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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Abbas The Pure Lineage Undoubtedly the family relation with the great personalities is an honor and dignity, especially when such a great personality is the choice of God and the seal of the prophets. Al-’Abbas ibn ‘Ali enjoyed a close relation with (S) since he was the son of ‘Ali ibn Abi-Talib who was an independent source of honor and dignity.

About ‘Ali (a), the Prophet (S) and his family, said: “My brother ‘Ali ibn Abi-Talib enjoys innumerable merits. Neither jinn nor can human beings count them.” Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafii, the founder of the Shafiite school of law answered those who asked him to say his opinion about ‘Ali: “What can we say about a person whose partisans have had to hide his merits because of fear, and enemies have hidden his merits out of envy?

Nevertheless between these two, his merits that have become widely known are too numerous to be counted” [^1] Ibn Abi’-Hadid, the Mutazilite, says: “The merits of ‘Ali ibn Abi-Talib are too great and familiar to be mentioned or detailed. Even his enemies and rivalries could do nothing but confess the unmatched virtue of this man whose eminence is unconcealed and excellences are unrestrained.

Everybody knows that when the Umayyads held the reins of the Islamic world, they spared no single effort for extinguishing the light of Imam ‘Ali and inventing flaws against him. Moreover, they issued the decisions of cursing him openly from the mimbars of their mosques and sentenced to death anyone who would mention any of his incalculable merits. They also prevented people from reporting any narration that might refer to any of his excellences.

Finally, they even prevented people from calling their newborns by his name. Nevertheless, all these endeavours exalted ‘Ali’s reputation and took him to further elevated levels.

He was like musk whose perfume spreads when it is screened, and like the sun that cannot be screened by one’s palm, and like daylight that is seen by many eyes even if one eye is closed against it.” [^2] Thus was the father of al-’Abbas who had every right to be taken pride in and gain learning from his morals, ethics and excellences. The Immaculate Womb From the maternal side, al-’Abbas was the son of a great lady namely Umm-ul-Banin, who enjoyed excellent lineage and personality.

In addition to her high moral standards, she was well known for her loyalty to the Ahlul Bayt[^3] and her devoutness.