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84 PURE LIFE, Vol.3.No.7, (Safar Al-Muzaffar 1438. Azar 1395. November 2016)

Imam concluded the prayers and Zuhair fell dead.”
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Zuhair died while standing on the side of
righteousness. It was his moral conscience that
transformed his will from turning away to facing
the army. Imam Hussain tells him, “'God will not
destroy you, Zuhair. May He curse your killers and
may He curse those who turned themselves into
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baboons and pigs.'”
It is not only Zuhair’s bravery that makes him a
memorable martyr in the eyes of so many, but that he
chose to protect Imam Hussain instead of turning
away and protecting himself. As stated by Imam
Hussain, the killers of Zuhair are the animals who
have killed the man who chose the side of angels.
Zuhair could have easily joined the side of the
oppressors through indifference, but he chose to
protect truth, thus embodying the courage to leave
one’s comfort for the sake of protecting what is right.
Another renowned martyr is a man by the name of
Hurr ibn Yazid al-Riyahi. Like Zuhair, he was a man
who made the right choice by joining Imam Hussain.
Unlike Zuhair, Hurr had already belonged to the
opposing army. It is said that Hurr did not join Yazid’s
army out of hatred towards Imam Husain but that he,
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like Zuhair, was indifferent to “political issues.”

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