Where there is Love , there is Karbala .

Shahadat ( Al-Hurr )

We think of the Ansar, the friends and helpers of Imam Hussain (as) ,who were killed in Karbala.
They gave up everything they had , so that they could be with the Imam till the end. Even when the Imam told them again and again that they are free to go, they did not leave him.
Imam Hussain (as) himself said," No one has friends and helpers like mine. Neither my grandfather nor my father had such sincere and faithful friends and helpers."
They were the faithful friends, helpers and companions of Imam Hussain (as). Some were old like Habeeb ibn Mazahir , others like Wahab e Kalbi were young. Some were nobleman like Zohair al Qayn, others like Jane were slaves . Some like Salim and Amir came from towns like Koofa and Basra; others had lived in the desert.
There were men like Ammar and Muslim ibn Ausaja , who had been with the Prophet SAW and Nafi and Jundab, who were friends of Imam Ali (as). They were all killed fighting bravely against the army of Umar ibne Saad, defending Islam on the day of Ashura and the Imam wept for each of them.
Hurr had been the captain of the army of yazid and had been sent to stop IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) going towards kufa . The IMAM had given water to hurr and the soldiers, when they were very very thirsty and had run out of water .

During the night of Ashur , hurr was restless thinking about IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) . Now he felt very sorry for blocking the way and decided to come to the IMAM's side . He went and begged the IMAM to forgive him . IMAM HUSSAIN (AS) welcomed hurr and hugged him because he knew hurr was really sorry for his sins .

In the morning of Ashura , Hurr then fought bravely against the army of Umar ibne Saad . When he fell the IMAM himself took hurr in his arms and tied a special scarf around his head . When hurr died , the IMAM felt very sad at losing his new friend . He took hurr's body back to the tent (Qaima ) , where all ladies mourned for him .