Hazrat Abbas ibn Ali (a.s.) was the son of Imam Ali (a.s.) and Bibi Umm al-Banin (s.a.), and the brother of Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (a.s.). He was born in Madinah on 4 Sha’ban, 26 AH, and is known by the titles Qamar Bani Hashim (the Moon of Bani Hashim), Abul Fazl and Bab al-Hawaij (the door to the fulfilment of needs).At Karbala he was the standard-bearer (alamdar) of Imam Hussain’s (a.s.) small army. When the children of the camp were suffering from thirst, he went to the Euphrates to bring water. He filled the water-skin but refused to drink himself, and was martyred on the way back after losing both his arms. For this he is also remembered as Saqqa, the water-bearer. His shrine stands close to the shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) in Karbala.Here you will find articles, majalis and ziyarat about his loyalty, courage and sacrifice.
Ziyarat Taziyah — the condolence salutation recited in the last hours of Ashura to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.w.), Imam Ali (a.s.), Bibi Fatima (s.a.) and the Imams.
Majlis for the 8th night of Muharram: Hazrat Abbas (a.s.), the Alamdar (standard-bearer) of Karbala, and his loyalty to Imam Hussain (a.s.).
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