Hurr
Hurr or with added definitive article as Al Hurr / Al-Hurr may refer to:
- Al-Hurr al-Aamili, a muhaddith and a prominent Twelver Shi'a scholar
- Al-Hurr ibn Yazid al Tamimi, the general of the Umayyad army dispatched from Kufa, Iraq to intercept al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib
- Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi, early Umayyad governor who ruled the Muslim province of Al-Andalus (716-718 AD)
Hurr also means free in Arabic and appears in a great number of Arab names of organisations including:
- Free Syrian Army, in Arabic Al-Jayš Al-Suri Al-Ḥurr, main armed opposition group operating in Syria
- Free Shia Movement, Al-Tayar Al-Shi'iy Al-Hurr, small Lebanese Shia political movement allied with March 14 Alliance and opposed to mainstream Shi'ite movements allied with the March 8 Alliance, namely Hezbollah and Amal
- Radio Free Iraq, in Arabic Izaa'at al 'Iraaq al Hurr, 24-hour radio station broadcasting in Arabic from Prague, and is part of the programming of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Stars
- Al Hurr - traditional name of Lambda Aurigae.
See also
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