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Hurr is immediately forgiven by Imam Hussain,
who also assures him that “[his] grandfather, the
1
Holy Prophet, also forgives [Hurr].”
Hurr has travelled from the side of the strong, the
well-fed, the many, to the “side of a the few hungry
and thirsty men, children and infants who would
2
certainly perish in the burning sands of Karbala.”
It is evident that such decision is made truly out of
the love for Islam. After Hurr had valiantly fought
against the army, Imam Hussain “addresse[s] al-Hurr
when he had been killed: ‘You are a free man (hurr),
al-Hurr just like your mother named you. You are
free in this world and in the Hereafter.'”
3
Hurr embodies the freedom and potential of the
human being. He chose to unshackle himself from
worldly rulers and embraced his God-given
freedom to choose what is right. His freedom and
forgiveness is not taken away from him in account
for his past. Rather, Hurr is proof that God is the
most forgiving, if we but choose to return to Him.
All human beings can see themselves in men like
Zuhair or Hurr. So many humans are walking on a
thin bridge between right and wrong, struggling
every moment to make the right decision.

1. Mulla Bashir Rahim, https://www.al-islam.org/articles/history-
and-philosophy-aza-of-imam-Hussain-mulla-bashir-rahim.
2. Ibid.
3. Shams Ad-Din Al-Amili, https://www.al-islam.org/revolution-
imam-al-Hussain-shaykh-muhammad-mahdi-shams-ad-din-al-amili.