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In 'Udhayb, four Shi'a from Kufa joined Imam al-Husayn (a). Al-Hurr intended to arrest or send them back to Kufa, but the Imam prevented him. They told the Imam about the tense situation in Kufa, the martyrdom of [[Qays b. Mushir al-Saydawi]] (Imam's envoy to Kufa) and the preparation of a great army to confront the Imam.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 2, p. 473-474; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 403-406.</ref> | In 'Udhayb, four Shi'a from Kufa joined Imam al-Husayn (a). Al-Hurr intended to arrest or send them back to Kufa, but the Imam prevented him. They told the Imam about the tense situation in Kufa, the martyrdom of [[Qays b. Mushir al-Saydawi]] (Imam's envoy to Kufa) and the preparation of a great army to confront the Imam.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 2, p. 473-474; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 403-406.</ref> | ||
[[Muharram 2]]/[[October | [[Muharram 2]]/[[October 2]] was the deadline of al-Hurr's agreement with Imam al-Husayn (a). Both Imam's caravan and al-Hurr's army had arrived at a village called [[Naynawa]] when al-Hurr received a letter from Ibn Ziyad, ordering him to pressure the Imam and stop him and his companions in a plain area that has no water or tree.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 5, p. 408-409; Dīnawarī, ''al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 251.</ref> It was written in [[Ibn Ziyad]]'s letter to al-Hurr: "upon the arrival of my messenger and receiving my letter, take it hard on al-Husayn and never let him camp unless in a dry and treeless land. I have commanded my messenger not to leave you alone till he brings me the news about the fulfillment of my order. End." Al-Hurr came to Imam al-Husayn (a) and read Ibn Ziyad's letter for him. Imam said: let us camp in Naynawa or [[Ghadiriyya]]." | ||
Being caught in a dilemma and feeling the surveillance of Ibn Ziyad's messenger, al-Hurr stopped Imam's caravan and refused their suggestion to camp in the nearby village Naynawa (or Ghadiriyya or Suqayh). Having no exit, the Imam's caravan camped in [[Karbala]] (according to some reports, close to the village 'Aqr) near the [[Euphrates]]. <ref>Dīnawarī, ''al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 251-252; Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 84.</ref> | Being caught in a dilemma and feeling the surveillance of Ibn Ziyad's messenger, al-Hurr stopped Imam's caravan and refused their suggestion to camp in the nearby village Naynawa (or Ghadiriyya or Suqayh). Having no exit, the Imam's caravan camped in [[Karbala]] (according to some reports, close to the village 'Aqr) near the [[Euphrates]]. <ref>Dīnawarī, ''al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 251-252; Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 84.</ref> | ||