Amina Inloes

May I suggest, this is nothing to do with a revert. When anyone is having a medical emergency, the medical emergency comes first, and hijab comes second. If he is jealous of ER personnel who are treating you, he is the one having a problem.

Situations where women died due to prioritizing hijab over life - for instance, when girls fleeing a burning school in Saudi were sent back inside to get their hijabs, and burned to death - are not noble; they are sad. 

It could be worthwhile considering Islam and the marriage, as separate issues. Being a Muslim is not the same thing as being married to this person. It could be worthwhile to consider how the marriage is going, and whether it is a healthy marriage and offering what you need (especially since you are not living together). Even if you are a revert, the job of a husband is not to be the religious police; it sounds like he may want a situation where he can be in control, but this may become tiring over the years. On your side, there are many resources about Islam available online these days, and it would be good to focus more on learning on your own, rather than being dependent on him to teach you, which can set up an unhealthy psychological dynamic. Conversely, it could also be worth considering whether or not you would remain a Muslim if the marriage broke up. 

Hope your situation improves!

There is an extensive discussion of this in Tafsir al-Mizan for verse 7:172. You can read it in English at https://almizan.org/

Just because a hadith has an unknown narrator does not mean for certain it was fabricated. Possibly the narrator was known in the past, but we do not know them now because we have lost books and information. Also, possibly the information in the hadith is correctly transmitted even if we don't know the transmitter. It is better to say that hadith with unknown narrators lack verification. 

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

Yes

There are some narrations about this in books such as Tibb al-A'immah

There isn't a single answer from shari'ah to this question.

Generally speaking, Muslims have a choice of whether or not to vote, and whom to vote for. Many Muslim leaders today encourage voting so that Muslims can also exert some influence over society and develop a stronger public identity rather than being an invisible group, and to try to direct society on a good course. However, as you point out, in some cases, there may be no good option.

In some cases, Muslim leaders such as maraji' may give direct guidance on voting. 

Yes

If you think that you have an object that is causing you a problem due to unwanted spirits, put the object in a different location (outside your new home) and see if it helps.

I have always assumed that part of the reason why drawings/statues of animate beings, as well as certain other items, are discouraged in hadith (Sunni and Shi'i) is due to the possibility that they can sometimes become inhabited by unwanted spirits (even if this does not usually happen) (that is to say, it is not only about idolatry, as it is usually understood today). 

Strictly speaking, astrology in the premodern era was often considered a natural science, not a theology. Therefore, the religious orientation of an astrologer is irrelevant to whether or not one decides to listen to them (just like the religious orientation of a doctor is irrelevant to their capability as a physician).

Hadith and scholarly views about astrology among Shi'a have varied significantly historically. 

It depends what you mean by 'credible sources'.

From a scientific perspective, this is a scientific question, and can be approached through scientific sources. (What one considers 'credible' about extraterrestrial life may vary from person to person.)

From the perspective of the study of the Qur'an and hadith, some ayat of the Qur'an have been interpreted (past and present) to suggest that there is extraterrestrial life. Some hadith also speak of life on other "earths". In particular, there are a number of Shi'i hadith on this theme, which one can find in sources like Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 55. One can also interpret the Qur'an and hadith to speak of life before/after this universe.

The following works in English may be useful:

* Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life (book)
*Shīʿī Imāmī Thought on Existence, Life, and Extraterrestrials (article)
* A Broader Perspective on “Humans”: Analysis of Insān in Twelver Shīʿī Philosophy and Implications for Astrotheology (article)

This is a talk by myself in which I go through some of these ayat and hadith: https://www.youtube.com/live/nIcwpfkSbGw?si=Xp5S9o2lZ5j7cPBo

You do not need to perform istikhara prior to vacation. In fact, it is probably better not to do so, unless you have some uncertainty.

Either a literal or a metaphorical interpretation is acceptable. 

The narrations could be speaking literally about a person.

Possibly, also, the Prophet (S) and Imams (A) were attempting to explain something to people who, because they lived in a different time with different technologies, could not have understood them at all if they had tried to give a literal explanation. Therefore, they spoke metaphorically in a way that people would understand. 

Allah knows best, and we will find out.