Amina Inloes's to 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? Unrecognized Email or Password, please try again. Enter the OTP you received in your Email Inbox OTP entered does not match. Please enter the correct OTP! Full Name and Password are required. Please provide a valid Email address. Please enter a valid email address. Enter valid first name and last name with at least one space. A validation e-mail has been sent to your e-mail address. You will need to follow the instructions in that message in order to gain full access to the site. 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? 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? about 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 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... 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: 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 We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site. Essential cookies are necessary for the site to function. Analytics cookies help us understand how you use the site. Control how we use cookies on this site. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the site to function. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.