19/06/2026
The story of Hazrat e Hur (as).
Many people think its too late in their lives to repent and be remorseful, but with Allah the time to ask does not end till the day that you die, so listen to Allah’s plea and turn to him.
A perfect example of this is Hazrat Hur ibn Yazid ar-Riyah (a). We all know the story of this great man, arguably the man responsible for the Imam (AS) and his family ending up in .
Hazrat Hur (as) was the commander of Yazid’s regiment, who had obstructed Imam Hussain (a.s)’s way near Kufa, leading them to the desert of Karbala.
From that night he spent all his time in remorse and feeling very guilty for having obstructed the way of the grandson of the (PBUH) and blamed himself for bringing the Imam (AS) to Karbala. The armies officers and soldiers were constantly wondering at the mysterious sorrowful silence and the serious pensive mood in which Hazrat Hur (a.s) spent all his time.
On the morning of the 10th of Hazrat Hur (a.s) called on his son and with his servant the three of them secretly escaped the enemies tents and made his way towards the Imams camp.
He appeared before (a.s), with tears in his eyes begging for his pardon for the wrong he had done. He was received very warmly by the Imam and his companions, and was treated as a special guest.
This shows us how forgiving the Imam (AS) was, and he is just a servant of the almighty Allah (s.w.t), the all-forgiving.
Can we even begin to imagine how forgiving Allah is?
The moral is to turn to our with sincerity and you will never be let down, for surely he says “Call on me and I shall answer you”.
بولے حبیبؑ آمدِ حُرؑ پر زُھیرؑ سے
لو! کربلا میں آگیا بھٹکا غدیر کا !
