THE STORY OF KARBALA - PART 2/14

MUSLIM BIN AQEEL AND HURR

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Husayn refused to follow Hur's exhortations. Hur tried to show some firmness in his stance. The thing came to a head when Hur grabbed the reins of Husayn's horse. Husayn became angry and said:

"May your mother mourn for you, are you going to stop me?"

Hur replied: "If it was someone else in your place I would reply to him in the same tone but I cannot say those things for your mother."

This episode has been analysed by Shi'a scholars and they have explained that Husayn's statement in anger was actually a call to Hur and all those with him to come to the right path. And Hur did respond to that call. Only a few days later, Hur, his son and his personal servant would desert Yazeed's army at the battlefield of Karbala and fight protecting Husayn and give their lives.

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