala

https://www.al-islam.org/tags/muharram

Biography of the 12 Imams:

You can find an ample selection of texts about the Ahl al-Bayt ('a) here -

https://www.al-islam.org/tags/ahl-al-bayt

In particular, I recommend the following texts:

https://www.al-islam.org/brief-history-fourteen-infallibles

https://www.al-islam.org/fourteen-luminaries-islam-ahmad-ahmadi-birjandi

Otherwise there's plenty of biographies of each individual Infallible ('s) on Al-Islam.org.

Previous Prophets:

https://www.al-islam.org/tags/prophets

In particular:

https://www.al-islam.org/hayat-al-qulub-vol-1-stories-prophets-muhammad-...

InshaAllah this helps.

Fi aman Allah

Prophets . Battles . Battle of Karbala . Imamah

Could you recommend any exceptional books that are translated into English about the Battle of Karbala, the biographies of the 12 imams, or the previous Prophets?

There are many books on the tragedy of Karbala e.g, The Tragedy of Karbala, published by Islamic Publishing Hiuse, The Battle of Karbala published by Forgotten Books, Karbala and Beyond by Yasin Al-Jiboyri, The Matryr of Karbala published by Zam Zam Publishers and many other books.
About the life of the 12 Imams you can read Kitab Al-Irshad by Shaikh Al-Mufeed which is a good book translated in English and available online.

'Wassalam.

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Battle of Karbala . Ibn Abbas

Why wasn't Abdullah ibn Abbas (r), the cousin of Imam Ali (a), present in Karbala with Imam Husayn (a)?

Abdullah ibn Abbas was not well during that time. It is narrated that he suffered a lot from his eyes and lost his eye sight as you read in Al-Bidayah Wal-Nihayah by Ibn Katheer , Volume 8, page 335.
Quran states (There is no burden on the blind ليس على الآعمى حرج

Wassalam.

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Women . Ahl al-Bayt . Battle of Karbala . Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra'

Does آل رسول include all those from Lady Fatima's progeny?And does اہل بیت رسول include only members of the cloak or all the Imams? Can we refer to women in Karbala as being from the Ahlulbayt?

Aal e Rasool آل رسول cam mean all the family of Bani Ha him. It can also mean by our scholars all the children and grand children from Ali (AS) and Fatimah (AS). The Purified Ahlul Bayt (AS) are all the 14 Infallible.

Wassalam.

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Muharram . Battle of Karbala

Did Imam Hussain (AS) arrive in Karbala on the first or second day of Muharram?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 2 years ago

Salam alaikum,

The second of Muharram. Please watch this clip:

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Women . Children . Battle of Karbala

Why were women and children taken along to Karbala when Imam Hussain (as) knew what would happen there and how the women would be imprisoned?

Imam Hussain (AS) wanted sincere eye witnesses to tell people after his martyrdom what really happened in Karbala keeping in mind the falsehood which Yazeed and his gang were intending to spread among Muslims against Imam Hussain (AS). Mo'awiyah, father of Yazeed, spread rumors among people in Syria that Ali does not pray Namaz, that is why when the news reached Shaam that Imam Ali (AS) was martyred inside the Masjid of Kufa, people of Shaam started asking: What Ali was doing in the Masjid when he does not pray Namaz?

Yazeed and his gang wanted to fabricate stories against Imam Hussain (AS) to mislead people away from Ahlul Bayt (AS). Imam Hussain (AS) took his family members with him knowing what will happen to him and them, to make them witness and convey the message to all Muslims after him.

The great rule of Lady Zainab and Lady Um Kolthoum after Karbala shows how it was necessary to have eye witnesses to inform Muslim generations and refute the false propaganda of Yazeed.

The sufferings of the family of Imam Hussain (AS) was mentioned by him as narrated when he replied those who asked him why to take his family members: Allah has ordained to see me martyred and see my family members captured شاء الله أن يراني قتيلا ويراهنّ سبايا

Wassalam.

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Battle of Karbala

Was the battle of Karbala a religious or political event?

The above answer is very accurate.

However, I would like to add that the idea of separation between religion and politics is quite new and really only emerged with the notion of separation of church and the modern nation-state.

During the time of the Prophet (S), especially after the formation of the Muslim community in Medina, the Prophet handled matters that today would be considered both "religious" (like acts of worship) and "political" (like laws and the military).

This continued to be the situation during the early caliphates and early Arab-Muslim empires as well as the times of the Shi'i Imams; for instance, Imam 'Ali (A) being formally appointed as the caliph and the treaty of Imam Hasan (A). That is to say, their role as religious leaders also involved political matters. Conversely, political leaders such as those who took on the caliphate also saw themselves as leaders of Islam.

One can say a similar thing for many other pre-modern empires as well, which were not led by Muslims.

So for that reason it is not really correct to divide the Battle of Karbala into "religious" or "political" since it involved both. There were clearly matters that today would be considered "political" such as succession (that is, it was not a battle over theology) while at the same time, as the previous response emphasized, it was not a ploy for power or this sort of thing. From the accounts of the Battle of Karbala, it is clear that matters both religious and political were discussed between both sides prior to the outbreak of fighting.

Rather one can say it was a religious objection to the use and assignment of political power, and a political response to it (military attack).