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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?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

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.

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

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

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

Mateen Charbonneau

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

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

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: