When Abbas saw the loneliness of his\nbrother Imam Hussain (PBUH), he asked permission to enter the battle. Upon his\nrequest, Imam Hussain (PBUH) shed into tears and said, \u201cBrother! You are the\nflag bearer of my army and the cause of our union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abbas (PBUH) said, \u201cdearest brother,\nmay my life be sacrificed for you, my heart cannot tolerate this life any\nfurther. I want to retaliate from these hypocrites.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Hussain (PBUH) said, \u201cNow that\nyou will be entering the battlefield, first bring some water for the children.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The moment Imam Hussain (PBUH) allowed\nhis brother Abbas (PBUH) to enter the battlefield, Abbas (PBUH) stood proud and\nfirm, for he was a courageous warrior and had great skills in his work with\nspears and swordsmanship in battle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abbas (PBUH) went to get water from\nthe Euphrates River. But since the enemies had surrounded the river so that\nImam Hussain’s friends and families could not drink water, he had to first\nfight the men arming the river. He was able to scatter the enemies, and reach\nthe river. Some historians have recorded that Abbas (PBUH) had to deal with the\nenemies six times, disallowing him from collecting water for the family. But he\nfinally succeeded and managed to distance the enemies from the river. He\nquickly filled the large leathern bottle he had brought with him and prepared\nto return back to their tents. He chose the shortest distance for return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was there that the enemies began to\nattack. Abbas (PBUH) was attacked by arrows. His entire body was covered with\narrows. He however, did not surrender. He fought back, even though he had been\ninjured. Abu Mikhnaf narrates that Abbas (PBUH) was successful in killing 180\nof his attackers. He would say,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do not fear death; I want my body to fall on the ground beside the\nother courageous men. May my life be sacrificed for Prophet Muhammad\n(PBUH&HP). I am Abbas, and my duty is quenching the thirst of the thirsty.\nAnd I do not fear death in battle with the enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zaid ibn Warqa and another person had\nhidden behind a palm tree. They attacked Abbas (PBUH) with their swords and cut\noff his right hand. Carrying the leathern bottle on his back, Abbas (PBUH)\ncaught his sword with his left hand and continued to defend himself. As he\nfought he sang:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy Allah if you cut off my right hand I will not stop protecting my\nreligion. I will defend the Imam who is on the correct and right path and is\nthe grandson of the pure and trustworthy Prophet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He fought so hard until he could not\nbear the thirst and the numerous wounds on his body any longer. He was weakened\nwith the loss of blood and hand. Yet, he continued to fight bravely and\ncontinued his path until he was attacked by Hakim ibn al-Tufayl al-Ta’i who had\nhidden behind another palm tree. Hakim then cut off Abbas’ (PBUH) left hand. At\nthis point he changed his tone and said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cO’ self, do not fear the infidels. The mercy of Allah and His Prophet\nis upon you. The enemies cut off my left hand unfairly. O Allah punish them in\nthe burning hell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then an arrow was thrown at the\nbottle, and all the water poured on the ground. He had lost both his hands. It\nwas here that the enemies poured over him. Abbas (PBUH) was grief stricken, for\nhe had no water to return back to the tents, and no hands to fight back the\nenemies. And his pride prevented him from running away. Amidst these matters,\nthe enemies sent an arrow to his heart. According to another narration, Hakim\nibn Tufayl from behind hits Abbas (PBUH) on the head with a metal pillar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, his head was broken, felt down\nand shed in his own blood like a red fish and said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy greetings to you O Aba Abdillah, and may the wrath of Allah be on\nthe oppressors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Reference: Selection taken from \u201cKhasaais al-‘Abbasiyyah\u201d by Ayatullah\nMuhammad Ibrahim Kalbasi Najafi, translated to Persian by Muhammad Iskandari (with\nminor changes))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Condolences to all on the remembrance\nday of Ab al-Fazl al-Abbas (PBUH) and may Allah\u2019s (SWT) peace be upon the son\nof Amir al-Mu\u2019minin (PBUH), the manifestation of loyalty and courage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When Abbas saw the loneliness of his brother Imam Hussain (PBUH), he asked permission to enter the battle. Upon his request, Imam Hussain (PBUH) shed into tears and said, \u201cBrother! You are the flag bearer of my army and the cause of our union. Abbas (PBUH) said, \u201cdearest brother, may my life be sacrificed for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28425,28555,28248],"tags":[24524,20245,18658,24374,17890,18418,24525,24523],"class_list":["post-4827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abbas-ibn-ali-pbuh","category-martyrdom-en-abbas-ibn-ali-pbuh","category-occasional-letters","tag-2008-01-18","tag-brother","tag-great","tag-hadrat-abbas","tag-life","tag-occasion-letters","tag-permission","tag-the-final-moments-of-the-symbol-of-loyalty"],"yoast_head":"\n