Faith Faith was another major feature in the personality of al- ‘Abbas.

Faith Faith was another major feature in the personality of al- ‘Abbas. He was brought up in the laps of 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 essence of faith, and factuality of God’s oneness. Hence, al-’Abbas grew up on the cognizant faith and the true pondering over the secrets of creation.

This giant, nonesuch faith interacted in the mentality of al-’Abbas to change him into one of the great individuals of faith, piety and sincerity. Out of his faith, al-’Abbas offered his brothers, sons and himself as pure sacrifices for the sake of God. Al-’Abbas fought for defending the religion of God bravely to protect the principles of Islam that were exposed to dangers of being eradicated during the reign of the Umayyad ancestry.

He aimed at nothing other than the satisfaction of God and the attainment of the eternal joy of the life to come. Disdain Disdain and a sense of honor painted the personality of al- ‘Abbas so intensely that he completely refused to live in humiliation under the shadows of the Umayyad rulers who usurped the wealth of God and treated people as slaves. Thus, he pushed himself in the fields of fighting, following his brother who raised the slogan of honor and dignity.

He declared that death would be no more than pleasure, while to live with the wrongdoers would only be humiliation. During the battle of at-Taff, al-’Abbas represented all the concepts of disdain and sense of honor when he rejected proudly the offer of Yazid’s army, if he would leave the camp of his brother. As a result, he pushed himself sincerely in the fields of the battle, felling the warriors and harvesting his enemies’ head - all for defending his freedom, religion, and dignity.

Patience 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 submitted the whole matter to his Lord the Most High and copied his brother, al-Husayn (a), whose patience was as unshakable as heavy mountains. Al-’Abbas saw the companions of his brother melted by the sun on the dust of Karbala.

He heard the weeping of the children out of their thirst and heard the moaning of the harem who mourned their men.