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On the eve of 'Ashura', al-'Abbas took the responsibility of guarding the tents of Imam al-Husayn (a).<ref>Bahr al-'Ulm, ''Maqtal al-Husayn'', p. 314; Ha'iri Mazandarani, ''Ma'ali al-sibtayn'', vol. 1, p. 433</ref> Even though, he (a) had taken one night permission from the enemy before battle, but al-'Abbas was walking around tents and guarding them as a matter of caution, when [[Zuhayr b. al-Qayn]] came to him. | On the eve of 'Ashura', al-'Abbas took the responsibility of guarding the tents of Imam al-Husayn (a).<ref>Bahr al-'Ulm, ''Maqtal al-Husayn'', p. 314; Ha'iri Mazandarani, ''Ma'ali al-sibtayn'', vol. 1, p. 433</ref> Even though, he (a) had taken one night permission from the enemy before battle, but al-'Abbas was walking around tents and guarding them as a matter of caution, when [[Zuhayr b. al-Qayn]] came to him. | ||
Zuhayr told al-'Abbas about how Imam 'Ali (a) proposed to [[Umm al-Banin]] and mentioned that the intention of Imam 'Ali (a) from marriage was having brave sons, and said, "O al-'Abbas! Your father wanted you for a day like today; behold not to fail to fulfill your duty!" Al-'Abbas became angry about such words and told him, "Zuhayr! Do you want to lionize me with such words?! By God I swear, I would not fail to assist and support my brother until death. I will show you that tomorrow in a way that you would have never seen in your life!" | Zuhayr told al-'Abbas about how Imam 'Ali (a) proposed to [[Umm al-Banin]] and mentioned that the intention of Imam 'Ali (a) from marriage was having brave sons, and said, "O al-'Abbas! Your father wanted you for a day like today; behold not to fail to fulfill your duty!" Al-'Abbas became angry about such words and told him, "Zuhayr! Do you want to lionize me with such words?! By God I swear, I would not fail to assist and support my brother until death. I will show you that tomorrow in a way that you would have never seen in your life!"<ref>Bahr al-'Ulm, ''Maqtal al-Husayn'', p. 314; Birjandi, ''Kibrit al-ahmar'', p. 386" al-Muzaffar, ''Batl al-'alqami'', vol. 1, p. 97</ref> | ||
[[File:The standard-bearer of Karbala painting.jpg|thumbnail|The "Standard-bearer of Karbala" by Mahmud Farshchiyan ]] | [[File:The standard-bearer of Karbala painting.jpg|thumbnail|The "Standard-bearer of Karbala" by Mahmud Farshchiyan ]] | ||