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Al-Abbas was in the vigor of his youth watching all these events and waiting for the future. After the assassination of Othman, it was the first time that people could express their opinions freely and select the fittest-Ali ibn Abi-Talib; the select...

Al-Abbas was in the vigor of his youth watching al...

In the reign of Othman ibn Affan, al-Abbas ibn Ali was born. It is very natural that he understood the whole doctrinal, political, and social matter of the Islamic State through the instructions of his father and two brothers around whom all the afor...

In the reign of Othman ibn Affan, al-Abbas ibn Ali...

The pilgrimage to the holy shrines of the prophets, Imams, and saints is called Ziyara. It is different from the ritual pilgrimage to Mecca, which is called Hajj. Hajj however is obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman under specific conditions, w...

The pilgrimage to the holy shrines of the prophets...

In Karbala there are two sacred areas believed to be the burial places of the two hands of al-Abbas. Uninterruptedly, these two sanctuaries have been visited and respected by the generations who believed their being the burial places of the two hands...

In Karbala there are two sacred areas believed to ...

Various reports have been narrated about the places where the heads of the martyrs of Karbala were buried. Historians have, almost unanimously, agreed that Omar ibn Saad gave the orders of beheading the bodies of the warriors of Imam al-Hussein's arm...

Various reports have been narrated about the place...

River al-Alqami was a stream branching from the Euphrates. It was passing by and irrigating the lands of Karbala. It was the only river in that area. Neither geographists nor have historians referred to the location and history of this river. Moreove...

River al-Alqami was a stream branching from the Eu...

Historians have confirmed that Imam al-Hussein (a) used to carry the bodies of his soldiers who were killed in the field of fighting to a special tent prepared for this purpose. For instance, historians have confirmed that al-Hurr ibn Yazid, when was...

Historians have confirmed that Imam al-Hussein (a)...

From early ages of humankind, people used to show various forms of adulation to their honorable and unique personalities. One of these forms was the sanctification of their tombs by constructing handsome buildings that are, in most cases, taken as pl...

From early ages of humankind, people used to show ...

Sincerity is another feature in the personality of al-Abbas to which Imam as-Sadiq (a) testified. Al-Abbas was sincere in his fighting against the wrong and opposing the wrongdoers. He played a great role in the jihad of his brother who took the lead...

Sincerity is another feature in the personality of...

The Great Reformist Imam al-Mahdi, God may hasten his return, said a great word about al-Abbas: "Salaam be upon Abu'l-Fadl al-Abbas, son of Amir ul-Mu'minin. He preferred his brother to himself, supplied himself with (opportunities of) today for (rew...

The Great Reformist Imam al-Mahdi, God may hasten ...

Willpower Willpower is one of the characteristics of the great ones whose deeds have always been successful, since it is impossible for the weak to achieve any social aim or any political work. Al-Abbas was full of determination; he joined the right ...

Willpower Willpower is one of the characteristics ...

Loyalty is the noblest characteristic one can have. Al-Abbas set a record in this field when he represented all features of loyalty distinguishably: LOYALTY TO THE RELIGION Al-Abbas was the most faithful and the best defender of his religion. When Is...

Loyalty is the noblest characteristic one can have...

On the day of Ashura, al-Abbas had to encounter unspeakable crises. Nevertheless, he did not show any item of intolerance or worry and did not utter any single word of resentment. On the contrary, he provided the whole matter to his Lord the Most Hig...

On the day of Ashura, al-Abbas had to encounter un...

Disdain and sense of honor painted the personality of al-Abbas so densely that he refused completely to live in humbleness under the shadows of the Umayyad rulers who usurped the wealth of God and treated people as slaves. Thus, he pushed himself in ...

Disdain and sense of honor painted the personality...

Faith was another major feature in the personality of al-Abbas. He was brought up in the laps of the true faith, centers of God-fearing, and faculties of obedience to God. His father; chief of the faithful and head of the pious, fed him with the esse...

Faith was another major feature in the personality...

Since it denotes the soundness and perseverance of personality, courage is regarded as the highest characteristic of manhood. Abu'l-Fadhl al-Abbas came into this characteristic from his father who was the ever most courageous. Al-Abbas's maternal unc...

Since it denotes the soundness and perseverance of...

From his forefathers, al-Abbas inherited the mission of serving water. Other than the other Koreishite clans, the Hashemites exclusively undertook the mission of serving water for the unparalleled qualities of generosity, munificence, and honor that ...

From his forefathers, al-Abbas inherited the missi...

Epithet is a word or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.56 Epithets, then, show one's mental characteristics, whether good or bad. To al-Abbas a number of lofty epithets expressing his...

Epithet is a word or phrase expressing a quality o...

Al-Abbas was called Abu'l-Fadhl (father -or owner- of virtue). Some mentioned that he had a son called al-Fadhl. 52 As a matter of fact, this name represents his personality completely, because he was the owner, leader, and source of virtue. In his l...

Al-Abbas was called Abu'l-Fadhl (father -or owner-...

Historian have narrated many reports showing the close, unique relation between al-Abbas and his brother, Imam al-Hussein (a) who addressed to him a word showing the great rank that al-Abbas occupied in his brother's mentality: In one of the many sit...

Historian have narrated many reports showing the c...

We have already mentioned that Imam Ali (a) foretold about the personality and future of al-Abbas when he was one-day old. In many other situations, Imam Ali (a) foretold that his son would shoulder the responsibility of protecting the harem of his b...

We have already mentioned that Imam Ali (a) foreto...