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The first meeting between Horr and Imam Husayn was not hostile. However, Horr pressed upon Husayn to change his course and follow him, even after the latter had informed him of the letters of support, he had received from the Kufans, towards whom his party was heading. Horr further obeyed Ibn-e Ziad’s subsequent order to force the rebels to stop in a deserted area. Thus, Husayn was led to the plain of Karbala, where he was encircled by the troops dispatched by Ibn-e Ziad under the command of [[ʿOmar b. Saʿd]]. Once the latter had rejected Husayn’s final proposals and decided to fight him on the morning of [[Ashura]], 10 [[Muharram]] 61/10 October 680, Horr then repented and joined Husayn, who promised him God’s forgiveness. | The first meeting between Horr and Imam Husayn was not hostile. However, Horr pressed upon Husayn to change his course and follow him, even after the latter had informed him of the letters of support, he had received from the Kufans, towards whom his party was heading. Horr further obeyed Ibn-e Ziad’s subsequent order to force the rebels to stop in a deserted area. Thus, Husayn was led to the plain of Karbala, where he was encircled by the troops dispatched by Ibn-e Ziad under the command of [[ʿOmar b. Saʿd]]. Once the latter had rejected Husayn’s final proposals and decided to fight him on the morning of [[Ashura]], 10 [[Muharram]] 61/10 October 680, Horr then repented and joined Husayn, who promised him God’s forgiveness. | ||
==Horr’s Martyrdom== | ==Horr’s Martyrdom== | ||
According to most historians, many men from Husayn’s side were killed before Horr.<ref> | According to most historians, many men from Husayn’s side were killed before Horr.<ref>see, e.g., Ṭabari, II, p. 350; tr. I. K. A. Howard, XIX, p. 144.</ref> However, Horr’s own words when he rallied behind Husayn imply that he might have been the first to be killed at Karbala. [[Shiʿite]] tradition has retained this sequence of events, apparently derived from the work of [[Shaykh al-Mofid]], who does not mention anyone having been killed before Horr, except Muslim b. ʿAwsaja.<ref>tr. Howard, 1981, pp. 356 f.</ref> In Turco-Persian [[maqtal-nama]] narratives of the drama of Karbala, which were used extensively by Kashefi for his [[Rawzat al-Shuhada]] (see Calmard, 1996, p. 155), after having killed many enemies, Horr became the first martyr of the battle. His [[martyrdom]] was followed by those of his brother, Moṣʿab b. Yazid, his son ʿAli, and the latter’s slave.<ref>Kashefi, pp. 277 ff.; see Calmard, 1975, pp. 351 ff.</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Horr’s courageous rallying behind Husayn and sacrificing himself to his cause are widely celebrated in [[Muharram]] rituals and related popular literature, such as [[marthias|marthia]] (elegies), [[nawḥas|nawha]] (dirges), and [[taʿzias|taʿziya]] (religious dramas). Many scenes dedicated to Horr are included in taʿzia collections, particularly in the Cerulli version | Horr’s courageous rallying behind Husayn and sacrificing himself to his cause are widely celebrated in [[Muharram]] rituals and related popular literature, such as [[marthias|marthia]] (elegies), [[nawḥas|nawha]] (dirges), and [[taʿzias|taʿziya]] (religious dramas). Many scenes dedicated to Horr are included in taʿzia collections, particularly in the Cerulli version.<ref>see Rossi and Bombaci, 1961, Index.<br /></ref> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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[[Category: Battle of Karbala]] | [[Category: Battle of Karbala]] | ||
[[Category: Husayn’s Followers]] | [[Category: Husayn’s Followers]] | ||
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