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==Life before the Event of 'Ashura== | ==Life before the Event of 'Ashura== | ||
Al-Hurr was one of the best warriors of [[Kufa]]. In some sources, he has been listed | Al-Hurr was one of the best warriors of [[Kufa]]. In some sources, he has been mistakenly listed as one of the bodyguards of [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]], the ruler of Kufa. However, his appointment as one of the commanders of 'Ubayd Allah's Army (that were mainly from Tamim and Hamdan tribes) to confront Imam al-Husayn (a), his military discipline and full obedience to administrative edicts, can be taken as proofs of his military rank (not necessarily a bodyguard) in 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad's government. | ||
This assumption is more substantiated by considering the fact that al-Hurr had no pronounced political affiliation. None of historical sources have reported his faith or political stance during the tense situations of the year [[60]]/680 in [[Kufa]]; only al-Bal'ami, in a doubtful report, regards him as one of Shi'a who had hidden their faith. | This assumption is more substantiated by considering the fact that al-Hurr had no pronounced political affiliation. None of historical sources have reported his faith or political stance during the tense situations of the year [[60]]/680 in [[Kufa]]; only al-Bal'ami, in a doubtful report, regards him as one of Shi'a who had hidden their faith. | ||
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Having noticed the departure of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] toward [[Kufa]], [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] summoned al-Hurr who was the head of his tribe in Kufa, appointed him as the commander for an army of nearly thousand soldiers and dispatched them to stop Imam al-Husayn (a). | Having noticed the departure of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] toward [[Kufa]], [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] summoned al-Hurr who was the head of his tribe in Kufa, appointed him as the commander for an army of nearly thousand soldiers and dispatched them to stop Imam al-Husayn (a). | ||
According to another report, 'Ubayd Allah dispatched [[Husayn b. Numayr al-Tamimi]] along an army of | According to another report, 'Ubayd Allah dispatched [[Husayn b. Numayr al-Tamimi]] along an army of four thousand soldiers to [[Qadisiyya]] to watch over the region between Qadisiyya to Khaffan and Qutqutaniyya to La'la' and to control all travelers passing through these regions. Husayn b. Numayr dispatched al-Hurr and one thousand soldiers under his command, to confront Imam al-Husayn (a). | ||
'''Hurr hears a Call''' | '''Hurr hears a Call''' | ||
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==Meeting Face to Face with Imam al-Husayn (a)== | ==Meeting Face to Face with Imam al-Husayn (a)== | ||
In [[Dhu Husam | In [[Dhu Husam]], the army of al-Hurr arrived at the campsite of Imam al-Husayn's (a) caravan. Historical sources have explicitly mentioned that al-Hurr had been dispatched, not to start a war with the Imam but to take him to [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad|Ibn Ziyad]]; that's why he lined up his army before the campsite of Imam al-Husyan (a). | ||
[[Abu Mikhnaf]] narrates the details of this face to face meeting, from two men of [[Banu Asad]] who were in the caravan of Imam al-Husayn (a): | [[Abu Mikhnaf]] narrates the details of this face to face meeting, from two men of [[Banu Asad]] who were in the caravan of Imam al-Husayn (a): | ||