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:: [[File:The ceremony of Alambandan in Masuleh Iran.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|The traditional mourning ceremony of [['Alambandan]] in [[Masuleh]], a city in northern [[Iran]]. In this ceremony which is done every year in [[mourning]] days of [[Muharram]], people of the city do Sinizani, while they're singing a special song about [['Abbas b. Ali (a)]].]] | :: [[File:The ceremony of Alambandan in Masuleh Iran.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|The traditional mourning ceremony of [['Alambandan]] in [[Masuleh]], a city in northern [[Iran]]. In this ceremony which is done every year in [[mourning]] days of [[Muharram]], people of the city do Sinizani, while they're singing a special song about [['Abbas b. Ali (a)]].]] | ||
:: The army of 'Umar b. Sa'd rushed toward the camp of Imam al-Husayn (a) and besieged them. | :: The army of 'Umar b. Sa'd rushed toward the camp of Imam al-Husayn (a) and besieged them. Imam (a) became so thirsty and went on the top of a hill and headed towards the Euphrates while his brother al-'Abbas was walking ahead of him. | ||
:: The army of 'Umar b. Sa'd stopped them. Among them, there was a man from the Banu Darim | :: The army of 'Umar b. Sa'd stopped them. Among them, there was a man from the tribe of Banu Darim 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 it 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 the severity of his wounds.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', p. 411-412</ref> | ||
About his martyrdom, al-Khwarizmi 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: | About his martyrdom, al-Khwarizmi 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 my solutions are diminished."<ref>Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 34; Muqarram, ''Ḥādisa-yi Karbala'', p. 262</ref> | ::: "Now my back is broken and my solutions are diminished."<ref>Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 34; Muqarram, ''Ḥādisa-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 | 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 had laid an ambushed from behind a palm tree, was helped by Hakim b. Tufayl al-Sunbusi to attack the right hand of al-'Abbas and cut it. 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 him from behind a palm tree, hit him on his left hand. Then al-'Abbas shouted, | ||
:O my soul! Do not fear the unbelievers and be blessed by the mercy of great God and being with the noble Prophet (s); these people cut my left hand unjustly. My Lord will drop them in the flames of hell. | :O my soul! Do not fear the unbelievers and be blessed by the mercy of great God and being with the noble Prophet (s); these people cut my left hand unjustly. My Lord will drop them in the flames of hell. | ||