4th Shaban: The Birthday Anniversary of Hadrat Abul Fazl Abbas (A.S.)

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The year 26 after Hejra, Hadhrat Abbas (pbuh) was born. His mother was an honorable lady. She was the daughter of Hezam Ibn-e Khalid Ibn-e Rabi'e Ibn-e Amer Kalbi and her nickname was "Ommul Banin".

On the Auspicious and Solemn occasions of the Birthday Anniversary of "Great Saviors of Islam" We extend our Joyous and Happy Greetings to all the followers and lovers of Holy Ahlul Bayt (A.S.) in the world.
The year 26 after Hejra, Hadhrat Abbas was born. His mother was an honorable lady. She was the daughter of Hezam Ibn-e Khalid Ibn-e Rabi'e Ibn-e Amer Kalbi and her nickname was "Ommul Banin".

 

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Some years after the martyrdom of Lady Fatima (SA), Imam Ali asked his brother Aqil to offer the marriage proposal to a woman from a brave progeny. Being so knowledgeable in this regard, Aqil wooed Fatima Kelabiye (Ommul Banin) for Imam and they got married. Imam Ali had four sons by her. Their names were as follows: Abbas, Othman, Ja'far, and Abdollah. Abbas who was the eldest son.All four were loyal to Imam Hossain and they sacrificed themselves on Ashura (The 10th of Moharram on which martyrdom of Imam Hossain took place) along following his way.

Fatima Ommul Banin had such sincerity toward the Holy Prophet's progeny that she loved Imam Hossein more than her own children. A feeling which was from the bottom of her heart. It was to the extent that when she received the news stating the martyrdom of her four children, she said "Tell me about Hossein" and when she received the news of Imam Hossain's martyrdom she said "All of the arteries of my heart are torn. May all of my children and what ever that exists under this azure heaven be sacrificed for the sake of Imam Hossain."

 

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His Nicknames & Surnames

His auspicious nickname is "Abolfazl" and he was indeed the resource and treasury of divine grace and good attributes. His nicknames are so many some famous of which are going to be explained in the following section:

1- Qamar-e Banihashem (THE MOON OF BANIHASHEM'S PROGENY) This was his most famous nickname. The reason behind that was his good looking face which was resembled to the moon.

2 -Saqqa'(THE ONE WHO BRINGS WATER). This is his another famous nickname. Since he was dealing with bringing water to Imam Hossain's camps and supplying Imam's thirsty children with water, he was given this nickname.

3- Hamel -Ul–Lava' (THE ONE WHO CARRIES THE FLAGS) This nick name was given to him because he was the one who carried the flag in Imam Hossain's troop.

4- Raees-e Askar al-Hossain (THE COMMANDER OF HOSSAIN'S TROOP) This nickname was given to him because he was the commander of Imam Hossain's troops.

The Scientific Status of Hadhrat Abbas

Hadhrat- Abbas was born in a progeny, which was a place of knowledge and wisdom. He received the lessons from Imam Ali, Imam Hasan and Imam Hossein and in this way he could achieve an outstanding position in the scientific matters.

Allameh Abdollah Mamaqani, the scientist and at the same time the researcher, has written about the the scientific and spiritual status of Hazrat Abbas, in his magnificent book called "Tanqih ul Moqal" which comes respectively: "He was one of Imams' children. The one who was a scientist fair, trust worthy, virtuous and pure person."

 

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The Statues of Hadhrat Abbas from the Imams' Point of View

If one wishes to find about the status and value of Hadhrat Abbas, he could notice the words of those honorable Imams about him:

In the night of Ashura (tenth of Moharram), when the enemy appeared to confront Imam Hossain's Caravan, and Amr Ibn –e Sa'd (the enemy's commander) started shouting, Imam Hossain told Hadhrat Abbas which comes as follows: "My dear brother, my life would be sacrificed for you get on the horse and go to the members of this tribe and ask them why they are here and what they want."

 

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There are two important points behind this story:

1- Imam at the time of addressing him says, "My life would be sacrificed for you." The expression which denotes the greatness of Hadhrat Abbas, because the innocent Imam never says something which signifies nothing.

2- Imam sends Hadhrat Abbas as his envoy to go to enemy's troop.

On the day of Ashura when Hadhrat Abbas fell from the horse on the ground, Imam Hossain stated the sentence which is as follows; "Now my waist is broken and my ingenuity has been decreased". The sentence shows the importance of Hadhrat Abbas and his role in supporting Imam Hossain.

 

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The Sacrifice & Dedication of Hadhrat Abbas

Considering the narration on the rank of Hadhrat Abbas(Pbuh) which we have received from the Imams all indicate his sacrifice and devotion along with Imam's ideology, one can find about the status and the rank of this honorable person.

Dedication, sacrifice and devotion in Islam and the Imams' school of thought holds the special situation so that Imam Ali in a case considers the sacrifice as the best ethical attribute. And in another situation he considers it as the highest level of praying. And again in another situation he considers it as the resource of all of the ethical attributes.

Imam Ali in a part of his letter to Hareth Hamedani States: "Be aware that the best of the believers is the one who sacrifices himself, his property and his family the most."

According to Islamic point of view and the school of thought of The Holy Prophet's Progeny, the factor which sorts the good deeds from each other and differentiate their values, is surely the one's knowledge, point of view and his intention.

 

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Titles of Hazrat Abbas:

1-Qamar-e-Banihashem (The Moon Of Banihashem's Progeny)

This was his most famous nickname. The reason behind that was his good looking face which was resembled to the moon.

2-Saqqa' (The One Who Brings Water)

This is his another famous nickname.Since he was dealing with bringing water to Imam Hussein (A.S)'s camps and supplying Imam's thirsty children with water, he was given this nickname.

3-Hamel-ul-Lava' (The One Who Carries the Flags)

This nick name was given to him because he was the one who carried the flag in Imam Hussein (A.S)'s troop.

4-Raees-e-Askar-al-Hussein (the Commander of Imam hussain(a.s.)'s troops)

This nickname was given to him because he was the commander of Imam hussain (as.)'s troops. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency)

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5th Shaban Birthday Anniversary of Imam Zainul Abedin (A.S.)

Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zainul Abedin(A.S.), the fourth Shia Holy Imam and the eldest son of Imam Hussain (A.S.) was born in the holy city of Madinah on the 5th day of the month of Shaban in the year 38 Hijrah. On the Auspicious and Solemn occasions of the Birthday Anniversary of the "Great Saviors

of Islam" We extend our Joyous and Happy Greetings and Felicitations to all the followers and lovers of Holy Ahlul Bayt (A.S.) in the world.
The holy Imam 'Ali Zaynu 'l-'Abidin is the Fourth Apostolic Imam. His epithet was Abu Muhammad and was popularly titled as "Zaynu'l-'Abidin". The mother of this Holy Imam was the royal personage, Shahr Banu, the daughter of King Yazdgerd, the last pre-Islamic Ruler of Persia. Imam Zaynu'l-'Abidin spent the first two years of his infancy in the lap of his grandfather 'All ibn Abi Talib and then for twelve years he had the gracious patronage of his uncle, the second Holy Imam al-Hasan ibn 'All. In 61 AH, he was present in Karbala', at the time of the gruesome tragedy of the wholesale massacre of his father, his uncles, his brothers, his cousins and all the godly comrades of his father; and suffered a heartless captivity and imprisonment at the hands of the devilish forces of Yazid. When Imam Husayn had come for the last time to his camp to bid goodbye to his family, 'Ali Zaynu 'l-'Abidin was lying semiconscious in his sickbed and hence he escaped the massacre in Karbala'. Imam Husayn could only manage a very brief talk with the inmates of his camp and departed nominating his sick son as Imam.

 

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The Holy Imam Zaynu'l-'Abidin lived for about thirty-four years after his father and all his life he passed in prayers and supplication to Allah and in remembrance of his martyred father. It is for his ever being in prayers to Allah, mostly lying in prayerful prostration, that this Holy Imam was popularly called "Sajjad". The knowledge and piety of this Holy Imam was matchless. az-Zuhrl, al-Waqid; and Ibn 'Uyaynah say that they could not find any one equal to him in piety and godliness. He was so mindful of Allah that whenever he sat for ablution for prayers, the complexion of his face would change and when he stood at prayer his body was seen trembling. When asked why this was, he replied, "Know ye not before whom I stand in prayer, and with whom I hold discourse?"

 

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Even on the gruesome day of 'Ashura when Yazid's forces had massacred his father, his kith and kin and his comrades and had set fire to the camp, this Holy Imam was engrossed in his supplications to the Lord. When the brutal forces of Yazid's army had taken the ladies and children as captives, carrying them seated on the bare back of the camels, tied in ropes; this Holy Imam, though sick, was put in heavy chains with iron rings round his neck and his ankles, and was made to walk barefooted on the thorny plains from Karbala' to Kufah and to Damascus; and even then this godly soul never was unmindful of his prayers to the Lord and was always thankful and supplicative to Him. His charity was unassuming and hidden. After his passing away, the people said that hidden charity ended with the departure of this Holy Imam. Like his grand-father 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 'Ali Zaynu'l-'Abidin used to carry on his own back at night bags of flour and bread for the poor and needy families in Medina and he so maintained hundred of poor families in the city.