Al-Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi: Difference between revisions

[[File:ضریح حر بن یزید ریاحی.jpg|thumbnail|[[Darih]] of Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi]]

According to [[Sayyid Muhsin Amin]], when some members of the tribe [[Banu Asad]] were burying the bodies of Karbala martyrs, some members of Hurr's tribe didn't allow them to bury his body with the rest of the martyrs, and buried Hurr's body in a further location, which was called Nawawis at the time. Therefore, his body was buried at a distance of around one league from the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a).

Presently, the tomb of Hurr is located far from Imam al-Husayn's shrine, around 7 kilometers to the west.

In the 10th/16th century, the grave of Hurr had been known and it is reported that [[Shah Isma'il I]], of [[Safavid]] dynasty, built a dome over it.

In one account, it is reported that after he conquered Iraq and went to [[Karbala]], the king became suspicious about the story of Hurr and his tomb. To investigate its truth, he ordered to exhume Hurr's grave. Upon the exhumation, they saw a body wearing bloody clothes and the wounds were still fresh. There was a sword-made wound on his head and a piece of cloth was fastened over it. Since it had been reported in historical sources that this cloth belonged to Imam al-Husayn (a) and he had fasted it over Hurr's head, the king ordered to open it and replace it with another piece of cloth. However, when they opened it, the wound started bleeding, they fastened it with another piece of cloth but the flow of blood did not stop. Inevitably, they fastened the same piece of cloth that belonged to Imam al-Husayn (a) and the blood stopped. The king only took a little part of that cloth... and ordered to build a more respectful shrine over the tomb of Hurr.

During Qajar period, the Mother of Aqa Khan Mahallati financed the repair of Hurr's tomb, and built a castle-like courtyard around it, so that visitors can seek refuge in it against bandits. In 1325/1907, Husayn Khan Shuja' al-Saltana repaired the tomb of Hurr, and in 1330, Sayyid 'Abd al-Husayn Keliddar, repaired the balcony of the building.

Today, this shrine is located several kilometers far from Imam al-Husayn's Holy Shrine to the west, with a dome upon it, however, there are doubts regarding the authenticity of this place. Some believe Hurr had been buried along other martyrs, near the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a), but Sayyid Muhsin Amin believes the reputation and public respect for this shrine is not baseless.

Hurr has been mentioned in [[Ziyarah al-Nahiyya al-Muqaddasa]] in the following phrase: Peace be upon Hurr b. al-Riyahi.