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{{Short description|Book by Ali Shariati}}
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| author         = [[Ali Shariati]]
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| country        = [[Iran]]
| language       = [[Persian language|Persian]]
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| published      = 1977
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'''''Horr''''' ({{langx|fa|حر}}) is a book by the [[Iran]]ian author [[Ali Shariati]] about the historic [[Battle of Karbala]] in which [[Hussein]], the grandson of the [[Muslim]] prophet [[Muhammad]], was [[Death|killed]] by Yazid. Horr was a commander of the army of [[Yazid I|Yazid]] during the battle. First involved in fighting Hussein, Horr defected from the army of Yazid, joined Hussein, and was killed by Yazid's forces. The book examines fate, choice, and predestination as portrayed by Horr's decision to switch sides during the fateful battle.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ketab.ir/modules.php?name=News&op=pirbook&bcode=508689 | title=Horr | publisher=Ketab.ir | accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iketab.com/books.php?Module=SMMPBBooks&SMMOp=BookDB&SMM_CMD=&BookId=51339& | title=Horr, a human in the way of disaster or salvation | publisher=Iketab.ir | accessdate=30 April 2016 | archive-date=2 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202151207/http://www.iketab.com/books.php?Module=SMMPBBooks&SMMOp=BookDB&SMM_CMD=&BookId=51339& | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.shariati.com/english/horr.html Summary of the book]

[[Category:History books about Iran]]
[[Category:Works by Ali Shariati]]


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