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=== Bringing Water === | === Bringing Water === | ||
On the 7th of Muharram, when [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] ordered [['Umar b. Sa'd]] to subdue Husayn (a) and his companions and prevent their access to the water of the [[Euphrates]], Imam (a) called al-'Abbas and sent 30 horsemen with 20 foot soldiers with him to fill leather bottles with water and return to the camp.<ref>al- Tabari, ''Tarikh Tabari (Trikh al-Umam wa al-Muluk)'', vol. 5, p. 412; al-Amin, ''A'yan al-Shi'a'', vol. 7, p. 430; Isfahani, ''Maqatil al-talibiyyin'', p. 78; Ibn A'tham, ''al-Futuh'', vol. 5, . 92</ref> | On the 7th of Muharram, when [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] ordered [['Umar b. Sa'd]] to subdue Husayn (a) and his companions and prevent their access to the water of the [[Euphrates]], Imam (a) called al-'Abbas and sent 30 horsemen with 20 foot soldiers with him to fill leather bottles with water and return to the camp.<ref>al- Tabari, ''Tarikh Tabari (Trikh al-Umam wa al-Muluk)'', vol. 5, p. 412; al-Amin, ''A'yan al-Shi'a'', vol. 7, p. 430; Isfahani, ''Maqatil al-talibiyyin'', p. 78; Ibn A'tham, ''al-Futuh'', vol. 5, p. 92</ref> | ||
On the day of 'Ashura', he (a) went again to Euphrates to bring water by the order of Imam (a), but when he filled a leather bottle, on the way back to the tents, they shot his leather bottle and martyred him.<ref>pishwaiy, ''maqtal-i jami'-i sayyid al-shuhada, vol. 1, . 838</ref> | On the day of 'Ashura', he (a) went again to Euphrates to bring water by the order of Imam (a), but when he filled a leather bottle, on the way back to the tents, they shot his leather bottle and martyred him.<ref>pishwaiy, ''maqtal-i jami'-i sayyid al-shuhada, vol. 1, p. 838</ref> | ||
===Rejecting the Safe Conduct=== | ===Rejecting the Safe Conduct=== | ||
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In the morning of 'Ashura', when Imam al-Husayn (a) finished his prayer and worships, the enemy's army held a military position and announced war. Imam (a) prepared his people for defense. They consisted of 32 horsemen and 40 foot soldiers. | In the morning of 'Ashura', when Imam al-Husayn (a) finished his prayer and worships, the enemy's army held a military position and announced war. Imam (a) prepared his people for defense. They consisted of 32 horsemen and 40 foot soldiers. | ||
Imam (a) appointed Zuhayr b. al-Qayn on the right wing and [[Habib b. Mazahir]] on the left wing and gave the standard to al-'Abbas in the middle of his people.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', . 338; 'Allaa al-Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', vol. 45, p. 4; Sibt b. Jawzi, Tadhkirat al-khawas, vol. 2, p. 161; al-Tabrisi, ''A'lam al-Wra'', vol. 1, . 457; al-Dinawari, ''Akhbar al-tiwal'', p. 25</ref> | Imam (a) appointed Zuhayr b. al-Qayn on the right wing and [[Habib b. Mazahir]] on the left wing and gave the standard to al-'Abbas in the middle of his people.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', p. 338; 'Allaa al-Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', vol. 45, p. 4; Sibt b. Jawzi, Tadhkirat al-khawas, vol. 2, p. 161; al-Tabrisi, ''A'lam al-Wra'', vol. 1, p. 457; al-Dinawari, ''Akhbar al-tiwal'', p. 25</ref> | ||
=== Breaking the Siege of the Enemy === | === Breaking the Siege of the Enemy === | ||
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The army of 'Umar b. Sa'd stopped them. Among them, there was a man from Banu Darim tribe who told the army, "Woe be to you! Stop him from reaching the Euphrates and do not let him reach the water. Imam al-Husayn (a) said, "O God! Let him die thirsty!" That man became angry and shot an arrow towards Imam (a) which hit Imam (a) under his chin. Imam (a) took the arrow out and put his hand on the wound. When his hand became full of blood, let them spill and said, "O God! I complain to you about what they do about the son of the Prophet's (s) daughter." He (a) then came back while he (a) was very thirsty. The army besieged al-'Abbas and separated him from Imam al-Husayn (a). He (a) fought them until he was martyred. [[Zayd b. Warqa' al-Hanafi]] and [[Hakim b. Tufayl al-Sunbusi]] killed al-'Abbas after he (a) could not move due to severity of his wounds.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', p. 411-412; al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''Tarjumi Irshad'', p. 109-110</ref> | The army of 'Umar b. Sa'd stopped them. Among them, there was a man from Banu Darim tribe who told the army, "Woe be to you! Stop him from reaching the Euphrates and do not let him reach the water. Imam al-Husayn (a) said, "O God! Let him die thirsty!" That man became angry and shot an arrow towards Imam (a) which hit Imam (a) under his chin. Imam (a) took the arrow out and put his hand on the wound. When his hand became full of blood, let them spill and said, "O God! I complain to you about what they do about the son of the Prophet's (s) daughter." He (a) then came back while he (a) was very thirsty. The army besieged al-'Abbas and separated him from Imam al-Husayn (a). He (a) fought them until he was martyred. [[Zayd b. Warqa' al-Hanafi]] and [[Hakim b. Tufayl al-Sunbusi]] killed al-'Abbas after he (a) could not move due to severity of his wounds.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', p. 411-412; al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''Tarjumi Irshad'', p. 109-110</ref> | ||
About his martyrdom, al-Khwarazmi said, "al-'Abbas went to the battle and attacked the enemy while he (a) was making war cry and was martyred after he (a) killed some and wounded some others. Then Imam (a) came and sat with him and said, "Now my back is broken and solutions diminished."<ref>al-Khwarazi, ''aqtal al-Husayn'', vol. 2, . 34; al-Muqarram, ''Hadisi-yi karbala'', p. 262</ref> | About his martyrdom, al-Khwarazmi said, "al-'Abbas went to the battle and attacked the enemy while he (a) was making war cry and was martyred after he (a) killed some and wounded some others. Then Imam (a) came and sat with him and said, "Now my back is broken and solutions diminished."<ref>al-Khwarazi, ''aqtal al-Husayn'', vol. 2, p. 34; al-Muqarram, ''Hadisi-yi karbala'', p. 262</ref> | ||
About his martyrdom, [[Ibn Shahrashub]] wrote, "al-'Abbas was the water-bearer, Qamar Bani Hashim and the standard-bearer of Imam al-Husayn (a) who was elder than his brothers. He (a) went out of the camp to bring water. The enemy attacked him and he (a) fought them and dispersed them. Then Zayd b. Warqa' al-Juhani who had ambushed behind a palm tree was helped by Hakim b. Tufayl al-Sunbusi to hit the right hand of al-'Abbas and cut him. al-'Abbas took the sword with his left hand and attacked them, but he (a) was weakened. Then Hakam b. Tufayl al-Ta'i who had ambushed behind a palm tree, hit him on his left hand. Then al-'Abbas shouted, | About his martyrdom, [[Ibn Shahrashub]] wrote, "al-'Abbas was the water-bearer, Qamar Bani Hashim and the standard-bearer of Imam al-Husayn (a) who was elder than his brothers. He (a) went out of the camp to bring water. The enemy attacked him and he (a) fought them and dispersed them. Then Zayd b. Warqa' al-Juhani who had ambushed behind a palm tree was helped by Hakim b. Tufayl al-Sunbusi to hit the right hand of al-'Abbas and cut him. al-'Abbas took the sword with his left hand and attacked them, but he (a) was weakened. Then Hakam b. Tufayl al-Ta'i who had ambushed behind a palm tree, hit him on his left hand. Then al-'Abbas shouted, | ||