Muawiya, Hassan and Hussein

معاوية والحسن والحسين

A major Arabic co-production dramatising the first fitna — from Hasan's caliphate and abdication to Muawiya's rule and Karbala; contested for depicting the Prophet ﷺ's household.

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Review
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Figurative depictions of prophets are never shown in this museum.

Factions, splits and schismsWars and campaigns

Screening Room

Format
Series · About Islam
Languages
ar (original)
Approach
historical drama
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not shown · Companions: Shown · Imams: Shown (Depicts Hasan, Husayn and other members of the Prophet's household by actors.)
Titles in other languages
الحسن والحسين ومعاويةMuawiya, Hassan and Hussein

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Check it against the record:Hasan ibn Ali · Husayn ibn Ali · Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan · وقعة كربلاء

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About
Hasan ibn Ali· Husayn ibn Ali· Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan· وقعة كربلاء
Set in
The Rashidun Caliphate· The Umayyad Period
Features
Rasheed Assaf

People and things also explored

Muawiya· Mokhtarnameh· عام الجماعة· Conquest of Tabaristan· The delegation of Najran· Ahl al-Bayt· Banu Hashim· Muslim 2424 — The cloak report and the purification verse

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Muawiya, Hassan and Hussein”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/muawiya-wal-hasan-wal-husayn-2011/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.

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People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
Related

Muawiya

An MBC series on Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan and the first fitna; its broadcast drew wide controversy over the depiction of Companions and early Islamic civil strife.