Many companions of Imam Ali -asws have narrated that when...

Many companions of Imam Ali -asws have narrated that when Mola -asws entered the battlefield it seemed like a lightening strike. All that Muawiya -la ‘s soldiers could see was a rider holding a lance, ramming through their defences, unleashing hell on them. Observing this, Muawiya -la asked Ibn-Shafa -la to go and fight this warrior. Ibn-Shafa -la said people consider me equivalent to ten thousand Syrian soldiers, I will send my son to handle him.

He sent his seven sons one by one to fight this unknown warrior, all of whom ended up into a stockpile of human debris. Eventually when he entered the battlefield himself, his false pride was shattered by the might of the Lion of Bani- Hashim. of Muawiya -la thought the warrior could not be anyone else but Ali -asws and were all reluctant to face the wrath of Allah -azwj and meet instant death.

It was only when Mola Abbas -asws removed his veil and Mola Ali -asws introduced him as: “He is Abbas -asws , Qamar-e-Bani Hasim (the Moon of Bani Hashim Tribe)”, only then people found out it was none other than the true heir of the valour of ‘Asad-ullah-e-ghalib’ (Lion of Allah -azwj ). [4] After the cursed act of ibn-Muljim -la , Imam Ali -asws at his last moments in this World gave everyone’s hands in the hand of Imam Hassan -asws except for Mola Abbas -asws .

Bibi Uml-Baneen -asws requested Imam Ali -asws if Mola Abbas -asws has done anything wrong and why he has been left out, please put Abbas’s hand in the hand of Imam Hassan -asws .

Upon hearing this, eyes of Mola Ali -asws ‘s eyes got filled with tears and he called Imam Hussain -asws and Mola Abbas -asws near him and gave Mola’s hand in the hand of Imam Hussain -asws and said “I give him (Abbas -asws ) in your guardianship and he is your slave” and then said to Mola Abbas -asws “My Son, he (Hussain -asws ) is your Lord and his companionship and support is your first obligation. When he is surrounded by enemies of God -azw in Karbala, you shall help and support him”.

When Shimr -la the cursed, came to offer Mola Abbas -asws protection and riches provided he -asws desert the camp of Imam -asws , the son of Ali -asws responded in the following manner: “You worshipper of Mammon, do not think that Abbas -asws will be lured by your tempting offer of power and wealth. If I die in fending my master, Hussain, I shall consider myself the luckiest person. O coward, remember that warriors die but once. Nobody is born to live eternally.